By A.C. Cargill
Indulge in holiday goodies like fruitcake, mince and pumpkin pies, and Swiss cake rolls, then, wash it all down with tea, and you’ll keep from putting on those holiday pounds. Yeah, right!
By William I. Lengeman III
Tea can do many things for our health, or so we’ve been told over the course of the past few years or so. But what can it possibly do for our feet? If you’ve ever had the misfortune to encounter a pair of shoes that are past their prime you might have a clue.
By William I. Lengeman III
Can’t decide between coffee and tea? It’s not a problem I’ve ever experienced, thank you very much. But if are having problems deciding between these two beverages it may help to know that both of them have been found to possibly lower the risk of getting a brain tumor.
Both coffee and [...]
By William I. Lengeman III
Why do you drink tea? Hmmm…made you think, didn’t I? There are any number of reasons why someone might drink tea. Some of us may have only one reason and others perhaps a combination of several but they will generally tend to fall into certain broad categories. Let’s take a look.
Because [...]
By William I. Lengeman III
If you do a Web search for the terms “tea” and “weight loss” or “green tea” and “weight loss” you’ll find any number of merchants anxious to convince you of the miraculous ways in which tea and related products can help you to drop pounds. But is there really any basis [...]
By William I. Lengeman III
At this point in time there are probably few who would argue the point that tea can confer a range of health benefits upon those who consume it. Similar claims are made for rooibos, an increasingly popular South African beverage that is gradually making its way into more teacups worldwide.
While research [...]
By William I. Lengeman III
Tea is not just good but it’s also good for you - or so the story goes. There are a number of research studies that have offered compelling evidence in favor of this notion. A number of brief articles have also appeared at this very site examining how tea might help [...]
By William I. Lengeman III
Can tea help you stop smoking? Maybe. Can tea help guard against lung cancer, one of those rather nasty downsides that comes with smoking? Perhaps.
Let’s tackle the second question first: it’s thought that the beneficial components that contribute to making tea a healthful drink may also help guard against the ill [...]
By William I. Lengeman III
Is there a connection between tea and cancer prevention? There are quite a few studies that suggest that this may be the case. A number of these findings were summarized in Tea and Cancer Prevention, a document released by the National Cancer Institute, a division of the U.S. National Institutes of [...]
By A.C. Cargill
The health benefits of tea (Camellia Sinensis) are well-documented. But what about those other brews made of various herbs and other plant parts that some people call “teas” (and that those of us who know better call “herbal infusions” or just “herbals”)?
These herbals through the centuries have been used to address a host [...]
