Tea Health Benefits

Tea and Hydration

While you may tend to worry more about hydration in the summer, it’s actually harder to stay properly hydrated in the winter. During the hot summer months the heat makes you thirsty. When you’re thirsty you get something to drink, and you are hydrated. During cold weather, you don’t tend to get thirsty [...]

Green Tea - Oral Health

Researchers have long known of green tea’s medicinal properties. Studies have been done on green tea that relate it to everything from curing cancer to promoting shiny hair. In a recent study published in the Journal of Periodontology, yet another health benefit was attributed to green tea.

As it turns out, if you regularly enjoy [...]

Green Tea - Digestion Aid

Sometimes, when you read about green tea, it seems to be a wonder-drink. With increasing regularity studies are popping up that point to the numerous health benefits of this amazing beverage. Now, it’s been credited with aiding in digestion.
Green tea has a long and colorful history, going back thousands of years. Almost from the first [...]

Green Tea - Flu Prevention

About this time every year, the flu rears its ugly head. The coughing, sneezing, runny nose and headaches can be horrible. So how can you avoid being hit with a bug this flu season? Try gargling with some tea. Seriously, it just might help fight off a flu infection.
Since the flu generally stems from a [...]

Tea and Stuffiness - Part 1

by Christie Smith
There are two kinds of stuffiness associated with drinking tea. Firstly, there is the stuffiness that tea cures or at least eases greatly: the stuffiness of a cold. I have revisited teas wonderfully medicinal qualities A LOT this week since my entire family- from hubby to preschooler to myself- have been down [...]

Tea Bath

Instead of visiting a high priced spa to enjoy a tea bath, pamper yourself with your own tea bath any time that you wish by simply brewing a cup of tea and drawing a bath.

First, here are the mechanics of building your brew. You can choose any tea to brew, but some favorite [...]

Tea Health and Beauty Benefits

Of course tea is wonderfully delicious to drink. It can be relaxing, soothing, invigorating, stimulating and just plain delicious. Tea is also antioxidant-rich and good for your health in so many different ways, on the inside and outside.
Here are some health and beauty tips that you may want to ponder as you sip your [...]

Tea Health Benefits

Sometimes, when you’re sitting in a tea house sipping your favorite cup of tea, the idea of starting your own tea room drifts through your mind. Then, for whatever reason, this idea starts to seem like it may be a pretty good one. You think about our nation’s concern with health, and your mind [...]

Tea and Brain Function

by Adam Yusko
Tea is an inspiring beverage, and the caffeine and Theanine in it promote alertness and concentration. So besides having a cup to start your day, or anytime you start to slow down during the day, how else can you utilize your time with tea, and possibly clear your head and refresh? I’ve [...]

Tea – The Affordable Indulgence

by A.C. Cargill
Living the tea life can get a bit costly. (Have you shopped for fine teas lately?) On top of that, the economy is tough. Lots of people have either had their work hours (and pay) scaled back or were let go altogether. Time to economize and trim something from your budget. But what? [...]

Types of Tea