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
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
In many parts of South America a beverage called yerba mate is as popular as coffee is in North America, if not more so. Yerba mate is most often prepared in a gourd called a mate and consumed through a filtered metal straw called a bombilla. Lately, yerba mate has begun [...]
By A.C. Cargill
Oolong is a tea that thrills twice: once while it steeps and the fragrance travels gently from the teapot’s spout to your nose, and once again when the steeping is done. While this could be said of many teas, Oolong trumps them all. It truly is, in my most unhumble opinion, the pride [...]
By Chris Robideaux
Herbal teas, also known as tisanes and herbal infusions, come in many forms, and are cultivated in different parts of the world. They can contain varying amounts of dried leaves, pieces of fruit, grasses, flowers, spices, seeds and other botanical elements which give them their unique aroma and flavor. They are not [...]
Chinese green teas have enjoyed increasing popularity in the West in recent years, where black teas have traditionally been more popular. Green teas originate from and are grown in several Chinese provinces, and exhibit differing attributes, such as lighter and darker coloring, steamed vs. pan-fired teas, and coastal as opposed to mountain-grown tea leaves. Many [...]
by Chris Robideaux
There are three main varieties of teas that come from India: Assam, Darjeeling and Nilgiri. Assam, a black tea, is very rich and full-bodied. It comes from the temperate, forested Northeastern region of India which is very warm and wet, and has some very important health benefits. It’s rich in polyphenols, which aid [...]
