Coming from a long line of coffee drinkers, I am nevertheless a devout tea drinker. My childhood memories of coffee are many and emotionally evocative. Dad getting up early in the morning for work, having his toast, corn flakes, and a cup or two of coffee (with milk but no sugar). The smell of fresh …
Day: May 13, 2010
Spirituality and Tea
For many tea drinkers, Camellia sinensis is nothing more than a way to get a quick boost in the morning, a nice accompaniment to biscuits or those clever little sandwiches with the crusts removed, or the basis of some high-falutin' latte type drink at their corner Starbucks. But for many other tea fans, tea is …
Live Long, Drink Tea?
Can tea help you live longer? Well, maybe. Now if that sounds like a cautious statement, well, it’s because it is. If you do a Google search for tea and longevity, for example, you'll find any number of claims - some of them quite "creative" and a few that stretch the boundaries of belief - …