Day: August 20, 2013

Tea Kettle Philosophy — The Too Handsome Actor

On By Little Yellow TeapotIn Tea Enjoyment2 Comments

Time spent waiting for that water to boil in the kettle can be a pure waste. So can that time waiting for the tea to steep in the teapot. Fill the void with another round of Tea Kettle Philosophy, this one inspired by a movie I saw recently (Those Lips, Those Eyes — a sort …

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Theine, Theanine, and Tea

On By William I. Lengeman IIIIn Health Benefit Claims1 Comment

It's a bit of a paradox that a drink that contains caffeine can often impart to the drinker a feeling of calm and relaxation. That drink is tea, of course, and the calming compound contained therein is known as theanine. As I noted in an article I wrote here about theanine a few years ago, …

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