Scientific Research Confirms: Theanine, found in tea, improves mental clarity

Lipton research institute has discovered Theanine, a new substance found in tea, helps to increase focus and mind clarity.

Armagnac parfait with prunes in Earl Grey tea

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Armagnac parfait with prunes in Earl Grey tea

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The 235th Anniversary Boston Tea Party Annual Reenactment

The 235th Anniversary Boston Tea Party Annual Reenactment
Today, Sunday, Dec 14 5:30p
at theOld South Meeting House, Boston, MA

Relive the evening of December 16, 1773, from the outraged protest over the tea tax to Samuel Adams' secret signal to throw 342 crates of tea overboard in Boston Harbor.

Police to offer tea

Police in Austraila have been told to show more respect to their prisoners: dim the lights at night, don't slam cell doors and serve tea, coffee or milk at least three times a day.

Tea and Crime Fighting

Varsha Patel, 45, was about to take her first sip of tea when two men wearing balaclavas burst in to her village store armed with 10-inch blades and made a grab for the till.

Reacting swiftly, she hurled the steaming tea into the face of one assailant and then threw the empty mug at his companion's head.

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Man Who Sips a Thousand Flavours of Tea Everyday

This man certainly has a palate for the cuppa that cheers! For the last 23 years, Kurush Bharucha has been working as a taster for Lipton - sampling up to 1,000 cups a day.Read More

Immune-enhancing lemon ginger tea

If you think you feel something coming on, try a cup of soothing, immune enhancing lemon ginger tea. Lemon is high in vitamin C and is full of phytochemicals – plant constituents that help boost the immune system. Ginger and honey are also well known for their immune-boosting properties.

7 million kilograms of Tea

A total of 7 million kilograms of main grade tea will next week be on offer at the weekly tea auction at the East African Tea Trade Centre in Mombasa town.

I wonder how many cups of tea that makes?

India Tea Tourism

India is hoping a new campaign advertising accommodation on 500 tea plantations could boost tourism.

Regions famous for their brews including Sikkim, Darjeeling and Assam promise top-of-the-range accommodation where visitors can see what goes into making the perfect tea.
People can stay in one of the luxurious old colonial buildings, with a veranda surrounding the rooms and sit and watch tea-pickers with wicker baskets on their backs, picking the newest leaves.

Brewed tea, has no erosive effect on teeth

Brewed tea, has no erosive effect on teeth and its antioxidants provide health benefits, according to a new research.

Refined sugars and acids found in soda and citrus juice promote tooth erosion, which wears away the hard part of the teeth, or the enamel. Once tooth enamel is lost, it's gone forever.

However, brewed tea is a beverage that does not produce such irreversible results.

Hong Kong International Tea Fair

The first Hong Kong International Tea Fair will take place on Aug. 13-15, 2009. The fair, is being co-organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.

The tea fair will showcase a variety of tea, processed tea and tea products, tea packaging, processing equipment and testing services, tea ware and the latest tea technology from all over the world.

It will also host tea bars, tea organizations, services and publications, bringing exhibitors and buyers together from all over the region to explore business opportunities.

Fair highlights will include the International Tea Competition, with an internationally renowned judging panel invited to select the 10 best teas of the world.

Tea And Lower Blood Pressure

This week a leading study from Queensland University, in Brisbane, Australia, revealed that drinking three cups of green tea a day for eight weeks may lower blood pressure and shrink fat cells, confirming the long-held belief of herbalists in the therapeutic effects of a warm cupa.

Hibiscus Tea Lowers Blood Pressure

If you're worried about your blood pressure, you may want to try a cup of tea.

In a new study, drinking three cups of herbal tea containing hibiscus each day lowered blood pressure.

The Colombo Tea Auction

The Colombo Tea Auction, held under the auspices of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the precedent business chamber in the country, established in 1839, and managed by the Colombo Tea Traders’ Association, the apex body of the tea industry, is the world’s largest single-origin tea auction and is acknowledged as the one most professionally, transparently and efficiently conducted. An average of 6 million kilograms of tea, spread over 10,000 or more separate invoices are sold each week at 50 auctions held each year.

Green Tea And Genetic Make-Up

Can green tea protect against breast cancer, bowel cancer and leukaemia? Australian researchers have been given almost $1million to find out.

The four-year study also hopes to identify the genetic make-up of people who are able to benefit most from certain chemicals, called polyphenols, which are present in green tea.

Tea task force to spy on water use at work

Envirowise is calling on businesses to appoint tea monitors to make sure people do not waste water.

It is advising companies to use teapots instead of making individual cups of tea, and hopes to re-introduce tea urns to the workplace.

They say that the moves will cut greenhouse gas emissions and, in turn, help businesses to save money.

Envirowise, which is funded by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, estimates that more than 30 billion cups of water are unnecessarily boiled each year.

Candied Orange peels

Candied orange peels give a nice flavor to tea. Add the orange peels after steeping the tea bag and stir.

Tetley launch of its new range of Red Tea

Antioxidant-rich Red Tea, made from the rooibos plant exclusively found in the Cedarberg Mountains of South Africa, was first encountered by European botanists and brought to the "Old World" more than 300 years ago.
Now Tetley, Canada's tea leader, is set to re-introduce Africa's best kept secret with the launch of its exclusive new range of 100 per cent pure, antioxidant-rich and naturally caffeine-free Tetley Red Tea. Three exceptionally delicious flavours are set to hit Canadian store shelves starting October 2008 and include: Tetley Red Tea Pure Rooibos, Tetley Red Tea Vanilla and Tetley Red Tea Red Berry.

Tea-Drinking Gorilla, Passes Away

Mumba, the tea-drinking gorilla from Quebec who was a star zoo attraction for more than four decades, has passed away at 48. A keeper found Mumba dead in his cage Tuesday morning while doing his routine rounds at the Granby Zoo, east of Montreal. The zoo says the 220-kilogram gorilla likely died of natural causes.


The venerable gorilla, riddled by arthritis and recovering from paralysis in 2004, hadn't been seen in public since retiring in June of 2007. But he lived well in retirement, foraging for fruits and vegetables in his cage, but also drinking tea and enjoying treats such as popcorn, cottage cheese and couscous with parsley.

Is That A Elephant In Your Garden

A group of Indian elephants has wrought havoc in West Bengal tea gardens. Around 40 elephants have caused mayhem in the Washabarie tea gardens after leaving the nearby forests to search for food. Animal activists have said the animals were forced to leave their natural habitat, which is dwindling due to human encroachment, to find food. India has been struggling to tackle the problem of shrinking wildlife habitat due to encroachment by humans.