3 billion cups

I am told that every day the world consumes 3 billion cups of tea. I wonder how many swimming pools that would fill?

January is Hot Tea Month

Apparently January is Hot Tea Month. Read More

Green tea may help you get rid of tummy fat

A recent study found green tea catechin consumption enhances exercise-induced changes in abdominal fat and serum triglycerides. Several other studies have also given indications that green tea helps to boost the efficiency of weight loss exercise. In the recent study , published in the February issue of the Journal of Nutrition, shows that nasty hard to get rid of belly fat may be the first to go.

The study evaluated about 130 obese adults. All consumed a diet that was the same in daily calories and participated in the same amount of moderate exercise. They also drank a beverage each day containing 39 milligrams of caffeine, but one group consumed green tea. Green tea contains catechins, an antioxidant. After 12 weeks, the participants drinking the green tea had greater loss, about 4 pounds compared with about 2 pounds in the other group. The green-tea group also had larger declines in other fats.

Herbal tea jeopardizes sailor's future

There’s nothing like a nice cup of tea to relax, Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Javier Trevino used to think.

Particularly herbal tea — no caffeine to get his hands shaking while he was working as an air traffic controller in Mayport Naval Station or to keep him awake at night.

So he was pretty amiable when a friend he was visiting last May in San Antonio offered him some herbal tea from Mexico. It was pretty good, Trevino remembers, kind of grassy tasting — good enough to bring back home, share with his 11-year-old son and best friend’s pregnant wife.

Not good enough, though, to put his entire career in jeopardy, possibly getting him drummed out of the Navy or tossed in jail.

That herbal tea was mate de coca, a beverage made from the plant leaves that are used to make cocaine.

Britain's "tightest" man

A father-of-seven who recycles his tea bags up to five times has been named Britain's "tightest" man in a TV show.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7818585.stm

Tea Tree Oil Body Wash

Well it might not be the kind of tea we drink but a new study is investigating whether a tea tree oil body wash can prevent the drug-resistant super bug MRSA in critically ill hospitalized adults. Tea tree oil body wash "may be a simple intervention to prevent MRSA, says Dr. Bronagh Blackwood from Queen's University in Belfast, Ireland.

Tea tree oil is an is obtained from the leaves of Melaleuca alternifolia, a plant native to Australia.

Wine, Chocolate, Tea can help boost memory

A small amount of wine, a few squares of chocolate or a few cups of tea could help to beat memory loss and delay the onset of dementia. However according to scientists, the benefits wear off dramatically if people take more than half a glass of wine, four squares of chocolate or five cups of tea.

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

I found this resipe on line and thought it was so strange that it was worth posting.

Armagnac parfait with prunes in Earl Grey tea

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/3795295/Armagnac-parfait-with-prunes-in-Earl-Grey-tea.html

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.