Sunday, August 30, 2009

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Kerry Katona Tea Attack

Former Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona was arrested after a Tea attack against her accountant. She was questioned on suspicion of committing assault, criminal damage and a public order offence, police said.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Poppy Tea A Bad Idea.

A man was found dead in Colorado on Tuesday morning, and authorities suspect poppy tea may be the cause. According to medical sources, poppy tea can cause heart attacks and respiratory failures. The consumption of poppy tea also known as opium tea seems to be growing in the USA.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Tea is making a comeback

The UK Tea Council claims that the tea market is expected to grow by about three percent this year

Tea sales are making a comeback after declining for decades as evidence emerges about its health benefits.

On the down side the rising demand for tea has driven up the prices by between 15 and 20 percent this year.

Monday, July 06, 2009

Does tea affect iron levels?

I found this story about the affect of Tea on iron levels in the news paper and found it interesting. I can say from personal experience that drinking more than 3 cups of tea a day has a negative effect on the way I feel.

Does tea affect iron levels?

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Worried About Prostate Cancer

Are you worried about prostate cancer? Drink green tea. A new study shows that green tea may slow the progression of prostate cancer. Researchers from Louisiana State University found a significant reduction in the levels of several growth factors that promote cancer as well as reductions in prostate specific antigen, a marker of cancer growth. Read More

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Man Cures Swine Flu With Tea

Their is a news story making its way around the world about a man who drank tea to get over swine flu. Read More About Tea And Swine Flu

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Steeped in History: The Art of Tea

"Steeped in History: The Art of Tea," on display at the Fowler Museum at UCLA from Aug. 16 through Nov. 29, is a wide-ranging exhibition that brings together centuries of art from three continents to delve into the history and culture of tea.

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Monday, June 01, 2009

Green Tea And Stroke

Want to stave off the risk of an ischemic stroke? Sip a cup of green tea, at least once a week, says a new study.

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Saturday, May 23, 2009

Tea cuts the risk of heart attack

A survey, commissioned by the Tea Advisory Panel and published in the journal Nutrition and Food Science, revealed that four cups a day significantly cuts the risk of a heart attack, makes you more alert, keeps hydration at a healthy optimal level and even improves your mood.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Loose Leaf Tea ‘On The Go’

New… Libre…a tea glass specifically designed for loose leaf tea ‘on the go’. In the car, on a hike, at the office, on your bike, at a yoga class, wherever you happen to be.…take your Libre tea glass along with you. Carry it in your backpack or purse, and just add hot water to enjoy your favourite loose leaf tea.



Libre

Monday, May 11, 2009

The only working tea farm in the U.S.A.

I found this story about the only working tea farm in the U.S.A.and thought I would pass it on....

This whole operation boils down to something sweetly simple. More basic than the golden-brown nectar that drips from restaurant-sized taps inside the gift shop or even the lulling tree-lined drive down Maybank Highway to arrive here.

"Two leaves and a bud," says Bill Hall, no doubt for the umpteenth time, as he plucks a sprig from the edge of the green 127-acre expanse that is the Charleston Tea Plantation.

The idyllic farm, the only one of its kind in the U.S., reopened in 2006 after a four-year hiatus. In 2002, the gift shop doors closed, the visitor tours ceased and American Classic Tea abruptly disappeared from local grocery store shelves.

"We just cut it and left it," Hall remembers.

What happened off the fields during that time involved legal filings, a court-ordered sale of the property and the biggest name in specialty teas. But since then, Hall says, just about everything around here has doubled, from the amount of tea produced to the number of visitors touring the fields.


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Friday, May 08, 2009

WWI Graves of UK, Australian Soldiers Found

Excavators near a rural village in northern France began work Tuesday unearthing the remains of as many as 400 long-lost Australian and British soldiers who perished in World War I.

The remains, buried in a cluster of mass graves discovered in 2008, are to be individually reinterred in a cemetery being built near the site.

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Thursday, May 07, 2009

“Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.”

According to tea industry lore, the Earl Grey blend was virtually unknown in the United States until the advent of Star Trek: Next Generation, which introduced viewers to Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

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Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Adding Milk To Tea, Not So Good

Drinking tea reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke, but adding milk alters the effect. research has shown that drinking tea improves blood flow and the ability of arteries to relax. Researchers from the Charite Hospital at the University of Berlin in Mitte found that adding milk to the tea eliminates the protective effect against cardiovascular disease, Health News reported.

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Sunday, May 03, 2009

Chinese white tea may fight obesity

A study funded by a German health food company suggests Chinese white tea may fight obesity by reducing fat cells.

White Tea

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Monday, April 27, 2009

The Great Tea Escape

A suspected criminal in Japan escaped by convincing a police officer to drink tea laced with sleeping pills.

Naoto Tsuge, 24, who had been arrested on suspicion of attempted theft, asked the 30-year-old officer to drink the tea.

The police detected traces of sleeping medication in the officer and in the tea left in the cup.

Thursday, April 09, 2009

Tea Bag A National Security Threat

A congressional office in Manchester, New Hampshire was shut down recently when a tea bag was mistaken for something more sinister. One may not think that a tea bag could be a threat to national security. But when mailed to a member of Congress as a form of tax protest, they can trigger alarms.

Saturday, April 04, 2009

High Time for High Tea

A childhood friend and I have long enjoyed the rituals of tea. As teenagers, we would mail each other envelopes filled with exotic and unusual tea leaves. And then as adults, our love of tea evolved into high tea - an annual event when we would leave young children at home, put on our lipstick, and meet like giggling schoolchildren in fancy tea rooms of high end hotels across Toronto.

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