OK, so what exactly does Yerba Mate contain?
Friday, October 16th, 2009 Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea, Health | No Comments »Still more on our occasional Yerba Mate theme! The questions keep flooding in. Recently: "What exactly does Yerba Mate contain?". Well, I had to seek the assistance of some of the scientific journals and Emily, my scientist next-door neighbour, but ...
New study casts doubt on green tea’s anti-cancer properties
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 Posted in Health, Herbal Teas | 2 Comments »[caption id="attachment_1041" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The evidence for green tea's cancer prevention properties is not as strong as once thought"][/caption] A review of 51 previous studies of green tea’s health benefits has concluded the jury is still out on whether it really ...
Men’s Health Week – time for a cup of tea!
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 Posted in Health | 5 Comments »You men are not exactly renowned for being the healthiest lot. And with Men's Health week now upon us, too many of you are still couch potatoes and do not exercise enough! So guess what Tea News's suggestion is for men ...
Green tea – new lung cancer trial underway
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 Posted in Health | No Comments »A new study is underway to discover whether green tea can help fight lung cancer. Researchers will administer capsules containing green tea compound. Each capsule is the equivalent of 3 cups of tea. The trial aims to establish whether ...
Yerba Mate – does it contain caffeine?
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea, Caffeine, Health | No Comments »A little while ago, I blogged on the subject of caffeine. Since then, I've had a number of enquiries about Yerba Mate. "I never knew it contained caffeine" has been the common theme. Well, I'm afraid that yes, it does ...
Tea tastes nicer in your favourite mug
Monday, March 23rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Confirming many people's suspicion that university dons have nothing better to do than drink tea all day long, a psychologist at Sheffield University has shown that we really do prefer tea from our favourite mug. Dr Tom Stafford says that the ...
Not sure this is true, but…
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 Posted in Quirky | No Comments »Tea has some important properties. It's a healthy drink, and very enjoyable with it. But even I was surprised to find that in Japan a tea brand has been marketed aimed at girls who would like to have... er, fuller figures. "Do ...
Tea is discovered by Samuel Pepys
Friday, March 13th, 2009 Posted in Quirky | No Comments »[caption id="" align="alignright" width="194" caption="Portrait of Samuel Pepys by J. Hayls."][/caption] Short and sweet today. Did you know that long before tea became the national drink, coffee was the hot drink of choice? I feel I can admit this fearlessly. After all, ...
Green Tea Facts!
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea, Health, Japanese Tea, Weight Loss | No Comments »I was sitting at my desk yesterday afternoon, thoughtfully sipping a new blend we've just created (Wendy Tea, since you ask). The phone interrupted my reverie. The caller was one of our regulars. "I want to try green tea because I've ...
One lump or two in your marijuana?
Thursday, March 5th, 2009 Posted in Quirky | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_420" align="alignleft" width="245" caption="Rock and roll rebellion is not what it was"][/caption] You may want to be careful next time you take some AAT English Breakfast to your friends in America. Tea produces a false positive in tests for marijuana, ...
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