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Tea in
China
China is to tea
what France is to
wine.
Traditional
divisions list
thousands of teas.
Today this
terminology has
undergone
considerable
change. The
four main
varieties in
China are:
Black, Green,
Oolong, and
Scented.
Keemuns are even
referred to as a
Bordeaux with soft
qualities of a
Burgundy.
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Alzheimner's
Alzheimer's is
associated with
a reduced level
of the chemical
acetylcholine in
the brain.
In lab tests in
Newcastle (UK),
researchers
found that both
black and green
tea inhibited
the activity of
acetylcholinesterase
which breaks
down this key
chemical. |
"Masala"
In Hindi,
'masala' means
a blend of
spices and
'chai' means
tea with milk.
Indians use
the word
'chai' to
refer to tea
with milk.
Masala chai
has been
consumed in
India since
the 1800's.
Try our
Masala-Spiced
Chai... |
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"Sockless"
Help!
I love going
sockless in
the summer,
but my feet
get sweaty.
Try the
Black Tea
trick.
Its tannic
acids dry
out pores,
say
estheticians.
Steep 12
grams of tea
in hot
water, pour
into a basin
of tepid
water, soak
your feet
for 10
minutes.
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Smuggled
Tea
In the
1600's,
tea was
regularly
smuggled
into
Britain to
avoid
heavy
taxation.
The
complex
network of
smuggling
often
began in
Holland
and France.
By the
late
1700's,
the
smuggling
(tea)
trade was
thought to
be as
large as
the legal
trade. |
Blood-Flow
to
the
Heart
Researchers
have
found
that
black
tea
might
give
a
quick
boost
to
blood-flow
to
the
heart.
In a
small
study
they
found
that
blood
flow
in
the
coronary
arteries
improved
2
hours
after
Black
Tea
consumption.
The
same
was
not
true
of a
caffeinated
drink
used
for
comparison. |
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