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What is white tea

Well, you probably heard about white tea. But what is White tea?

Actually white tea is a non fremented tea (similar to green tea) made from the new buds and tea leaves (same as herbal green tea). But these tea leaves are protected from the sunlight as they grow in order to limit chlorophyll production.

PS: 

I have not found confirmation about low chlorophill contents. However confirmed the fact about very young tea buds and sometimes  young tea leaves.

Green tea can decrese depression!

Japanese researches has found that drinking green tea may lead to decrease of depression level. This positive green tea effect is linked with theanine - amino acid prsented in green tea.

By the way this antidepressant effect not associated with drinking of black tea or organic oolong tea. This is additional evidence that caffeine is not the cause here.

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Most popular uses of herbal teas

Herbal teas used by many to remedy a variety of common health problems. Heare some of its most popular uses of herbal dieting teas.

There is a trend for those with high blood pressure to reach for Red Clover to aid their regimen. Chronic respiratory problems find comfort with Mullein. Milk Thistle is used as a detoxifying agent for the liver. Lavender is a popular sleep aid among those suffering from insomnia.

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Special tea pot required for brewing green tea

Very important advice about drinking green tea. This is true for all green teas including organic oolong tea

If you have no suitable tea ware, pick up some Asian tea cups and a tea pot as well – you should not use the same tea pot that you use to make ordinary black tea. Asian tea flavors are delicate and deserve their own tea pot.

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Strawberry Sencha green tea

Strawberry smile - subtle sencha is a delight with the addition of strawberries and lychee fruit. It seems like strawberries are smiling to you from your cup. Keep your eye out for jasmine blossoms and rose petals. Great green tea mix.

Home grown tea plantation

More and more of Assam fermers as well as other citizens start to growing tea instead of vegetables and fruits. For farmers growing tea leaves is a good stable income source. For others this is a modern trend.

Anyway Assam currently produces around 480 million kg of tea. Around 30 percent of this comes from small tea growers.

'More than 900,000 people are involved in the small tea growing business in Assam. Almost 250, 000 hectares of land is covered for such plantations. They contribute to 29 percent of the total tea produced by Assam, which is 14 percent of the total tea production of India,' the official added.

Hmmm, i think may be i will start some small tea garden too!

So, i will brew some good home grown tea from my mega green tea plantation very soon! :)

Green tea protects DNA from damage

Findings published in the British Journal of Nutrition say that drinking green tea every day for a month may protect against damage at a genetic levels, with benefits linked to the beverage’s antioxidant content.

This benefits are linked with polyphenols conained in green tea. The four primary polyphenols found in fresh tealeaves are epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), epigallocatechin, epicatechin gallate, and epicatechin.

By the way black tea (fermented green tea) loses most of its polyphenols during fermentation. 

Note: There are some green tea side effects linked with polyphenols and caffeine

Good Tea Set is essential for herbal green tea pleasure

A good tea set is essential to get the pleasure of drinking of the good herbal green tea. Really good tea can be priced very high and tea sets are expensice too.

A handful sell modern tea sets start at RMB 750 and can go upward well into the thousands of RMB.

Read more: Tianshan Tea City shopping guide | CNNGo.com 

Green tea - wash water from dried leaves :)

Who would’ve thought that drinking wash water from dried leaves could do so much for your health?

Did you guess that this phrase is about herbal green tea? Yes it is. However it's not very  precise.

Actually if you brew green tea right, then you  should initially wash the tea leaves by hot water.  Firstly this will actually wash leaves and secondly it allows caffeine from th egreen tea to to dissolve.So yu will get nice healthy cup of green tea!

Speak soon!

Green Tea Martini - Anti Aging Scam

The lieness of the business dont know any limits!

The Green Tea Martini was just one of a potpourri of antioxidant cocktails served at the Aug. 24 “Defy Your Age Beauty Bash” at New York's Andaz hotel, sponsored by Prevention magazine.

Antioxidants from the herbal green tea surely can have anti aging effects. However Alcohol is what makes you looks older for sure!

If you realy hope to get rid of wrinkles with green tea martini just leave green tea in your cocktail.

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Drink green tea and get rid of depression

Did you know that drinking 4 or more cups of herbal green tea will make you 44% happier? 

Ok, Ok, not true. But statistics show that those people are 44% less likely to be depressed than others. The reason behind this is a theanine, the green tea amino acid which stimulates releasing of the feel-good brain chemical - serotonin.

Though green tea is very healthy product. Ther is a some green tea side effects you should be aree off

Green tea is a drink of choice in Japan

Green tea is the drink of choice in Japan. The Japanese drink a lot of herbal green tea making it an important part of their nutrition. Researches have found that herbal green tea rich in antioxidants which help ward of illnesses such as cancer. The benefits of drinking green tea also include a faster metabolism.  

Recent studies shown the link between green tea consumption and eye problems. 

Swap your black tea or coffee for green tea and get the same benefits.

Green tea is a drink of choice in Japan

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Green tea is the drink of choice in Japan. The Japanese drink a lot of herbal green tea making it an important part of their nutrition. Researches have found that herbal green tea rich in antioxidants which help ward of illnesses such as cancer. The benefits of drinking green tea also include a faster metabolism.  

Recent studies shown the link between green tea consumption and eye problems. 

Swap your black tea or coffee for green tea and get the same benefits.

Green Tea - the new source material for textile

Scientists and Fashion designers have developed a new fabric that is grown in vats of herbal green tea.

Scientists at Imperial College London have been working with fashion designers from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, also in the capital, to create the fabric, for use in the fashion industry.

The new fabric is grown in a soup of green tea, sugar and other nutrients, over the course of several days. Bacteria added to the solution produce long filaments of cellulose that clump together to form thin mats of fabric that float on the top of the mixture. 

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Herbal slimming tea book

Just found interesting book about weight loss potential of the herbal slimming teas

The Ultimate Tea Diet harnesses tea's incredible weight-loss potential in a straightforward plan for losing weight in a safe and healthy way. Simply find a tea you love, drink it all day, follow an easy food plan, and see the pounds fall off.

As usual 3 main weight loss ingredients are covered:

Caffeine to stimulate, L-theanine to neutralize the harmful side effects of caffeine and act as an appetite suppressant, and EGCG, which causes you to burn fat faster and more efficiently. In other words, tea reduces your appetite and stimulates your metabolism.

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Green tea based weight loss supplement renewal

Biotivia, the leader in Resveratrol-based supplements, has renewed formula of  Bio Shape, the all-natural weight loss formulation for people looking for weight loss.

The new formula now contains 200mg of 98% strength Resveratrol, 240mg of Herbal Green Tea polyphenols, 150mg of marine Fucoxanthin, 200mg of Garcinia Cambogia, 200mg of Gymnena Sylvestre and 160ug of Chromium.

How much tea is necessary for a one cup of tea?

One teaspoon of tea is enought for brewing one cup of tea. That's why this kind of spoon named TEASPOON. Did you know that?

So stop reading this for a moment, and get one teaspoon of herbal green tea. Make a break get some tea!

Most expensive Herbal Green Tea in Great Britain

How much do you can spend for a cup of natural green tea? 

Great Britain has started selling green tea called Sacred White, a single pot of which may cost up to £25 (some $40), making it one of the most expensive in the county, according to ITAR-TASS.

4 gramm envelopes of this herbal green tea is sold for about 90USD 

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TenFu - Largest china's supplier of green tea

During my vacations in China i've discovered TenFu company. There are hundreeds of teas available in their stores. You can smell it, taste it and buy it right here.

Only money restrictions hold us to buy kilogrammes of organic oolong tea. BTW we've bought Tie Guanyin Tea