Green Tea High On Believers’ List Of Cures
Green tea is the most common alternative medicine used by women to try to avoid cancer.
A study of almost 900 Australian women with a family history of breast cancer found that while complementary medicine use was very high, it was on the same level as other women, and only 6 per cent were using it specifically to block cancer.
The Melbourne cancer specialists who did the study said the results were reassuring, because there was “next to no evidence” that supplements, specialist diets or physical therapies could do anything to ward off the disease.
Natural Medicine: The Benefits Of Going Green With Tea
Tea is the most popular beverage in the world, second only to water. It has been enjoyed in Eastern countries for more than 4,000 years and Chinese and Japanese traditions attribute many healing properties to this beverage. Today, scientists around the world are supporting these traditions as they use rigorous research methods to identify the many health benefits of green tea.
Natural Medicine: The Benefits Of Going Green With Tea
Tea is the most popular beverage in the world, second only to water. It has been enjoyed in Eastern countries for more than 4,000 years and Chinese and Japanese traditions attribute many healing properties to this beverage. Today, scientists around the world are supporting these traditions as they use rigorous research methods to identify the many health benefits of green tea.
Afternoon Tea In The City
Ever since Kate Moss kicked off her birthday celebrations with a glamorous tea at the Dorchester earlier this year, the humble brew has been having something of a renaissance. But we’re not talking about a mug of builders’ and a few biscuits, the latest round of teas all come with a twist — from a super stylish Sex And The City version at The Berkeley Hotel to an afternoon of burlesque with your cuppa at Volupté and even a special Man Tea for for the boys to bond over at The Mandeville Hotel. Here’s our guide to taking tea with a difference…
Tea and Tasty Treats
That most gracious of afternoon activities – the quaint tea party with delicate sandwiches, slices of sugary cake, and a pot of hot “cuppa” – may have a sturdy British pedigree. But long before the British in the early 1800s turned tea drinking into a social event, the Chinese, and later the Japanese, had already ritualized and popularized this beverage. Read on to learn about the royal origins of tea as well as three tasty tea-worthy recipes.
Judges Select Finalists for Inaugural World Tea Championship(TM)
More than 200 teas entered into the World Tea Championship(R) have been judged, ranked and assigned their World Tea Rating(TM). The top five entries spanning all hot tea categories will now go head-to-head at the World Tea Expo(R), May 30 - June 1, 2008. Here, professional tea testers will reevaluate all finalists in order to determine the “Best Tea” in each category.
TEA TALES: Treasured Tea Started As A Dream
According to legend, during the Qing Dynasty around the year of 1725, there was a tea farmer, Wei Yin, in Anxi County who was very diligent about growing a tea bush. Wei Yin also believed in Guanyin, which is a Bodhisattva in Buddhism. He showed his devotion by enshrining a statue of Guanyin at home and worshiping with a cup of clear tea every day at dawn and dusk. His custom lasted more than 10 years.
