Tea ‘healthier’ drink than water
Drinking three or more cups of tea a day is as good for you as drinking plenty of water and may even have extra health benefits, say researchers.
The work in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition dispels the common belief that tea dehydrates.
Tea not only rehydrates as well as water does, but it can also protect against heart disease and some cancers, UK nutritionists found.
Experts believe flavonoids are the key ingredient in tea that promote health.
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These polyphenol antioxidants are found in many foods and plants, including tea leaves, and have been shown to help prevent cell damage.
Teapot Re-launched
Hi Guys
Paul has been working his little socks off down at the factory in Devon and the fruits of his labour are due to be coming through the factory over the next week or so. Paul, after much demand, has decided to re-launch his famous “Page 3 and Fries” teapot.
I will have about 10 available for those collectors who would love to add one of these great teapots to their ever growing collection. The teapot will vary slightly from the design on the “sauce packet” but it will still be a great pot.
Is the Sparta Teapot Museum a small town’s big opportunity or just political pork?
By Judi Goldenberg
I drove to Sparta, North Carolina to see what was brewing at the teapot museum. Critics call the proposed tourist attraction prime pork barrel politics while supporters say it’s the perfect economic pick-me-up for an area that lost four of its largest private employers within two years. I wanted to see for myself so I could decide for myself whether the museum is a big opportunity for a small town or just another oinker.
Sparta is in the mountains northeast of Asheville near the Virginia state border. Downtown Sparta has a 1910 courthouse and a hardware store dating back to the Depression. It looks like the quintessential American small town.
