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Wonders of Tea

The life of a tea fanatic


Office Tea ChartYesterday

The UK Tea Council have put together a tea chart for office workers.  Its so people don’t get mixed up as to who has what and how much.

You simply put your name down and say what you have.  Pin it up in the kitchen and voila!

You can download it here.

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1886November 19
The Greatest Event of 1886

The Greatest Event of 1886

  • Burma presented to Queen Victoria as a gift.
  • Coca Cola is invented.
  • A fire devestates much of Vancouver in British Colombia.
  • Apache leader Geronimo surrenders after 30 years of war.
  • Motherwell Football CLub is established.
  • The Yorkshire Tea merchants is established by Charles Taylor.
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Tea DirectoryNovember 13

The UK Tea Council have a useful Tea company directory listing a variety of merchants, farmers and traders of tea and associated products.

You can see it here: UK Tea COuncil Tea Directory.

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The Meaning of Tea: A FilmNovember 12

A new film has been released to DVD and independent theatres in the US.  It travels around 8 countries of the world documenting the huge influence of tea.  It interviews people in the tea trade seeing how tea has influenced culture and civilisation throughout human history.

The film proudly states that “After water the most popular drink in the entire world is tea”.

Stating the obvious ;)

But the film looks promising and it has a companion book to go with it.  If you’re interested in seeing the trailer then visit the site: The Meaning of Tea

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Hibiscus Tea for Blood PressureNovember 11

It seems a new study has been done and this time into the health benefits of Hibiscus tea.  Now I’ll be honest and say I’ve never tried Hibiscus tea.  If you’re like me then here’s the summary on hibiscus:

  • Also known as Rosemallow.
  • Its related to cocoa, cotton and okra plants.
  • Often grown for its beautiful flowers.
  • White Hibiscus is an important plant in Avuryeda.
  • It is the national flower of South Korea and Malaysia.

So its not that suprising its got health benefits as the Inidians have been using it in their Avuryeda practices for thousands of years.

Drinking hibiscus tea lowered blood pressure in a group of pre-hypertensive and mildly hypertensive adults, according to a report being presented today by nutrition scientist Diane McKay at the American Heart Association’s annual conference

The volunteers involved in the study drank three cups daily for about 6 weeks and