http://organicteablog.com The Best Tea Blog in the World! Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:12:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [youtube fsWp2I0AD-Q] One of the last tea farmers in the area to harvest all of his tea by hand and he uses no machines to assist in bringing the tea down the mountain. http://organicteablog.com/green-tea/mountain-top-green-tea-farm I love Oolong tea, I think it is not only my favorite tea, it's my favorite drink. In Chinese tea culture, semi-oxidized oolong teas are collectively grouped as q'ngchá (literally "blue-green tea"). Oolong has a taste more akin to green tea than to black tea: it lacks the rosy, sweet ... http://organicteablog.com/oolong-tea/what-is-oolong-tea Foodconsumer.org reporsts that a new study published in the Feb 2008 issue of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology suggests that women may reduce their risk for carotid plaques by simply drinking a few cups of tea a day. Patricia Khashayar, MD., from Press TV, Tehran writes that aea not only helps ... http://organicteablog.com/tea-health/tea-health-benefit-roundup Tangier's Cafe Hafa, on Morocco's northern coast, has been serving mint tea since 1921 [youtube d4hA2upeidU] Mint Tea is also called Touareg tea and is a flavoured tea prepared in northern Africa and in Arabian countries. Mint tea is central to social life in Maghreb countries. The serving of mint tea can ... http://organicteablog.com/green-tea/cafe-hafas-mint-tea Anti-inflammatory compound inhibits production of molecules that cause destruction of cartilage and bone ANN ARBOR, MI – A new study from the University of Michigan Health System suggests that a compound in green tea may provide therapeutic benefits to people with rheumatoid arthritis. “Our research is a very promising step in ... http://organicteablog.com/green-tea/green-tea-theraputic-for-rheumatoid-arthritis By Cindy and Robert Related News Food and drink rules for a - SheKnows.com Herbs to grow for tea-making - Chicago Tribune Herbal tea maker urges individuals to make their own health choices - Vancouver Sun Speciality Black Tea Cannibalises Sales of Standard Black Tea in ... - Business Wire (press release) Yahoo Answers Hebal ... http://organicteablog.com/herbal-tea/herbal-tea-roundup Herbal teas are an excellent way to maintain your health, experience new tastes, and have been around almost as long as humans have had access to hot water and herbs, which has been a rather long time. Tea has been known in places like China for centuries, and archaeologists believe ... http://organicteablog.com/herbal-tea/herbal-tea-remedies [youtube nNw1PwlNRWk] A feature documentary by Les Blank and Gina Leibrecht (www.ginaleibrecht.com) that follows the world-renowned American tea importer, David Lee Hoffman, to some of the most remote regions of China in search of the finest, handmade teas in the world. http://organicteablog.com/tea-video/all-this-tea-documentary Wikipedia says: Green tea is a true tea, meaning it is made solely with the leaves of Camellia Sinensis, that has undergone minimal oxidation during processing. Many varieties of green tea have been created in countries where it is grown that can differ substantially due to variable growing conditions, processing ... http://organicteablog.com/green-tea/what-is-green-tea Attention is now rightly being paid to the health benefits of white and green teas, the virtues of the much more familiar, and still much more common, black tea, should not be neglected. All three are products of the camellia sinensis plant and as such have many common attributes, particularly ... http://organicteablog.com/green-tea/black-tea-or-green-tea