11/19/2007 - Black tea gel could provide double protection against UV radiation by absorbing UV rays and repairing DNA damage inside the skin.
Topical application of black tea gel significantly reduces skin redness after exposure to UV light, illustrating protective qualities against the radiation across the spectrum, according to researchers.
However protection peaks in the UVB range […]

16/10/2007 - Tea, seemingly always in the headlines for its potential health benefits, could also offer an interesting source of food preservatives, Chinese researchers report.
Extracts from microbially-fermented Puer tea and Fuzhuan brick-tea have the potential to inhibit several food-borne bacteria, including Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium sporogenes.
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“With the trend of increasing use […]

Tea may help women strengthen their hip bones, preventing the risk of fractures commonly associated with osteoporosis, according to researchers.

The Australian study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, was conducted using 1,500 female volunteers, ages 70 to 85, over a five-year period, and tracked the effects of tea consumption on their bone density.
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Drinking black tea is the most popular way for women to consume cleansing antioxidants, Australian research shows.
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Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology monitored the intake of antioxidants called flavonoids, found in tea, in 500 women aged between 40 and 80.
The study found 81 per cent of the women’s flavonoid compound intake came from […]

FIRST it was property, then the stock exchange. Now, a rare tea is at the centre of the latest asset bubble in China, that looks set to burst.
Like fine wine and malt whisky, fermented Pu’er tea improves with age. While a cake of two-year-old Ye Sheng Gucha tea sells for around £20, the 13-year-old fetches […]

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DRINKING tea with two teaspoons of sugar could be almost as bad as sipping on fizzy drinks all day.
Research has suggested that tea could be more beneficial to health than water.
UK experts found that drinking three or more cups of tea a day is as good for you as drinking plenty of water and […]

Source: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2007/29/c5790.html
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 It’s Official: Tea is much more than a refreshing great tasting beverage
    TORONTO, May 29 /CNW/ - Health Canada’s Natural Health Products
Directorate (NHPD) has deemed tea to be a natural health product and has
officially recognized tea for its role in maintaining good health.
    After a period of extensive review, the NHPD has approved three […]

Honey Jasmine Tea

Ingredients 

300 ml brewed Jasmine Tea
3 teaspoons of honey
Ice cubes (1/3 of the cocktail shaker/glass)

Preparation

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker
Shake vigorously for about 30 seconds
Pour mixture into drinking glasses and serve

 

Rose Oolong Tea

Ingredients 

300 ml brewed Rose Oolong Tea/Oolong Tea with some rose buds
3 teaspoons of honey
Ice cubes (1/3 of the cocktail shaker/glass)

Preparation

Pour all […]

Tea is good, tea is bad?…we hear it everyday.
Source: http://news.scotsman.com/
TWO cups of a tea day may slash the risk of skin cancer, according to new research.
Scientists found that tea-drinkers were at least 65 per cent less likely to get certain types of tumour.

I always love this tea. The recipe is below. Because I was busy, so I used a teaball to brew my black tea. I also brew the rose tea together. Once ready I pour in some milk. This is a speedy way to brew this tea. But the best way is to brew your black tea first. […]