One well known tea fact is that men who consume the black variety which contains catechins are fifty percent less likely to die of ischemic heart disease. This happens when our arteries become clogged and are unable to work as they should due to constriction and blockage.
Tea was first discovered by a major Chinese ruler named Shen Nung . The story goes that in 2,750 bc the emporer was sitting under a tree having some water heated for him when some leaves from the tea plant fell into the boiling hot water. The emporer decided to taste the fresh brew, enjoyed it and thousands of years later the same brew is enjoyed every day by millions of folk all over the world.
To get rid of puffy eyes lie in a horizontal position and place either a damp teabag or tea compress over both eyes and leave for around 20 minutes. The swelling around the eyes will to your joy disappear and your eyes will return to their former glory.
Black tea bags may be used to treat and cure warts. Tannin which is contained in tea is acidic and can be just as effective in removing warts as various over the counter wart products! Leave a cool bag on the wart for about fifteen minutes 3 times daily and slowly the wart will shrink and disappear.
In recent Dutch tests it was found that men who consumed black tea which contains catechins are fifty percent less likely to die of ischemic heart disease. This is when our arteries become clogged and are unable to fucntion as they should because of them becoming narrow.
Contrary to what one might expect, Turkey is a land of tea drinkers. Turks drink
more tea per head than any other nation, even more than the British, and are now the world's biggest tea drinkers. The total annual consumption of tea in Turkey is approximately one hundred and twenty thousand tons whereas that of coffee is only eight thousand tons.
In recent Australian studies CSIRO experts discovered that the occurrence of skin cancer in laboratory animals was greatly lowered when they were given black tea. It is thought that polyphenols which are very strong antioxidants and are contained in the tea are probably the most likely reason for this phenomenon.
We now know that drinking between a half and two cups of tea each and every day may promote fertility by inhibiting abnormalities in our chromosomes. In a recent test two hundred and fifty women drank as little as half a cup of tea per day and their pregnancy rates were double those who did not.
Black tea bags can be used to treat planter warts. Tannin in tea is acidic and can be just as effective in removing warts as various over the counter wart removers! Leave a cooled bag on the wart for about 15 minutes three times daily and slowly the wart will shrink and disappear.
Tea comes from the leaves of a tree named Camellia sinensis. The three main types of tea are Black, Oolong and Green. Herbal tea does not come from the leaves of a tea plant, therefore, is not considered to be real tea. Roots, stems, flowers and parts of plants are used to make herbal tea.
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Written by: Lorraine Bevere
