Looking for tea news and information recently, this came up in the search: “The Cafes Serving Drinks with 25 Teaspoons of Sugar”What?! Could this be true? This article was written in the U.K., but do these same sugar in the drink levels apply to the U.S.? If even close, it’s almost … Continue reading
Energy Drinks. We see them everywhere, at every convenience store, gas station and supermarkets. But…are they safe? Traditionally coffee, tea and certain herbs are used because they contain the most popular and reasonably safe naturally occurring stimulant – caffeine. Later, caffeine itself was isolated and put into convenient pill form, such as Vivarin and … Continue reading
For years, bottled teas meant one thing – bad tea in a bottle. Traditionally, the lowest grades of tea were used for bottled or canned tea. These cheaper teas are mainly from low lying regions, which also have higher rates of contamination than their higher elevation counterparts. For years these … Continue reading
In the part of the country where I live, drought country, we are now in full winter rainy day mode. It’s a time when I hanker for the deep dark robust teas of India—rich malty Assams, forgiving Nilgiris, even the CTC teas that vaunted tea connoisseurs might spurn. I want … Continue reading
I have been enjoying the articles on World Tea News since its inception. They have always offered pertinent and valuable tea related stories and news. Not the case with a post by Stephenie Overman. Her piece is entitled “Sugar’s Calories May Serve as Destressor“. My guess is that this “research” … Continue reading
As most of you know, I’m a big believer in health and wellness. As most of you know, sugar is very bad for you. Sugar is responsible, among other things, for the increase in obesity and Type II Diabetes that has increased among our children and a myriad of health … Continue reading