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Smoked Chicken Salad with Black Tea Dressing Recipe

Sat, 27 Aug 2016 01:29:49 +0000

Black tea is not only a popular beverage, but it can at the same time be used to make excellent salad dressings! For this smoked chicken salad you need the following ingredients: 225 gram smoked chicken 115 grams of raisins 2 small pears 100 gram of chestnuts 1 crop of lettuce Ingredients for dressing: 1 or 2 tablespoon of loose black Chinese tea leaves 80 ml yoghurt 60 ml of apple juice 1/4 tablespoon of black pepper (buy fresh and grind yourself) 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard Preparation Chicken salad with tea dressing For the dressing, bring the apple juice to boil in a pan. Turn of the heat and sprinkle the tea leaves in the pan and let it steep for 5 minutes. Afterwards, separate the leaves from the steeped apple juice […]

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Clean Your Windows With Black Tea

Tue, 06 Aug 2013 04:06:09 +0000

Tea doesn’t have to just be for drinking, it can help you around the house as well. It can help get rid of bad odors, help the puffyness under your eyes, and as cited in this article, can be used to clean your windows. It makes a streak free shine that is non-toxic and in a way that can’t hurt the environment or anyone you care about. To do this, you use black tea. The blogger on Networx brewed the tea for an hour to get all of the tannins out, around a cup, then transferred it to a spray bottle and cleaned windows and mirrors with it. Below is the picture of the results, the left hand cleaned by tea, the right by plain water: There are less streaks and it is a crystal […]

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The Ten Commandments of Breakfast Tea

Sat, 03 Aug 2013 18:26:14 +0000

Sometimes in the mornings you just need a good hearty cup of breakfast tea. It’s warm, delicious, and a great way to pick you up and start your day right. It’s clearer than coffee and makes you better than that can of diet coke. There is really no right or wrong way to drink tea, but via Golden Moon tea, here are the ten commandments of Breakfast tea: Commandment 1: Thou Shall use Loose Tea – Teabags just don’t cut it. It leaves my tea tasting thin and unflavorful. Commandment 2: Thou Shall Warm your Teapot – A cold teapot will suck the heat out of the water leaving a tepid brew. Commandment 3: Thou Shall Steep your Tea for the Recommended Time – Too little time and the tea will turn out weak. Too much […]

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A Guide To Medicinal Teas

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 20:10:50 +0000

There comes a time when you just need to step away from Web MD or google searching the symptoms to rare diseases. If you’re feeling bad, the best thing for you could be to just settle down with a cup of tea. It could help your health way more than worrying about rare diseases you could’ve contracted at Walmart. Here is a great infographic, a guide to medicinal teas, that could not only help you settle down, but help your health: Whether you go with chamomile, hibiscus, green, oolong or the tried and true black tea – taking a moment to have a cup of tea could really help your health and maybe take some of the worry away. Though it should be noted that if you have serious health concerns you should go see […]

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Black Tea Health Benefits Overview

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:25:52 +0000

We are happy to announce that Teasenz has published a summary of major black tea studies on black health benefits. In summary black tea is found to be beneficial in the following ways: – improve cardiovascular health (heart) – weight (obesity) – cancer prevention – diabetes prevention – antibacterial effects – improve work performance and alertness If you are interested in other tea information also feel free to visit our tea info page.

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Eight Reasons to Drink Tea

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:24:37 +0000

More and more studies are coming out every day about the health benefits of tea. Green, Black, White, Oolong, or Herbal – the brewed stuff can really help your health. Nutritionist Patricia Bannan of Zeenews.com offers Eight Reasons to Drink Tea: 1. Prevents Cavities – Tea contains a small amount of natural fluoride, a chemical that can help prevent tooth decay. When fluoride mixes with saliva, bacteria can`t produce the acid by-products that promote cavities. Additionally, fluoride works to repair teeth in the early stages of tooth decay. 2. Helps you Lose Weight- Studies show that catechins , antioxidants, in green tea extract may trigger weight loss by stimulating the body to burn calories and decreasing body fat, especially in the abdominal area. 3. Could Possibly Prevent Cancer- Evidence shows the polyphenols in tea, particularly catechins, have […]

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Black Tea can Lower Blood Pressure Variation at Night

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 03:38:53 +0000

According to a new study, Black Tea can lower blood pressure variation at Night. In this study researchers randomly assigned 11 individuals with systolic blood pressure of 115-150 millimeters of mercury to drink three cups daily of black tea or a caffeine-containing flavonoid-free control drink for six months to look at the potential effects of black tea on blood pressure variation. Blood pressure variation measurements were collected throughout the study. They found that individuals in the tea group had significantly lower blood pressure variation at night by about 10 percent, but not during the day, when compared to the control group. The authors noted that these effects were present on day one of the study and were maintained at each check point throughout the study. The authors concluded that other components of black tea, not just caffeine, […]

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Reasons to Drink Chai Tea

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:34:42 +0000

Chai tea isn’t the type of tea you typically drink for health reasons. Health is on few peoples top ten lists of reasons to drink chai tea. It is a rich and creamy, but also spicy tea that can warm you up to every pore of your being. People drink chai to feel warm again, to awaken tastebuds and to just drink something amazing. Chai does have a lot of health benefits. Because it is more a smorgasborg of ingredients than straight tea leaves – everything in it has something to offer. The ingredients alone are reasons to drink Chai Tea. Cardamom, one ingredient in the tea, helps stimulate the brain ,increases appetite and soothes the mucous membranes. It also helps relieve gas, heartburn and nausea, settles upset stomachs and is effective against allergies caused […]

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Spray Some Tea On It

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 05:15:50 +0000

In the movie, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the father character thought that everything from illness, to burns, to scrapes or huge wounds, could be healed with Windex. With all the tea can prevent and heal, from preventing Strokes, cancer prevention, to skin and hair health – who’s to say that Black Tea cant be our Windex? And it is in more ways than one. To brew Black Tea Window Cleaner: • Brew strong black tea. I used 3 bags of Irish breakfast tea to 8 oz boiling water. • Steep and allow to fully cool, about an hour. • Transfer cleaner to spray bottle or dip cotton cloth into solution. • Clean and buff. And there you have it – a healthy tea and a window cleaner. As it turns out the tannic acid […]

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Black Tea Can Prevent Diabetes

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:48:36 +0000

It has been found that people who drink black tea are less likely to develop type II diabetes. A new analysis of data from 50 countries found that the nations who drank the most black tea also suffered the lowest levels of the metabolic syndrome.Even further, the study published in the British Medical Journal found that high tea consumption was related to lower levels of obesity.Scientists think that the fermentation process used to make black tea could also cause the production of complex health-giving “flavonoids”.Ireland drank the most black tea, with each person consuming 2 kg each a year, with Britain and Turkey were close behind. All three countries were found to have lower levels of diabetes than others where tea consumption was low, including the countries Brazil, Morocco and Mexico. So, maybe next time you […]

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