The Tea Detective
Uncovering and Exploring the Facts About Tea
Uncovering and Exploring the Facts About Tea
| Kicking Colds & Fighting Flu Brew |
| The name says it all. This green tea recipe is great to use if you've already succumbed to a cold or bout of influenza and can help shorten the duration, and ease the uncomfortable symptoms. |
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| Drinking three to four cups of tea a day is also a great regimen to follow to boost the immune system, keeping your body strong and healthy and able to ward off many diseases and illnesses, preventing them from taking hold in the first place. Tea is packed with disease fighting ingredients like powerful polyphenol EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate), flavonoids, saponins, vitamin C, and zinc, to name just a few. Together with flavonoids found in tea, vitamin C has ten times the power to help fight cold and flu viruses. Adding an extra dose of vitamin C from the lemon in this recipe gives it an even bigger kick. |
| Honey also contains a special sugar that when mixed with inhibin found in human saliva, unlocks antibiotic substances, and working together with tea, helps soothe a sore throat. You can substitute green tea with black, white, oolong, or any favorite tea you may prefer. Because white and green teas receive minimal processing they are higher in some active ingredients, but really any tea will work just fine. One other optional ingredient you may like to add to your bedtime cup of tea (for adults), is a shot of brandy. Together with the hot tea, lemon, and honey, brandy acts to soothe your sore throat, help lessen coughing, and help you relax and get a better nights sleep. (That's why alcohol is one of the main ingredients in night-time cold remedies), only I guarantee the tea will taste much better. If adding brandy to the recipe, I prefer using black tea, rather than green, but it's purely a matter of taste and choice. Enjoy. |
Ingredients 8 oz cold water 2 tsp loose green tea or 1 tea bag the juice of 1 small lemon wedge 1 tblsp honey (or sweeten to taste) Directions 1. Heat water to approximately 160 degrees 2. Pour water over tea and let steep for about 4 min. 3. remove tea bag or infuser 4. squeeze in juice from lemon wedge 5. add honey 6. *optional-for adults (add 1 shot of brandy) (If using loose leaf green tea you can repeat for 2nd brew) For more information and to learn more about tea, visit our other pages: The many health benefits of drinking tea. If after drinking a cup of tea you seem to feel better, it's not your imagination. Tea contains a long list of beneficial ingredients, including vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that help fight everything from colds and flu, to cancer and heart disease. Learn how tea helps you lose weight the healthy, natural way. Drinking just three cups of tea a day, not only helps you take off those unwanted pounds, but also provides a powerhouse of other health benefits as well. Do you feel a cold or the flu coming on? Quick...read this! It may be hard to believe, but by just drinking a few cups of tea each day, you're boosting your immune system and warding off illness. Learn how tea helps stop the virus responsible for colds and flu, dead in its tracks. (To soothe a sore throat nothing beats a steaming hot cup of Silver Leaf's mint tea) How is green tea made? Learn about the unique manufacturing process for green tea, keeping it in its near natural state, and preserving the flavor, vitamins, minerals, and important antioxidants, making it one of the healthiest teas. A cup of hot tea - just what you needed. Nothing is more soothing, relaxing, or revitalizing than a cup of hot tea. If you've had one of "those" days and need to wind down, or just need a quick energy boost, check out these great recipes for hot tea. Also, try Silver Leaf Tea's Energitea Tea with green tea, rooibos, gingseng root, and more, it's just what you need for a nice boost of energy. |
| How to brew tea. Easy step-by-step instructions and a few helpful tips will have you brewing the perfect cup or pot of tea the first time, every time. Tea and caffeine - how the caffeine in tea affects us. A look at the amount of caffeine in each type of tea and how it affects our body. Also caffeine as a stimulant, how it works, and the positive and negative effects it may have on our system. Oolong tea-nature and a careful manufacturing process make the difference. Nature provides the perfect growing conditions, while a long, careful manufacturing process gives oolong teas a wide spectrum of flavors, some light and sweet, and others robust and healthy. Find which is your favorite! How is white tea made? White tea receives the least amount of processing, leaving it in its near natural state. Learn how this healthy tea is made, and why it's only available in limited quantities. Do you have a question about tea? If you've read through our pages and still have a question about tea we haven't covered, please feel free to visit our questions and contact page and ask away and we'll try our best to find the answer. |
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