7:43 AM
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Drinking white tea is a healthy way to help promote weight loss; as long as you don't expect too much from the tea alone. In an age where "miracle diets" are all the rage, it is very important for people to find a diet plan that will help them achieve their weight loss goal while maintaining their health. The problem with most diets you see on infomercials is they quickly shed a person's water weight, which will return quickly when the dieter returns their starting weight and maybe even adding a few pounds.
7:39 AM
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What is white tea? What makes it so special? Simply, white tea is the least processed form of tea, made of beautiful silver buds and select leaves which have been steamed and dried.
Because of its minimal processing, so white tea contains more nutrients than its black or green cousins, making it the mightiest of the teas, the ultimate Health Tea. Rare, striking in appearance, and pleasant tasting, white tea gets its name from the fine silvery white hairs on the unopened buds of the tea plant.
7:36 AM
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by Unknown
Until recently, white tea was mostly unknown outside of China. While many other types of teas grew in popularity such as green tea, black tea and even red tea, white tea remained a drink for Chinese royalty and their guests. As the popularity of tea grew, however, and more people began to notice its health benefits, white tea has become more main stream. White tea history is not only interesting, but vital to understanding why the drink has taken so long to gain popularity.
Tea's Beginnings
To properly understand white tea history, you need to know how all tea was
7:30 AM
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by Unknown
For centuries, doctors, healers and tea drinkers have known that green tea possesses remarkable healing properties. Today, after decades of research, it’s become apparent that green tea truly is a "steaming cup of medicine." The results of hundreds of studies performed by top scientists at leading universities and research centers demonstrate that green tea, even in moderate amounts, may help ward off or combat a variety of ailments by:
- Boosting the immune system
- Regulating cholesterol levels
- Fighting the build-up of sticky plaque in the arteries
- Interfering with the cancer process
- Assisting in weight loss
7:23 AM
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by Unknown
The history of green tea began in China. It is possible to find references to green tea in Chinese literature as far back as 5000 years ago. There is an old Chinese legend that says a man was out walking one day when he accidently tasted the juices from a leaf of a tea plant. He though it tasted great and even felt the tea had special medicinal properties.
He decided it would be a good idea to create a drink by mixing it with water. This man was called Shien Non Shei.
As with all ancient history there are different stories to be told. Another legend suggests it was actually an Emperor called Shen Nung who discovered tea when a tea blossom fell into a cup of hot water he was drinking.
Maybe these two men were even one in the same person. Whichever story is true I don't know but thankfully it was discovered!
