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Tea is so much more than English breakfast tea with milk and sugar. Tea has verifiable health benefits, and more than milk, it really does a body good. If you're looking for a superfood that's low in calories and high in antioxidents, nutrients, and medicinal benefits, tea is the perfect food.
Pu-erh Tea
Pu-erh (pronounced poo-air) qualifies to be called a tea since it is a genus of the Camellia plant. By strict definition, only beverages made of this plant are true teas.
Pu-erh is one tea that you have probably not heard of unless you're a tea afficionado. Even people who love pu-erh say it is an acquired taste. The taste is said to be earthy and reminiscent of mushrooms.
The benefit of pu-erh tea is that it reduces cholesterol in the blood. Chinese doctors reported clinical experiments in the 1970s in which drinking pu-erh was shown to lower cholesterol levels. French scientists were able to duplicate these results.
Like wine, pu-erh tea is more valuable when aged. Older tea cakes can sell for thousands of dollars so you will see a wide range in price.
Hawthorne Tea
Herbalists have used Hawthorne in concoctions to cure heart disease for centuries. They knew that it regulates the circulatory system so it's good for hypertension, low blood pressure, arythmias, and heart murmurs.
The berries, leaves, and leaves of the Hawthorne plant contain flavonoids that are thought to be responsible for its improved coronary blood flow, and antioxidant properties.
If heart disease runs in your family, Hawthorne tea may be an excellent preventative. Consult your doctor before taking Hawthorne if you are takingDigitalis (Digoxin) or any other anti-arrhythmic treatments.
Kombucha
Kombucha does not meet the true definition of tea, but that is what it's known as. Kombucha is actually a several species of yeast and bacteria that is mixed with green, black, or oolong tea and sugar.
Kombucha is an old beverage with the first known use being around 221 B.C., in China. It is said to be a cure for early stage cancer, arthritis, kidney stones, high cholesterol, and many more.While some do grow their own kombucha at home, it is time consuming. Most people prefer to buy the bottled variety in their local health food store.
When the beverage is finally mixed and brewed, it contains a mix of B vitamins, enzymes, probiotics, and acids found to move toxins out of the body. Most people experience a feeling of well being immediately upon drinking it. Kombucha is said to aid better digestion, clearer skin, and reduction in joint and body pain.
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It is Easy to make your own kombucha at home, all you need is a one gallon glass (not plastic or metal - they inhibit growth of culture) jug, a 'baby' kombucha culture, a cup of sugar, and 1 gallon of brewed black tea.
If you do not have a baby kombucha culture, you can either a) get one from a friend or b) culture you own, buy your favorite kombucha, do not use pasteurized, because it will not work. I recommend either GT's or High Road kombucha ( the best). Add it instead of the baby kombucha.
brew 5 tea bags black tea, add gallon of boiled water into jug. Add 1 cup sugar + mix (use extra 1/4 cup if culturing your own Kombucha). Wait until the tea cools to body temperature, take out your tea bags. then add your culture, or the storebought kombucha. Cover with a breathable (cloth) material and cover with rubber band. Wait about two weeks (10-14 days - or until a thin, pancake looking thing appears in the tea - this is your new culture). its helps to know what its supposed to taste like - light, not sweet, bubbly, efferevescent. if it is still sweet, the bacteria have not broken down the sugar, rendering into Kombucha. All sugar is converted to the Kombucha by the culture. Remove the Culture (store in Fridge in glass or ceramic, again no metal or plastic. use plastic wrap over top to keep stuff out). Strain and Bottle your drink. Use your Kombucha pancake again and again.
The Tea version, as I am aware, does not contain the full spectrum of vitamins and nutrients, so if you are drinking for health supplement, I recommend either buying it or making it yourself.
- you can try different Teas - whether or not you want caffeinated - etc - Enjoy!!
This is a great hub! Your info about lowering cholesterol is very welcome. I didn't know that the clinical results had been duplicated - that's great news! I've been drinking pu-erh for about a year now. I was turned onto it by one of my Asian friends - his mom had drunk it for years. Now I can't stop either. It's become my favorite tea. You can get a Foojoy brand (Chinese) Aged Pu-Erh in leaf form, 8 oz. for about $8 (boxed) in a lot of Asian groceries. I don't think it's as common as Lipton, but close. I see it a lot of places now.
Kombucha - I made that at home for years. I will again one day. That is delicious, and you really do feel a sense of well-being after a glass. My husband and I call it a "trans-dimensional" food - one that has beneficial energy from beyond our plane of existence.
Excellent hub here. I tried Kombucha about 10 years ago. Quite a strong fermented taste, didn't take to it much. However, I've been thinking about giving it another try as a friend of mine is really into it and makes his own. Perhaps it's an acquired taste. Certainly good for you. Thanks for sharing.
I've never really drank tea you see I'm only eleven. But I would really like to. If anyone has any good hot tea suggestions it would be very helpful. Also is all tea an "aquiered taste" thing? And by the way this was wicked helpful thanks so much, Jules
Drew Sturchio 3 years ago
I just bought a box of the kombucha decaff green tea in yogi's brand teas. I have to say this stuff is a great pick me up in the mourning even being decaff... Every bit of internal pain I feel seems to go away once I have my mourning kombucha tea. It really doesn't taste bad at all either. I really recommend this product to anyone looking for a good way to detox and gain energy.