Let me start of by saying that the number one question I am asked regarding green tea has to be whether or not it will help one to lose weight. I mean, I get this daily. So does it?
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Dear T Bloggers,
Thought I would tell you what I have discovered about drinking tea for my health! Since becoming a serious tea drinker in 2004, I tried to find the tea with the most health for my buck. That made me take a look at Pu-erh teas, the Chinese health tea. I found out that [...]
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Playlist for Enka Hits #5:
Song/Artist
Jinsei Iroiro - Shimakura Chiyoko
Kyoudai Bune - Toba Ichiro
Kawachi Otoko Bushi - Nakamura Mitsuko
Mugibatake - Oyoneezu
Ichiendama no Tabigarasu - Hareyama Saori
Haguresou - Kozai Kaori
Shiroi Kaikyo - Ootsuki Miyako
Koiuta Tsuzuri - Horiuchi Takao
Kokoro Koorasete - Takayama Gen
Onna … Hitoritabi - Tagawa Toshimi
MP3 File
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In the news of late, there have been several stories about the safety of food being imported into the US, especially from China. Pet food ingredients and toothpaste have been two notable examples. National Public Radio last week had a story on this subject as well. One would be foolish not to be concerned about [...]
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After much trouble and effort, I finally got these nifty new glass teapots in. I had many customers ask or tell me that it was somewhat of a pain to brew green tea at work so when I spotted this item it seemed perfect for the job. Since it is a food related item, [...]
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Finally, the Uji shincha “Miyabi” arrives tomorrow. This green tea is always the last one to come in every year for some reason, this year it’s especially late. Anyway, we’ll have those in the mail either tomorrow….
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Finally, the Uji shincha “Miyabi” arrives tomorrow. This green tea is always the last one to come in every year for some reason, this year it’s especially late. Anyway, we’ll have those in the mail either tomorrow….
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With little effort you can find recipes using tea. This seems to be a popular trend these days. It is certainly fun, as it allows one to explore their creative side. The attached link will take you to aroundmaine.com which features an article on cooking with tea. I have not tried the recipes (yet), though [...]
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Last month the History Channel aired a segment on their Modern Marvels program on tea. They did a nice job of covering history, and brought out some aspects that are not always covred in many of the books that have been written. In addition, they interviewed a number of people in the industry all the [...]
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It seems that the Big Marketing companies are jumping on the tea bandwagon!
Last summer Snapple had a cute ad introducing its’ line of White Tea drinks showing the plucking of a bud and two leaves. Lipton has included ‘diet’ tea in their bottled drink line.
Now Coca Cola and Nestle (Nestea) have introduced Enviga, what they [...]
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