I had someone ask me the other day, “Does Green Tea Have Caffeine?”. In answering this question, we got into a conversation about caffeine in general and the relative caffeine contents for various teas, in comparison to each other, and inevitably to coffee. What I realized is that there seems to be good amount of [...]
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Green Tea Recipe: Shrimp with Green Tea Leaves
Another Great Green Tea Recipe. This one traces it’s origins to the Imperial Court of Beijing. Ingredients: Sauce Ingredients: 1 tablespoon oyster sauce 2 tablespoons brewed DragonWell(Lung Jing) tea 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce 1 1/4 teaspoons sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil 1 teaspoon dry sherry Pinch freshly ground white pepper 1 3/4 [...]
Green Tea Shown to Decrease Depression in Breast Cancer Survivors
Breast cancer survivors are at a high risk for depression which can pose a major health risk even after the cancer is in remission. A recent study evaluating depression symptoms in Chinese women who were treated for breast cancer, showed regular consumption of green tea may be beneficial to fighting depression. The women in the [...]
It’s Not Loose Leaf Tea, but Starbucks is Taking a Step in the Right Direction
World Tea News reported that on Jan 12 Starbucks officially announced that they would be replacing it’s current line of Tazo teas with a whole-leaf version. Starbucks will now carry a total of 10 whole leaf teas; adding a Vanilla Rooibos herbal tea and an Orange Blossom Green Tea to their current selection of teas. [...]