The Tea Drinker

The Results

2009-03-11T13:45:00.000-07:00

After much testing and analyzing I have discovered a miracle. I now know which tea is the most adequate for people who have trouble focusing or are just simply lazy.

The results are....

JASMINE TEA

It relaxes you in a good way by the simple fact that is reduces stress. Ask yourself, do you find your school or job environment stressful? If your answer is no, I suggest not reading on. However, if your answer is yes, like me, than I have more fun facts to share.

Jasmine is an effective anti-depressant. What does anti-depressants have anything to do with focusing and triggering your brain into working in a more efficient matter? If your school or work environment makes you unhappy, or a more recognizable word, "boring," than wouldn't a tea that cheers you up solve your problems?

Now, this is not a commercial, so I'll try my best to get to the point. Jasmine tea has a strong and flavorful scent that makes you feel good, and awake. Although Jasmine has a low amount of caffeine, I found myself awake during my oh so long, boring English class. That should say something. I believe it's the flavor and the scent that stimulates your body to focus; aka, it awakes you.

Last but not least, Jasmine tea is arguably the healthiest tea for you, so there's more to gain by drinking this tasteful tea.

Fun fact: Jasmine tea has seductive effects

Process of Tea Thinking

2009-02-24T19:22:00.000-08:00

I have been thinking about the following question for a while and finally decided to do something about it. The question is: "Which tea makes your process of thinking more effective?"

In this study, I am going to drink a different kind of tea everyday for four days. The teas include green, black, white, and jasmine tea. To make it a fair run for each of these categories of tea I will maintain a healthy 9 hours of sleep, consume the same amount of tea, make the tea in it’s required temperature, and eat a healthy balanced breakfast every morning.

Since I’m a freshman attending college, this is a perfect set-up on experimenting which tea compliments our intellectualness the most. The factors I will follow in determining this are:

1. Enthusiasm towards the subject, if any
2. Resisting distractions
3. Being awake or not
4. Paying attention
5. Level of comprehending a lecture
6. Speed of your process of absorbing/understanding the material

I will post my results a week from now.

Tea Smoothie

2009-02-17T10:32:00.001-08:00

The other day my 13 year old brother decided to make a tea smoothie. I have no idea what got him into this. He's a strange kid- let's just leave it at that.

He did as follows:
1. Made one cup of hot rosemary flavored tea
2. Mixed the tea with fruit, milk, juice and ice like a standard smoothie
3. Mixed it well in a smoothie maker

It was one of the most disgusting smoothies I have ever tasted of my existence. At first glance, it looked fine, except for the weird looking foam at the top. For the record, my bro is quite the smoothie maker, but that smoothie was nasty. I guess tea is not a good substance when used to make a smoothie. It simply just ruins the flavor. So don't try to make a tea smoothie at home. It tastes like flavored toilet water with a hint of lime.

He also made a movie of himself making tea, initially supposed to be a “how to make tea for dummies” but ended up being a “how to not do it.” I’m actually considering posting this video because it’s so dumb it makes you laugh. Speaking of movies, I might start posting movies made by me with some relevance to tea to make The Tea Drinker more interesting and fun.

Tea of the Month

2009-02-10T10:53:00.000-08:00

It’s finally time for me to announce the tea of the month, the tea of February 2009. Since we’re still stuck with the nasty cold winter weather, I think most of us find our immune systems slowly failing as we start coughing our throats off. Getting sick is not something you look forward to, unless your immune system is top notch and you’re one of those who never get sick. For us normal people, I assure you that you will get get sick at least once during the winter season. Popping vitamin C pills, eating healthy, and dressing as if you were going to the North Pole just doesn’t’ seem to cut it. So what do you do? You drink tea. Now, why tea? And what type of tea? Well that’s why I created Tea of the Month.

The Tea of the Month of February is:

Imperial Acai Blueberry White Tea

Ingredients:

White tea, green Rooibos, blueberries, natural acai extract, grapes, hibiscus, beetroot, rosehips and black currants.

This tea is rich with antioxidants, very soothing, and has a fruity flavor. If you like blueberries, there’s no doubt your going to love this tea. This tea will fill your entire kitchen with an amazing, blueberry-fruity scent. The best part is that is comes with the following health benefits:

Antioxidants (strengthens your immune system and helps with metabolism.)

Hydration of the body and the skin (acts naturally to reduce the signs of aging such as fine lines and wrinkles)

Detoxifies your body

Includes fluoride (which strengthens tooth enamel and reduces the formation of plaque)

Contains Rooibos (which helps to relieve allergies, increase iron abosorption and aids in digestion)

Has lots of vitamins and minerals, particularly Vitamin C.

This tea will definitely boost your immune system with flavor and style.

Goodbye Skin Problems, Say Hello to Beautiful Skin

2009-02-03T19:48:00.000-08:00

If you drink tea everyday and wonder if there's any benefits in terms of your skin, questioning whether or not it's just a myth then keep on reading!

1. Green and white tea increases antioxidant capacity of tissues,

particularly the blood. An increase of antioxidants is a major indicator to healthy skin as well as it helps to reduce skin aging.

2. Green tea formulations reduce sun damage. Green tea helps to reduce inflammation and therefore enhances sun protection when used in addition to a sunscreen. So say goodbye to sunburns, and drink green tea.

3. The consumption of green tea will help slow down the development of some signs of aging. Consuming green tea has shown in studies to improve and make your skin look younger and healthier. All you have to do is drink 3-10 cups of green tea daily (recommended my medical experts.) Drinking green tea excessively for a period of 8 weeks has shown to improve the elastic tissue content in your skin.

So you ask yourself, "how do I slow down skin aging?"

Here's two ways to go about it:

1. Freeze freshly brewed green tea as ice cubes and use them as a toner. ( Tip: Don't apply ice cubes to your skin right out of the freezer, let them warm up a bit or you may get a freeze burn.)

2. Drink lots of green tea (3 to 10 cups recommended)

Fun Facts About Tea

2009-02-03T09:43:00.000-08:00

1. Tea is the second most widely consumed beverage in the world after water. Half of the world's population drinks it either hot or cold.

2. It is the most popular and cheapest beverage, next to water, in the world.

3. Everyday, more than 2 billion men and women drink their favorite beverage, tea.

4. 5 out of 6 North Americans drink tea

5. The average North American consumes one cup of tea per day.

6. Tea's consumption will continue to increase as health-conscious consumers choose tea for its medicinal benefits.

7. Tea is a rich source of antioxidants and flavonoids which are scientifically proven to aid in the prevention of heart disease and cancer.

8. The antioxidants in two cups of black tea are equivalent to the antioxidants in one glass of red wine, seven glasses of orange juice, or 20 glasses of apple juice.

Welcome

2009-02-02T17:18:00.000-08:00

Welcome to my tea blog! This blog is brand new, so please be patient as I will add on more posts as time passes. My goal is to make The Tea Drinker a solid and helpful blog for anyone who is interested. This blog will cover the following:

1. Reviews on different brands of teas
2. Tea of the month
3. Battle of the brands
4. Health benefits
5. Fun facts about tea

In all, I hope all you tea drinkers out there will find your way to this blog and peek in once in a while for updates:)

Benefits from Tea

2009-01-28T18:40:00.000-08:00

Numerous studies have shown that tea benefits your health. I read an article on www.sciencedaily.com that focused on how evident the benefits from tea really is. The article concentrated on Cardiovascular, Cancer, Bone and joint health, and memory, all four that can be potentially improved with the consumption of a certain tea. Given the fact that there’s no strong evidence, drinking tea over a long period of time will supposedly benefit you in many ways. Green tea is believed to reduce heart risk or atherosclerosis, and black tea is supposed to protect against colon cancer. Also, drinking regular tea might improve bone mineral density for older women. In terms of memory, studies have shown that older adults in Japan who consumed green tea daily showed less risk of memory difficulty, compared to someone who didn’t drink tea regularly. In all, regular, green, and black tea will supposedly help you become a healthier being as long as you consume it daily.