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A cup of tea a day could be crucial to good health

It might not feel like it after cup number five on a dismal Monday afternoon, but it turns out that tea might be crucial to living a long, healthy life. That’s according to new research by the aptly named Tea Advisory Panel (TAP), based on more than 40 studies undertaken on the apparently manifold benefits of being a regular drinker of the nations favorite hot pick-me-up. First of all, it’ll do wonders for your heart. It’s suggested that four to five cups of black or green tea a day improves cardiovascular function, lowers blood pressure and reduces the risk of a heart attack or stroke. Not a bad tip for a country where cardiovascular disease kills 150,000 people a year, which works out as 26% of all deaths. And that’s not the whole story. Both black and green tea significantly reduce levels of the LDL cholesterol associated with cardiovascular risk, with those at highest risk seeing the greatest reduction. One 12 week study concluded that three cups of black tea lowered levels of da...
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Afternoon tea or High Tea

Before there was oil there was tea. The original “black gold” has been the social fuel of the British Empire since the 17th century. It filled the coffers of the East Indian Tea Company, the treasury of the British Empire, started wars, calmed nerves and helped generations through stressful situations. In fact, tea by far exceeds the popularity of coffee in most Middle Eastern countries. British merchants devised processing methods for “black tea”(fully fermented) and marketed tea both in England and abroad. The Tea Exchange, where millions of “tea chests” are traded annually is still in London, whereas the Coffee Exchange in New York. London is still the place to go for a perfectly serves afternoon tea, which depending on the establishment, may consist of a couple of cups of tea along will some pastries, but more often than not is a meal. First, be aware that no self-respecting tearoom will use tea bags, always loose leaves, In 1610, Dutch traders brought the first commercial shipmen...
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