1/11/2024 0 Comments My cuppa teaAntioxidants help repair and prevent damage to the cells in the body. The health benefits seen with tea are believed to be related to the polyphenols, which serve as antioxidants. Some commercial teas will mix true teas with herbal plants to improve the benefit with the combination. Hibiscus can lower blood pressure and may help to prevent kidney stones. These herbs may have their own health benefits not related to the polyphenols found in true teas. For example, rooibos teas may help reduce blood pressure and cholesterol. Herbal teas do not come from the Camellia sinensis plant, but rather from other plants. Some common herbal teas include rooibos, hibiscus, chamomile, peppermint, lemon balm and ginger. All of the true teas naturally contain caffeine and polyphenols. White tea comes from the immature leaf that has not opened fully when harvested. Interestingly, oolong is between black and green tea in the processing. Green tea is produced before the tea leaves go through an oxidation (leaves exposed to the air) process, while black tea leaves are crushed and exposed to the air for a full oxidation process. True teas include black, green, oolong and white. The variation in true teas comes from differences in harvesting, growing and processing the leaves. True teas are ones that come from the Camellia sinensis plant or leaves. It may not be obvious, but I don’t want to talk about pandemics. ![]() My first reaction was enough with the pandemics, but she really is my cup of tea and I enjoyed the story. Ironically, I started reading the first chapter and realized it was historical fiction about the 1918 influenza outbreak in the United States. So, I put a loan request in (thanks, Ada Public Library) for her latest novel The Little Souls without thinking about the topic. For example, I love to read historical fiction and recently finished a book by one of my favorite authors. Sandra Dallas as an author is my cup of tea! I became familiar with her works when she wrote The Persian Pickle Club about a quilting club in Kansas during the Dust Bowl. I enjoy her books to the point where I order them from the library without looking at the subject. The idiom "my cup of tea" is used to refer to something one likes to do. Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
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