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Black Tea Heart Benefits

Give Your Heart Some Love with Black Tea Benefits

Black teas are well known in the U.S. for their robust flavors and energy-boosting caffeine effects but, what most consumers don’t know, is that black teas are quite beneficial for maintaining cardiovascular health. Black teas originate from the leaves of a plant called camellia sinensis and are the product of an enzyme-driven oxidation process that…

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Tea-Infused Spa Water Recipe

Tea-Infused Spa Water Recipe

Nothing could be easier, and the results are – you got it – heavenly!  You’ll feel like you’re floating above the clouds as you sip on this refreshing tea-infused cold brew. Prep the spa water in advance for a deliciously nurturing treat any time of the day!   Tea-Infused Spa Water Nothing could be easier,…

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brewing green tea

WHY Does My Green Tea Taste So GOOD?! (Part 2)

Let’s talk about what you, the infuser and composer of this flavor symphony, can do to extract the tastiest tea possible. Number one, never use fully boiled water. Do not even boil the water then let it cool down. Once the water has been brought to a roaring boil, CO2 has already been evaporated out,…

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brewing tea

The 5 Unique Benefits of Steeping Your Tea Hot

“Caution: Contents Hot!” An omnipresent warning label these days, serving to remind us of the latent risk of a cup of hot tea or coffee. As a hapless woman found out the hard way in a McDonald’s parking lot in 1994, hot coffee causes serious burns when spilled. The lawsuit following this incident settled in…

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