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Annual tea science symposium

Blake Harvey — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:33:34 +0000

The Lipton Institute of Tea has been investigating the scientific basis for traditional beliefs about the health benefits of tea, through its own internal research as well as collaboration with universities around the world. The institute has organised a series of tea science symposiums to provide experts an opportunity to share findings from new studies and discuss their clinical relevance, identify future research opportunities, and foster valuable networks and collaborative partnerships. This article includes discussions from the third annual tea science symposium organised by the Lipton Institute of Tea held in Bangkok, Thailand, early October last year.

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Mega-rich export plan down to a tea

Blake Harvey — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:26:28 +0000

Forget about selling ice to Eskimos, how about exporting green tea to Japan? That’s the aim of an ambitious project on the Central Coast of Australia that could create a new export market worth millions of dollars a year.

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Float Matcha Tea Bowl

Blake Harvey — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:55:46 +0000

MOLO Design in Vancouver has created a modern glass version of the Japanese chawan. The bowl was designed with dimensions and proportions fitting to matcha. While you wouldn’t find someone using this in an actual tea ceremony, the bowl’s amazing presentation of the whisked green tea is quite beautiful.

The bowl can be purchased online here

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Green Tea helps improve Rosacea

Blake Harvey — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:05:40 +0000

Antioxidant drinks are widely advertised for their healing qualities and their value to our skin. But the message often stops there. Where are the antioxidant-based foods that we can eat to improve our skin? Read the full article here.

Green tea may combat depression in elderly

Blake Harvey — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:34:22 +0000

The study from the previous post also says that green tea may help the elderly in fighting depression. These results were also published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Click here to read the article.

Green Tea May Cut the Risk of Dying From Pneumonia

Blake Harvey — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:35:09 +0000

An recent study in Japan says that drinking green tea may help cut the risk of dying from Pneumonia. The results were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, September, 2009. Click here for the ABC news article.

Health benefits of drinking green tea

Blake Harvey — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:24:32 +0000

An article by Katherine Bruce at the Examiner details some of the health benefits of drinking green tea made with Matcha. Click here for the article.

Sifting matcha in preparation for tea ceremony