|
Shangers Teaopolis Ltd. is hosting a new competition to win a Princess Teana Party Pack!. Check it out at www.princessteana.com!
Are you interested in placing an order? Tea Connexions and its independent distributor members ensure that your orders are processed simply and safely. Through our system of localized distribution, you have the opportunity to order from your nearest distributor for prompt, courteous, and cheerful service. Local service benefits you because it decreases shipping time and costs. It also benefits you because you are not dealing with a head office in another state or country, but a local representative better able to serve your needs, answer your questions, and address any concerns you may have. Many of our distributors offer gift-wrapping and other gift giving services to facilitate your gift giving needs. To find out about these services, simply call your nearest distributor or send them an e-mail. To find your nearest distributor, please visit www.leaftea.com
Have you tried any of our teas from our distributors? If so, we'd like to hear from you!! Tell us what you think about our tea products and we can feature your testimonial in our future Tea4Free news! Send your comments to teazine@teaconnexions.com, with subject heading Tea Testimonial.
We look forward to giving away many more cups of FREE tea. Remember our motto:
Gourmet Teas. Beautiful Packaging. Superior Service. Exceptional Value.
Yours sincerely,
Rae Waslen
Tea
Connexions
P. S. Feel free to share this newsletter with your friends and family.
To date nearly $8632 worth of FREE gourmet teas beautifully packaged has been given away to tea lovers throughout North America . That is enough to make nearly 78,750 cups of free tea. WOW!
Our winner this month is: Michelle of Florida - Congratulations!
A representative from Jax Teas presented the winner with her prize!
- - - top - - -
1/2 cup sugar
8 tablespoons cold butter, cut into pieces
1 cup milk
10 chamomile tea bags
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup water
4 tablespoons sugar
Warm honey or preserves
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
Preheat oven to 400°F. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. With pastry blender or fingers, cut or rub in butter until mixture is size of small peas; set aside. In small saucepan, bring milk to a boil. Add 6 tea bags, cover and brew 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and cool. Beat in egg. Gradually add tea mixture to flour mixture, stirring until just combined. Make tea glaze by boiling 1 cup water and brewing 4 tea bags for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and stir in 4 tablespoons sugar. Let cool. Turn dough onto floured cookie sheet and pat into 16" circle. With blunt edge of knife, score top of dough into 16 pie-shaped wedges. Brush with tea glaze and bake 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack. Serve with warm honey or preserves, if desired. Yield: 16 scones.
- - - top
- - -
Whether it's childhood memories of granny's kitchen, mom's healing hands or toasts to success, each month Tea 4 Free News - Teazine features favourite tea stories. We would love to hear yours. If we choose your story, we will send you a FREE carton of Darjeeling tea bags.
This issue's featured story is from Stacey, from AZ :
Following my grandfather's passing in 1974, the doctor had placed my grandmother on valium. While she didn't take much, probably about 2.5 milligrams per day, I had difficulty with the fact she was taking this at all, especially in light of the fact she seldom took any kind of medication -- she'd even split an aspirin in half & crush it with sugar when she got a headache!
I wound up taking her shopping to a wonderful bath store that carried chamomile tea bags in which the whole flowers were visible. For holidays & special occasions, I always got her boxes of this tea. She stopped taking the valium & for the remaining 21 years of her life, she would have a cup of chamomile tea every evening before bed, sweetened with a bit of honey. Her parents had come from the "old" country & were big believers in the wonders of herbs &, following her success with chamomile, returned to this belief as well. She lived to be 95 years old. - Stacey
To submit a tea story, e-mail us.
- - - top - - -
Health-giving Ginger Tea blends Assam
leaf tea with natural ginger to soothe sore throats.
Enjoy this popular tea with milk. To see other health
benefits of this tea, please see
Tea Bits- What Ginger Tea can do for you!
In this issue!
|
|
|
Chamomile tea (25 tea bags):
Use these tea bags in this issue's recipe! This
Chamomile herbal infusion is perfect anytime
of the day, though it is often consumed in the
evening because of its natural sedative effect.
Enjoy this tea with a little bit of lemon. For more
on the health benefits of chamomile see-
The wonders of Chamomile tea. in this issue!
100% chamomile leaves.
| |
- - - top - - -
Research has found that five cups of Chamomile tea a day for two consecutive weeks can ease muscle spasms and fight inflammation. Chamomile has been used in the past as an anti-inflammatory, mild sedative and as an anti-ulcer remedy. As with most teas, Chamomile exhibits anti-oxidant activity and the essential oil extract has demonstrated antimicrobial activity. In the study conducted in the UK, drinking chamomile tea caused an increase in glycine which can ease muscle spasms and an increase in anti inflammatory hippurate in the urine. The increased levels of these two components remained elevated for two weeks. Researchers have also commented on its ability to relieve gastrointestinal inflammation. Since there have been positive indications researchers feel now the next step is to have controlled clinical trials.
To read the full report, please see the credit section for the link.
-- - top - -
-
Interestingly enough, researchers have reported that a caffeinated beverage such as black tea may relieve tension related headaches. In the study, researchers found that giving caffeine in isolation for pain relief appeared to work as well if not better than a standard pain reliever. Researchers report that the same proportion of patients who took caffeine capsules and ibuprofen capsules reported complete pain relief. In some cases the caffeine capsules were quicker at relieving the pain.
Currently, caffeine is already added to pain relievers, some which can even be bought over the counter. Recent research has also confirmed a therapeutic value in caffeine in relieving headache symptoms. However, high caffeine consumption has been linked to elevated blood pressure, and studies have linked it to be the cause of an increase in headaches a person might experience.
To read the full report, please see the credit section for the link.
- - - top - - -
Ginger Root is a perennial herb where the roots of the plant, or rhizomes, contain the benefits of the plant. The plant is native to China and India , and has been used as a cooking ingredient and for its medicinal attributes. In the past it has been used to alleviate menstrual cramps, body odor, food poisoning and seasickness.Other benefits include:
1) Preventing indigestion and abdominal cramps by helping break down proteins.
2) Improving and stimulating circulation while relaxing the muscles surrounding the blood vessels; improving high blood pressure.
3) Relaxing the stomach and relieving the feeling of nausea - treating motion sickness, morning sickness and nausea.
4) Ginger root extract can help lower LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) in the body, reducing risk of heart disease.
Other benefits research has found:
Ginger root may help
• treat ulcers
• with arthritis because of its anti-inflammatory properties
• with colds and flu due to its immunity boosting abilities.
Some of the many reasons to drink a warm cup of ginger root tea!
- - - top - - -
In this section we'd like to explore our knowledge of tea. this is issue examines the different types of tea:
Black tea: like the majority of tea, it's made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. The leaves are rolled, fermented and dried to enhance the flavor. Names such as Darjeeling , Nilgiri and Assam refer to their place of origin.
Green tea: the tea leaves are not fermented but withered, steamed, rolled and dried. It is believed that the lack of oxidation or fermentation is what gives green tea the edge in the health over black tea, as more antioxidants are preserved.
Brown tea: also called oolong. The leaves are only partially fermented, left long and in their whole state and are bruised and oxidized to a brown color.
Scented tea: includes varieties such as Earl Grey, and is made by adding natural oils or spices, or flower petals, to black, green or oolong tea.
Herbal teas: not from the Camellia sinensis plant, they can be composed of a single ingredient or a blend of flowers, fruits, herbs and spices. Examples include peppermint, hibiscus and chamomile
- - - top - - -
- - - > Tea 4 Free Winners
- - - > Reasons to trade in coffee for tea
- - -> White Tea versus Green Tea
- - - > A TEAmptation Recipe to go along with . Once upon a tea time!
- - - > Tea Facts & Tea Bits
- - - top
- - -
Tea Connexions is dedicated to providing the highest quality gourmet teas. Packaged beautifully, they make an ideal gift for tea lovers, health enthusiasts, and connoisseurs of fine art. Our mission is to offer you beautifully packaged gourmet teas distributed by an elite group of independent distributors that offer you superior service and exceptional value. Your satisfaction is assured; all of our products carry a 100% money back guarantee. More than 100 distributors look forward to serving your tea and gift giving needs. For an updated list, visit www.tea4free.com/tea-mates.html. If a distributor is not in your immediate area, please choose the closest distributor. Please note, this list represents distributors whose online stores are live and active; missing are distributors whose stores are still under construction. To choose your nearest distributor, using a clickable image map, visit www.leaftea.com/teastore.html.
- - - top
- - -
This issue of Tea 4 Free News - Teazine was researched and co-written by Rae Waslen from Tea Connexions. The html version of this newsletter and all web sites www.leaftea.com, www.teabizinabox.com, www.tea4free.com, and www.leafteabiz.com are managed and created by our Creative Director, Suruchi Gupta.
- - - top - - -
© Tea Connexions, 2005. All Rights Reserved
|
