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Shangers Teaopolis Ltd. is hosting a new competition to win a Princess Teana Party Pack!. Check it out at www.princessteana.com!
Christmas is upon us again. It marks a period of joy, time with family, and friends, and of course the end of another year.
It is hard to believe that Tea 4 Free has been operational since 2001, with the first newsletter being published in 2002. Over these years, our tea line has grown from 15 items to 209 and our business has grown considerably.
I am very thankful to all of our Distributors, customers, business partners, and suppliers. Thanks to all.
On behalf of Tea Connexions, I wish to extend the best of wishes for this Xmas season and a happy and prosperous New Year.
Yours sincerely,
Sanjay Gupta
Tea
Connexions
P.S. Click here for a special Christmas message from my son, Shivam, who will be two years old in January, 2007.
To date nearly $10,140 worth of FREE gourmet teas beautifully packaged has been given away to tea lovers throughout North America . That is enough to make nearly 94,302 cups of free tea. WOW!
Our winners this month are: Jocelyn C from SC and Nicole D from TX
- Congratulations!
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85% of the tea sold in the U.S. is iced tea. For many years, coffee was the hot beverage of choice, but that is rapidly changing. Even though its one of the oldest beverages being consumed, it's as popular as any brand new product. The Tea Association of USA says sales in the U.S. have for the most part quadrupled since 1990. Tea bags and ready to drink teas are popping up even in unlikely places. There's also been a massive increase in premium tea sales, proving that more and more tea drinkers are demanding higher quality teas.
Black tea, which has often been referred to as the least healthy of teas, is now turning out to be surprisingly heart healthy, and shows a newly discovered ability to keep arteries elastic and healthy. Oolong tea, the least studied of all tea varieties, is showing strong anti-aging and anti-viral properties. White tea turns out to have the highest antioxidant profile of all!
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Adults who drank 3 or more cups of green tea a day in a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association had a lower chance of dying of cardiovascular disease. The study carried out a University School in Japan, reported on over 40,000 adults aged 40-79 over an 11 year period. Those who consumed 5 or more cups of tea per day had a 16 percent lower risk of death and a 26 percent lower risk of cardiovascular disease than participants who consumed less than 1 cup of tea per day. The study concluded that if green tea protects against cardiovascular disease and cancer, drinking green tea would substantially contribute to prolonging life expectancy.
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Ingredients:
1 1/3 cups of water
6 black tea bags
1 cinnamon stick, broken
3 whole cloves
1/3 cup sugar
1 1/3 cups of cranberry juice cocktail
1 cup of burgundy wine
Orange, pear or apple slices garnished with cloves
Directions:
In saucepan, bring water to boil. Add tea and spices, cover, and let stand 5 minutes. Remove tea bags. Stir in sugar, cranberry juice, and wine. Return to medium heat and stir until sugar is dissolved and mixture is heated through. Serve in cups with fruit slices as garnish.
This recipe for Hot Christmas Tea serves/makes 4 If time is tight mix Apple and Cinnamon Loose Tea!
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- Black Currant tea can help cool your body if you have PMS or are in menopause
- Black tea with milk is an excellent source of iron
- Green tea is a good liver cleanser
- Cardamom tea is considered an aphrodisiac
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A recent article in Nutraceuticals World Magazine discussed the popularity of using the words "anti-aging" to describe products and foods. The U.S. Tea Association asked their legal advisors to provide their opinion of how these claims relate to the tea industry.
This is a summary of their observations. "Tea contains antioxidants and phytonutrients, that positively impact a number of systems, including systems that deteriorate with age. Tea companies may lawfully make structure/function claims about the role of tea as long as the claims can be backed up with studies or journal articles."
The type of claims you may need to be wary of are those such as "take 10 years off the age of your heart" or "make your face look 10 years younger". This type of claim would be much more difficult to substantiate.
Compared to other industries, there are many more studies that show the many benefits of tea, and the U.S. tea association concluded that tea is one of those rare foods that appears to do nothing but good things for those who consume it.
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With all the claims about weight loss in regards to Oolong tea, it's time to take a closer look. Oolong tea or as some call it, Woolong tea, is semi fermented, half black and half green tea. Oolong means "Black Dragon" in Chinese, and is often referred to as red tea, as that's the color it looks when steeped. Black tea is processed over two or more days in a cool location, while oolong is placed in direct sunlight for only a few hours.
Though antioxidants are removed during processing, Oolong still contains large amounts of polyphenols.
Some of the health benefits include: reduced cell mutations, resulting in lowered cancer rates; neutralization of free radicals, slowing the aging process and preventing skin damage; Improves dermatitis; aids in weight loss, by metabolizing fat and increasing the number of calories burned; helps prevent tooth decay; and prevents blood clotting and reduces cholesterol.
Oolong tea has ¼ of the caffeine in coffee, and ½ the caffeine in black tea. If all these benefits aren't enough, it has been said that Oolong tea is a great beverage to drink when you have an upset stomach.
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What to Buy for Those "Tough to Buy For" People this Holiday Season.
For the Person who loves the Finer things in life
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Deca Tea is a unique hard-wood box with ten small compartments each housing a precious Indian tea. It holds 30 grams each of Darjeeling, Assam, Nilgiri, Green Tea, Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Masala, Cinnamon, Ginger and Mint teas. (1140 grams/2.5 pounds)
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A hand crafted box with brass elephant inlay. Contains 50 grams of First Flush Darjeeling. (180 grams/7 ounces)
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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.
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-> To eliminate food odors on hands, especially fish, rinse hands with tea!
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 This issue of Tea 4 Free News - was written by Mary-Ellen Tessier. It is with great pride that I take on the duties of preparing the Tea4Free newsletter.
With the Holiday Season just around the corner, fond memories of Christmases past fill my head as I prepare for the holiday season. I realize that tea is a very important part of all the holiday memories I have. Whether it's that lovely cup of tea after a big meal or special times spent with a friend or relative over a pot of tea, my favorite beverage is never far from any of my daily or holiday traditions. Not to mention the many wonderful Christmas teas and lovely tea gift baskets at this time of year! Best wishes to you and yours this holiday season, may it be filled with nothing but the fondest of memories. E-mail us your special tea memories for a chance to win free tea!
I hope my background in media, my many computer related positions and my experiences in the tea business help me to keep TEA4FREE TEAming with everything that interests you! Have a tea for me!. If you want to share any ideas or thoughts please email me directly.
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.
P.S. Special thanks to Linda Wolfe for all the tea information she shared with us this month!
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September 13 issue of the Journal of the American
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Fast Facts - Canadian Living.com
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