TEA 4 FREE - Teazine Issue 34

I am pleased to offer you the 34th edition of Tea4Free News. Amazing, we started this newsletter 6 years ago in April, 2002. Just as our newsletter has evolved, so too has Tea Connexions.

We started Tea Connexions in a 200 square foot office in 1998 in Saskatoon, SK. Our company has grown and today we are based out of a 2500 square foot office in Kingston, ON with warehousing in Upstate, NY. Our growth is a direct result of our commitment to our customers, who we strive to serve exceptionally by offering gourmet teas beautifully packaged and most importantly superior service.

Everyone at Tea Connexions is well aware that our future growth is dependent on our ability to retain and serve our customers. We are constantly striving to grow our customer base. This is the reason for all of the changes in the past years. Through refinement of our current business programs, we are one of the only tea companies that provides aspiring tea entrepreneurs--teapreneurs--the opportunity to profit from the growing demand for tea. Specialty tea is one of the fastest growing sectors in the world. The United States is the hottest growth market for the tea industry, following a similar growth trend as specialty coffee did.

To capitalize on this trend, Tea Connexions recently launched our new membership program consisting of the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Membership programs. If you wish to learn more, please visit Leaf Tea Biz Dot Com.

I am most excited about Healthy Cup Dot Com because it enables aspiring teapreneurs with less investment capital to start a tea business with a website for a low cost. Included with the Agency and Super-Agency programs is the ability to order product at below wholesale, product, marketing tools, training, etc. meaning Agents and Super-Agents can have both an online and offline tea business, capitalizing from the power of the Internet and most importantly daily tea marketing activities in their communities. For a clear summary of these business programs, please click here.

As a final note, I want you to visit Healthy Cup Dot Com because we also launched a separate tea contest, now you have two chances to win. To learn more about the healthy cup free tea contest click here.

Drink Tea and Prosper!

Cheers!

Yours sincerely,

Sanjay Gupta
Tea Connexions

P.S. Feel free to forward this newsletter to friends and family. Ultimately, our hope is that more and more people will begin adding tea to their diet--not only for its health benefits--but because of the great taste. Hot or cold, tea is satisfying and has life giving nutrients. No wonder tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world, next to water. Cheers!

To date $11,156 worth of FREE gourmet teas beautifully packaged has been given away to tea lovers throughout North America . That is enough to make nearly 100,000 cups of free tea. WOW! Our winners this month are:

Mary L of New York, NY

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Studies by neuroscientists show that tea, along with it's host of other health benefits, may also have potential as a treatment for Attention Deficit Disorder. John Foxe, a professor of neuroscience and an expert on the mechanisms of attention at the City University of New York, says reports dating back thousands of years suggest that drinking tea helps you relax, but more recent results show it also helps you stay more alert. The amino acid theanine, which is found in green, black, and oolong teas, causes a decrease in the brain's "alpha rhythms" during performance of tasks requiring a great deal of attention. The study finds that theanine and caffeine combined provide the most impressive results. Other early brain research into Parkinson's and Alzheimer's carried out in Israel found that the main antioxidant in tea appears to curb brain cell death and encourage repair of neurons.

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Ginger tea is most often used as a cold remedy. Its benefits include boosting the immune system, soothing sore throats, and treating bouts of flu. Many swear by ginger's ability to improve digestion and help relieve nausea.

Improves circulation and blood flow
Eases stomach cramps
Reduces menstrual cramping
Helps regulate blood sugar
Boosts the immune system

In the early 1900s, ginger was the source of superstitions. Growing a ginger plant in the house by placing gingerroot in water, for example, was said to attract health and prosperity. Another myth suggested that ginger's warming effects be used to "warm up the heart": in other words, that ginger would make the people who eat it feel warmer and consequently more loving toward their neighbors. Ginger tea is a spicy drink that will give you energy, and ward off a variety of ailments.

Prep: 5 minutes
Total: 20 minutes

Ingredients

Serves 4
1 tablespoon loose jasmine tea
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1 1/2 cups jasmine rice

Directions

1. Bring 2 1/4 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from heat, and add tea; cover, and let steep 5 minutes. Strain; discard tea leaves, and reserve brewed tea.
2. Return brewed tea to saucepan; add salt. Bring to a boil over medium- high heat. Add rice; cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook until tea has been absorbed and rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Serve immediately.
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An Australian study found that elderly women who drank tea had a higher hip bone density and reduced bone loss compared to women that did not drink tea. The study's authors say these results confirm previous studies that found drinking tea protects against bone loss and osteoporosis.

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published results of the study of 275 women ages 70-85, who were part of a 5 year study of calcium supplements and osteoporosis, that reviewed how much black and green tea they drank. The tea drinkers had a higher bone density than the non-tea drinkers. The number of cups consumed did not relate to any changes in the results. Smoking history and use of calcium supplements was taken into account.

The results, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, showed that women who were regular tea drinkers had higher bone density in two sites in the hip compared with non-tea drinkers. Amanda Devine, of the University of Western Australia in Perth stated that overall, their data supported the concept that tea intake has beneficial effects on bone structure by reducing bone loss. Previous studies have shown that flavonoids, phytochemicals in tea may provide protection against bone loss due to estrogen-like properties.
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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.

-> Steep two bags of green tea in 1 cup hot water for 20 minutes to overnight. Once it has cooled, massage the strong tea into your scalp. The antioxidants naturally eliminate dry flakes leaving the scalp less dried out.
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This issue of Tea 4 Free News - was written by Mary-Ellen Tessier. For years, there have been a growing list of celebrities drinking green tea. Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Oprah are just a few of the celebrities that drink it for its health benefits. You don't have to be a celebrity to know that more and more studies of green tea's health benefits are released every day.

Many of my friends and family have been drinking it for years. My mother-in-law Nancy, who regularly drinks lots of green tea, was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. Luckily, her cancer was operable, and we are very happy to know that she will be just fine. I truly believe that her green tea consumption helped her to have such a positive outcome. Do you have a story about how you feel tea's health benefits had a significant effect on you or someone you love? Send your stories to mary-ellen@teaconnexions.com.