Guest guest Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Protects against ovarian cancer: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4521964.stm and enables faster recovery from stressful situations: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5405686.stm Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 There is also a variant called "white" tea which is even less fermented than green.I don't mix types together but I drink Oolong and two different varieties of green tea (sencha and gunpowder).Keep in mind (real) tea has caffeine so avoid late night cups, unless you're drinking an herbal tea.JR On Oct 6, 2006, at 7:11 AM, Rodney wrote:Hi Francesca:As I understand it there are three types of 'real' tea (i.e. tea from the tea plant, not from herbs of some kind).They are green tea, oolong and black. Most of the world drinks black tea I believe (correction welcome). I believe the tea plant is 'camellia sinensis'.Herbs of various kinds (at least some of them) may well be healthy, but probably for different reasons than tea.There is at least one important known difference between green and black tea. In processing one chemical in green tea is converted to another. They both apparently have their benefits. I drink all three types. Often blended together in the same pot.I drink it with lemon and no sugar. I like some, but not too much, of the lemon skin extract, so when making tea I use both slices of lemon and some bottled lemon juice in the same pot. I steep the tea for five minutes before removing the leaves and adding the lemon, fwiw.Rodney.> > Protects against ovarian cancer:> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4521964.stm> > and enables faster recovery from stressful situations:> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5405686.stm> > Rodney.> > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 Caffeine in green and white teas are minimal compared with black tea, so if you like to drink tea at night, you should be able to do so -- at least I have no problems. > > > > > > Protects against ovarian cancer: > > > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4521964.stm > > > > > > and enables faster recovery from stressful situations: > > > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5405686.stm > > > > > > Rodney. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 On Oct 6, 2006, at 7:17 PM, orb85750 wrote: > Caffeine in green and white teas are minimal compared with black tea, > so if you like to drink tea at night, you should be able to do so -- > at least I have no problems. It's hard to compare because of the variations among different kinds of black and green teas, but the figures I've seen show green teas containing somewhat less than half the caffeine content of black tea. (Grad students in Japan have told me the stimulant of choice for pulling an all-nighter is matcha, powdered green tea.) That said, I've never had trouble sleeping after drinking sencha (Japanese green tea) in the evening (by sharp contrast with black tea or coffee), and assume the reason may be the L-theanine content, reported to be a relaxant. LCook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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