Re: Re: Bottled vs. brewed teas: Study reveals healthiest teas

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One person at the Chiropractor's saw my brewed tea and said it looked like swamp

water! I told him it was the best tasting swamp water in the world, then gave

him some of the tea leaves so he can taste for himself!

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On Aug 22, 2010, at 8:08 PM, " eveheart " <eveheart@...> wrote:

> Sad to say, not only do we USAmericans process, pasteurize, and adulterate the

taste of every good food, but we also have the audacity to decorate our

packaging so as to obliterate the original beauty of the food. Beverages, in

particular, go from the graphic designs of the container to our mouth without us

ever regarding what it is we are imbibing.

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> The process of brewing tea is visually enriching, as we watch the jewel-like

color develop in the steeping leaves. I wouldn't be surprised if most of the

" health benefit " of antioxidants in freshly steeped tea actually came from

waiting patiently for the water to boil and then watching the tea bring forth

its pigment. I am reminded that, in some lands, these magical moments are

celebrated with a ceremony!

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> Eve

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