A teamaker’s perspective on tea, from the family tea company that is decommoditing a commodity. A blog about tea, life in Sri Lanka and ethics in business.
Health

Lies, damned lies and the coffee lobby

Fact and fiction should contrast as dramatically as black and white. Strangely that truth does not seem to hold anymore as the world enters a state of altered reality reminiscent of that which George Orwell described in 1949. In this dimension, it is not the State that is Big Brother, but something far worse. The...

Caffeine in tea – the story continues

The subject of caffeine in tea is surrounded by misunderstanding and myth, which has too often led to tea drinkers sacrificing their enjoyment of the healthy herb in the belief that caffeine in tea is excessively damaging. Whilst a new study suggests restricting tea consumption during pregnancy to four cups a day due to the...

Flavanols in Tea offer potent protection from colorectal cancer

The June 2008 issue of The American Association for Cancer Research, Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention features a study on Dietary Flavonoids and Colorectal Adenoma Recurrence which adds to the large body of scientific research that offers modern and medically supported evidence that the ancient and traditional belief in the health benefits of tea are...