Tea Talk

Fruit teas are part of my herbal or tisane line of teas. They are wonderfully refreshing and naturally caffeine-free, so you can enjoy them during the day or evening. As we head into warmer weather (spring really is on the way), I will drink more fruit teas to please my taste buds, which will start to shift to fruit-flavored teas that scream warm weather to me. I prefer my fruit teas over ice, but they are also fabulous as hot tea. Here are a few of my favorites. First up is Mango & Friends. This tea has been with me...

Yep, it’s that time of year again when we get to set our clocks ahead one hour. I’ve always been curious why they call it Daylight Savings Time because we lose an hour of sleep in the spring. Where’s the savings in that? I now have a “smart” clock in my bedroom that will automatically set itself to the correct time so I can’t accidentally oversleep. But the rest of the clocks in my house are a different story and have to be manually adjusted. Oh, the inconvenience. But the worst thing is how my body reacts to losing that...

A NEW Black Tea: Organic Royal Golden Goddess is a smooth, full-bodied, high-quality golden tips tea (Black Tea) that smells deliciously of caramel and brown sugar, and it has just arrived in the store. This black tea has baked fruit and honey flavors with an earthy, long-lasting finish that both tea newbies and connoisseurs will enjoy. Organic Royal Golden Goddess comes from a tea plantation that sits at an altitude of 4,200 to 6,000 feet; yep, that's way up there. I found their harvesting and processing intriguing, so I thought I'd give you a glimpse into how this tea is...

I’m happy to tell you that I’ve added a delicious new white tea for you to enjoy. I hadn’t planned on expanding my white tea selection, but this tea was too tempting to pass up. Plus, white tea is so good for you that I just had to add it to my white tea collection. The new tea is called Beautiful You White Tea. This lovely tea blend delightfully combines muted, lemony citrus notes with a soft blueberry flavor. Natural fruit pieces and bamboo happily mix with the delicate aroma of white tea for a cup that is both flavorful...

I’ve been impressed with the number of people asking me about the best tea to drink for their health. Many of you are taking improving your health seriously and are ditching soda or pop, artificially sweetened drinks, and large mugs of coffee. Now, to that question: All teas have antioxidants and beneficial health properties. However, to increase your antioxidant level, you may want to look at green tea. There’s lots of information and studies about the benefits of green tea. I will confess that I really enjoy reading them. I found this article about a study on Green Tea from...