Tea and caffeine
The determinants of the caffeine level in a tea Many tea drinkers are interested in the caffeine levels in various teas. The caffeine level of a tea is determined by…
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Why is it not recommended during pregnancy?
There are two reasons that we do not recommend the Natural Shape – Lotus Leaf Herbal Tea for pregnant women: To promote ‘drug free pregnancy’, including avoiding caffeine Pregnancy is…
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Why is it not recommended during menstruation?
Chinese medicine has a theory that “if something is supposed to flow, it needs to flow freely and blockage will cause pain”. One of the characteristics of the Lotus leaf…
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Does it cause any diarrhoea like some others?
We have been asked this question about our Lotus Leaf Slimming tea quite a few times so we decided to publish a general answer as follows: The ingredient Cassia Seed…
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Brewing at the Office with an all-in-1 Tea infuser
Challenges of making a cup of premium loose leaf tea in an office environment Office workers are increasingly indulging themselves by bringing their favourite teas to the office. We all need…
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Tea quality and the current market
The current state The current state of the market for Chinese teas in western countries is charactorised by a low awareness of quality as a differentiator within a tea type…
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Premium versus lower quality tea?
Premium quality teas are distinguished via the care taken in cultivating and harvesting, the skill of the producer processing the tea and storage after production. 1. Plants and Harvesting Plant…
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Discerning a High Quality Tea
Tea grading The last step of tea processing is sorting and grading. When the tea leaves are dried, they are sorted by equipments that are able to sort according to…
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Pu-erh Tea and weight control
Pu-erh tea is traditionally consumed in areas in China where high fat diet (eg, horse meat, dairy products) is main stream diet and vegetables are not readily available, such as Tibet. This…
