Green tea has been enjoyed by Asian cultures for many centuries. People in the West tend to think of it as nothing more than a beverage, but those in the East have long recognized its beneficial health properties. Historically, obesity was not a major problem in countries that drank the most tea, and modern researchers [...]

In many parts of the world, tea has been a popular beverage for a very long time. It is only recently, however, that its popularity has grown in other countries as well. People in Asia enjoy it not only as a beverage, but also as veritable cure-all for many different ailments. Western medicine typically scoffed [...]

Tea has been around for many centuries, and has been admired for its medicinal qualities as well as being a tasty beverage. The good news is that it doesn’t matter why you drink it, you will enjoy all of the green tea benefits. While Eastern medicine has long understood just how amazing tea is, it [...]

While they look and taste different, both black and green teas come from the same plant. The only difference among all true teas is how they are processed. For example, black tea is allowed to ferment, and it’s the fermentation process that gives it its color. Organic green tree is harvested and then dried before [...]

Have you ever noticed that you can often find green tea or its extracts being sold near other weight loss products? Perhaps you never thought twice about it, but they don’t sell coffee, milk or other such beverages there, so why green tea? Let’s take a look at green tea and weight loss. While it [...]

While some of the details remain sketchy, it is believed that the Chinese first cultivated green tea some 4,000 years ago. To this day, the Chinese are noted for their ability to use herbal and other natural remedies to treat all kinds of medical conditions. Now, that’s not to say they, or other Eastern cultures [...]

I have to be honest, I had never heard of Wu Yi tea, much less a Wu Yi diet. Perhaps you have already heard of it, but if you haven’t then all you need to know to get up to speed is that Wu Yi is a blend of black and green tea. This blend [...]

If you haven’t yet heard, green tea offers a wide variety of health benefits. One of the reasons that green tea is generally better than black tea is the way it’s processed. Both types come from the same plant, but black tea is fermented, while green tea is simply dried. This allows it to retain [...]