Beauty, Health and Living

Given a choice between green tea or black tea, I always go with green. Yet there are also health benefits to drinking black tea.

A small German study found drinking black tea significantly improved the ability of arteries to relax and expand to keep blood pressure healthy.

Another study at The University College London also found that black tea helps cut levels of the stress hormone cortisol circulating in the blood.

Professor Steptoe said, “This has important health implications because slow recovery following acute stress has been associated with a greater risk of chronic illnesses such as coronary heart disease.”

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Once I had my first cup of St. Dalfour organic Earl Grey tea I just love it. It took me a while to find black tea this good.

The bergamont in this black tea makes it that much better. Made with pure organic Ceylon tea. Selected and blended under the direction of the tea experts of St. Dalfour France. Enhanced by the all natural flavor of bergamot.

St. Dalfour tea come from the Himalayas of India and the highlands of Ceylon. St. Dalfour describes this about their tea:

“Since tea is made directly from tea leaves plucked on a continuous basis during harvest (and these tea leaves are not washed), it is vitally important to make certain these leaves are free of any chemicals. Be confident of having pure, wholesome tea when buying St. Dalfour.”


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I was interested in trying out teas from Mount of Olives because of the large selections they had to offer.  And also because they were blended with pomegranate leaves.  I know there are many health benefits to drinking pomegranate leaves tea and thought this would be a great tea to try.

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The variety selection were all in a box named “Treasures”.  It include Earl Gray, Jasmine Green, English Breakfast, Green Tea Chai, White Tea Berry, Jerusalem Mint, Sweet Apple Spice, and Soothing Chamomile.

Of all the choices, the one that I would drink again is the White Tea Berry and the Jerusalem Mint.  You would think that having many selections to chose from I would find a real winner.  But that’s not the case here.

And as much as I enjoy pomegranate, the pomegranate leaves made this tea much too bitter and strong.  I’ve made pomegranate tea leaves and they are pretty bitter and not that good.  I would only drink it as a digestive aid.

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