Showing posts with label tea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tea. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 8, 2010


Immunity Booster

Today while riding my bike to work I noticed that besides the wonderful cool breeze, leaves were dropping of the trees ! The time has finally come. Autumn is almost here and with the beautiful gold and crimson leaves comes the cold & flu season.....

So in preparation I have started blended extra strength batches of the Immunity Booster and yes, it tastes awesome. It is great as a hot drink but surprisingly it is wonderful iced too.

Monday, November 2, 2009

The Beginning of Tea : Chinese Version




Legendary emperor Shen Nung is said to have discovered many medicinal properties of plants. Worshipped as a god for the many gifts he gave to China, the discovery of tea is attributed to him and even dated to 2737 B.C. The story goes that one day, while resting under a tree, Shen Nung, who always boiled his water, saw a few leaves fall into the pot. When he drank the resulting brew, which he found delicious and refreshing, he "discovered" the stimulating beneficial properties of the tea leaf.
It goes without saying that Shen Nung was a pretty cool dude , not only did he boil his own water but he mandated that the citizens of China do so as well....he even introduced Marijuana to his people as a pain medication....I would have to say that If he was around now days , he would definitely be one of the popular kids.