New website is now running!!!!!

Well it took a lot of hard work and a decent amount of time but we finally got our new website up and running.

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As a re-launch/ spring sale we offer the following amazing deals:

Spend $50 or more to receive 25 grams of Lapsang Souchong free! To celebrate the arrival of our new 2011 spring green teas we are having a 1 month only incredibly deal. It is very simple and doesn’t cost you an extra cent!

Simply place an order with us, totaling $50 between March 22^nd and April 22^nd and you will receive, in addition to your purchased products, 25 grams (.88 oz) of Lapsang Souchong. For example, buy 100 grams of Li Shan Oolong tea totaling $82.49 and in your package will be an extra 25 grams of Lapsang Souchong.

We want to make the arrival of our 2011 spring teas as memorable as possible. Try some of our beautiful Peaceful Monkey Leader or Lao Shan Green tea, some of the freshest tea available anywhere.

In addition to this amazing offer you will still receive a small token of Chinese culture and of course, free shipping on all orders over $100.

We are here to help you have an absolutely wonderful spring season this year, don’t miss opportunity as it only comes around once a year! Just to recap you will receive:

• A free gift of 25 grams of Lapsang Souchong with any purchase of 50 dollars or more
• Free shipping on all orders over $100
• A small token of Chinese culture, regardless of purchased amount.
• Free samples of tea with every purchase

How To Buy The Perfect Tea!

White, Green, Oolong and Black tea all are produced from the "Camellia sinensis" plant. "Camellia sinensis" is native to China and Asia and grown in many tropical regions throughout the world today. WikiPedia states, "It is an evergreen shrub or small tree that is usually trimmed to below two meters (six feet) when cultivated for its leaves. It has a strong taproot. The flowers are yellow-white, 2.5–4 cm in diameter, with 7 to 8 petals." The main difference in each one of these teas is when and how they are processed. "Processed" means picked, fermented (or oxidized), dried, etc. etc. Optimal time to pick the tea leaves is April-May with some variations expected. It can take several years for these plants to produce a plentiful harvest. Green and White tea is considered the least processed with the most antioxidants and the least amounts of caffeine. Green tea will have a pleasant grassy taste while White tea will boast a more floral flavor. White tea is actually produced using the plant's flower buds. The buds are picked before they bloom and then baked or steamed to halt any oxidation process. This preserves the high anti-oxidant properties of the tea. Green tea is made in a similar fashion but with the leaves of the plant. The highest quality green tea will contain only leaves while some lesser quality varieties will be leaves and twigs combined. Next in line is oolong tea. Oolong teas are said to be the hardest of the four to create. Oolong tea is somewhere in between green and black tea. This is because they are only partially fermented "oxidized" during the processing cycle. Oolong tea has less antioxidants than green and white tea but more than black tea. Caffeine levels are in the middle. Finally the most processed of the teas are black tea. Black tea leaves are picked the same way green and oolong tea leaves are picked but these leaves are fermented "oxidized" the longest. The term oxidized refers to how long the leaves are exposed to a set air temperature and humidity. You can compare this to an oak tree leaf falling on the ground and beginning to turn brown. The longer the tea leaf is oxidized the more it is considered "processed". The tea leaves that are most processed have a unique taste that is loved by many but lack the high levels of antioxidants that the green and white teas contain. Black tea contains the highest levels of caffeine also and have a full bodied taste.

Basically there are 3 main things to consider when choosing your tea. You have flavor, nutritional benefits, and price.

White tea has a light, delicate, flavor with a touch of sweetness. Green tea can have a range of flavors depending on many factors but most all will have a fresh green grassy taste. You will either love or hate green tea but it is a must try. Oolong tea will produce a woody, earthy taste with slight flowery taste and last of all black tea can be compared to your morning cup of coffee. It gives a bold, deep, earthy flavor. The nutritional benefits of tea are vast and deep. Several studies have revealed the anti-cancer properties of antioxidant poly-phenols found in tea. From cancer fighting properties to health skin support it has been proven that 2-6 cups of tea per day is healthy addition to any diet. Some teas have higher antioxidant levels than others. To reap the amazing anti-oxidant properties choose either white or green tea. These are the least processed and have the highest levels of poly phenols (antioxidants) per ounce as well as the lowest levels of caffeine.

As far as cost goes, well we would have to give white tea the highest prices. A high quality Darjeeling White Tea can cost upwards of $150/lb.! Green and black tea have the most appealing prices as these are the teas which are produced the most. Supply and demand tend to dictate the cost of tea just as with anything else. Oolong teas are second in price after white tea. So in conclusion the cost from high to low is white, oolong, green, and black tea. Sampling different teas is not only fun and relaxing but healthy for you too! May the tea be with you always!


From allvoices.com by floridaherb


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Green Tea in My Cup

Green Tea

Green tea is known to be anti-obesity, in the extensive research conducted, it is scientifically proven that it has the secret of weight loss effects. Green tea extract contains polyphenols and caffeine these are the main ingredients that block he conversion of energy not to transform into fats through the process of thermogenesis. These chief components responsible for the natural increase of metabolism that helps the body absorb less dietary fats and regulates the blood sugar level. It has the intrinsic agent that control food cravings and maintain the ideal weight.

Green tea has been used over 4,000 years ago by Chinese as a medicine. It was reported to treat several minor illnesses such as headache and depression. The key fact about Green tea is the miracle health benefits we can get when imbibing it. It was mention in Chinese ancient proverb the importance of green tea in their lives for them it is “Better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea for one.” That might be one of the main reasons why Chinese people appear as slim package in parallel with the western.

Although we can consider other theoretical existing factors affecting the embodiment of possessing the leaner and slimmer physique which is verily visible amongst Chinese, Japanese and Korean inhabitants

one of the considerable factor we can account into that is the Eastern lifestyle, their culture is known to be tight and traditional unlike with the Western who are liberated and modernize, another factor that we can looked into is their food, Authentic Chinese Food is cook with less colours, less or minimal artificial flavours and no added preservatives. Although the Chinese food revolution found tending to become fattening recently, the Chinese still remain to be more leaner and slimmer this stemmed several research comes to the surface that potentially accredited to the eastern customary practice of drinking Green tea. Green tea is exclusively made from the leaves of Camellia Sinensis which originated from China that is proven to be more effective than any other tea for it undergone minimal oxidation during processing.

Green tea doesn’t lose its EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) for its leaves were process by steaming unlike the black tea that was fermented that tends to lessen the effects in preventing and fighting various illnesses. A short time ago, Green tea has been reached western household territories.

Scientific research, studies and reviews provide a well-founded evidences regarding green tea extract that it resolves few medical issues like reducing the risk of cancer and heart disease, also it lowers the cholesterol level by means of improving the ratio of good cholesterol over the bad cholesterol, boost body immunity system to fight against infection and it helps prevent tooth decay thus, there are some reported slight negative side effects like insomnia an outcome that was link from the caffeine components found in green tea despite this negative feedback displayed in some of the drinkers we can’t just simply disregard and underestimate the numerous health benefits that were attributed from drinking green tea. Hence, make drinking Green tea a daily habit. What is in your cup? Did you have your cup of green tea lately?

From allvoices.com by Pielmorena

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Green Tea: The Fitness Power Drink

Green tea contains a family of powerful antioxidant compounds known as polyphenols. There are four primary polyphenols in green tea. While all four appear to possess protective value, Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg) occurs in the greatest concentration, and appears to offer the strongest antioxidant benefits. In fact, EGCg is several times more potent an antioxidant than vitamin E.



According to extensive research conducted worldwide, green tea

• Protects against several types of cancer.

• Lowers cholesterol by inhibiting cholesterol absorption and reducing the body’s cholesterol production.

• Reduces blood pressure by the exact same mechanism by which several expensive, prescription blood pressure medicines work.

• Reduces blood platelet stickiness, thus inhibiting atherosclerosis, hardening of the arteries.

• Demonstrates anti-bacterial action against the bacteria that cause dental plaque.

• Promotes the growth of beneficial Bifidobacteria in the intestines.

• Protects against certain toxins, including harmful bacteria in foods.

• Protects against adverse effects of radiation.

The easiest way to derive the health benefits of green tea is to drink it. Three eight-ounce cups of green tea daily will give you a significant amount of protective polyphenols, including approximately 375 milligrams of EGCg. That amount is sufficient to provide the benefits described above. Whenever you have a choice, use green tea that is organically grown, without pesticides. This is the purest green tea available.

Drinking green tea is not the only way to derive its benefits, though it is the simplest and least expensive way. You can also find green tea supplements in many natural food stores. Choose products which state on the label that they are standardized to guarantee a potency of at least 40% green tea polyphenols Two 500 milligram capsules daily will give you approximately 375 milligrams of EGCg, the same as three cups of green tea.


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Green Tea could Naturally Prevent and Treat Osteoporosis, Scientists Say

According to the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), the bone thinning condition known as osteoporosis is a major public health threat for 44 million Americans, 68 percent of whom are women. Approximately 10 million Americans already have osteoporosis and another 34 million more have low bone mass, placing them at high risk for this disease. Of course, Big Pharma claims it has the solution -- lots of prescription drugs (including the highly hyped Boniva, Fosamax and Reclast) that supposedly strengthen bones and treat osteoporosis. Unfortunately, these medications are loaded with potentially severe and even fatal side effects, including cancer and disintegration of bone in the jaw.

But now scientists have found a natural substance that could prevent and treat bone robbing osteoporosis without any side effects at all. A Hong Kong research team just published new evidence in the American Chemical Society's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry that green tea may help improve bone health. In fact, they've discovered green tea contains a group of chemicals that can stimulate bone formation and help slow its breakdown. The result, the researchers said in a statement to the media, is that green tea has the potential to help in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and other bone diseases that affect millions throughout the world.

For their study, over the course of several days the scientists exposed a group of cultured bone-forming cells called osteoblasts to three types of natural chemicals found in green tea: epigallocatechin (EGC), gallocatechin (GC), and gallocatechin gallate (GG). They found that one in particular, EGC, sent the activity of a key enzyme that promotes bone growth soaring by about 79 percent. EGC also significantly raised levels of bone mineralization in the cells, showing that the green tea component could strengthen bones. What's more, the researchers also found that that high concentrations of EGC blocked the activity of osteoclasts, a type of cell which weakens and can break down bones.

Ping Chung Leung and colleagues point out in their study that a host of previous research has linked green tea to beneficial effects in preventing cancer, heart disease, and other conditions. For example, NaturalNews has previously covered research showing green tea may prevent prostate cancer, leukemia and even Alzheimer's disease And there's even more good news about green tea from Japanese scientists,too. In a study just published in the journal Annals of Epidemiology, scientists from Okayama University report that long-term consumption of about seven cups of green tea daily caused a reduction in the risk of death from heart disease by 75 percent and lowered the risk of colorectal cancer 31 percent.


From naturalnews.com by Sherry Baker, Health Sciences Editor

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Swap Your Coffee for Green Tea

Perhaps one thing that gives the Japanese their relative good health and longevity is green tea. Research has linked an increased consumption of this infusion with a reduced risk of conditions such as cancer and heart disease. This lovely cup of tea will not only keep you cosy this winter, but may increase your health as well.

A Strong Antioxidant

Researchers seeking an explanation for green tea's apparent health-giving qualities believe they have found it in the form of substances known as polyphenols, which are strong antioxidants that have the potential to quell disease-promoting molecules known as free radicals.

Furthermore, research suggests that the most potent weapon against disease that green tea contains is a compound known as epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). EGCG has been found to have a number of cancer-protective actions in the body, including an ability to help in the deactivation of cancer-causing chemicals (carcinogens).

Many Benefits for Health

Green tea has been linked with a reduced risk of cancer in both men and women. In one study published in 2004, women consuming green tea every day were found to have a 47 per cent reduced risk of breast cancer compared to those consuming none at all. In another study published the same year, researchers found that men taking green tea each day had about a quarter of the risk of prostate cancer compared to those who took no green tea. Other research has found that increased green tea consumption appears to protect against other forms of cancer too, including those of the stomach, colon, lung and skin.

The benefits of green tea seem to extend the circulatory system too. Research has found that individuals who consume green tea tend to have lower blood levels of cholesterol. Studies have also shown a decrease in blood pressure. These benefits go at least some way to explaining research which links green tea consumption with a reduced risk of stroke and heart disease.

Green tea has also been linked with weight loss. Some studies have shown that people can shed a few pounds by simply swapping coffee for green tea. A healthy diet and plenty of exercise is of course the best way to lose weight, but a little green tea may add to an overall lifestyle change.

Why Green?

All tea, including green, black and oolong come from the same plant. However, green tea, unlike the others is unfermented so the active health giving ingredients remain unaltered. The other teas, which go through a fermentation process, still contain some of the healthy properties, but appear to be more muted.

It should be noted that one can drink too much green tea. The majority of our liquid should be water, but a cup or two of green tea a day can offer some amazing healing benefits.


From naturalnews.com by Sheryl Walters, citizen journalist


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Drink Green Tea for Brain Health

So you know that green tea is great for your body, but it may also be a great brew for your brain.

Over the years, studies have linked the consumption of green tea to a lower probability of developing heart disease and certain types of cancer. It has been associated with increased weight loss when on a diet. And it is said to fight inflammation and support cell rejuvenation.

In a recent study, researchers also found that older people who drank at least 2 cups of green tea per day were nearly 50% less likely to develop cognitive impairment compared to the people who drank 3 or few cups per week.


To get the most from your green tea, preparation is all-important, says Dr. Oz. While black and herbal teas can be prepared with boiling water and steeped for 4 to 6 minutes, green tea should be prepared with cooler water and steeped for 2 to 3 minutes for optimal flavor. Specifically, use water that has been taken off the boil for about a minute to encourage the best extraction.


From Examiner.com by Dr.Oz

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Woman Turns 105; the Secret? Green Tea

A Houston, Texas woman shares her secrets of longevity, and she' s an expert on the subject. Juanita Black just turned 105. Her love of green tea has brought her an unexpected bonus.

“I don' t drink coffee or anything,” says Black. “I drink green tea. I love it!”

During a news report at her birthday in October, Black shared tales of her youthful spirit, even her birthday trip to a local strip club. She was adamant that drinking green tea aided her long life. The tales made the rounds coast to coast, from CNN to Perez Hilton.

Black caught the attention of Judah Sanders, the CEO of Dragon Pearl Whole Teas, a California company of about 100 miles noth of Santa Barbara, which grows tea organically without pesticides or chemicals.


Sanders flew in to serve hot tea to Juanita in the same tradition as great emporers would receive more than a thousand years ago.

“You inspire me,” Sanders told Black.

“When we saw that she was loving green tea,” Sanders said, “We thought we need to be a part of this. We need to give her some tea and get her going with the very best tea.”

Black and her granddaughter Amy are enjoying the royal treatment.

“All my friends drink green tea because she' s 105 and she' s told us the trick,” Amy said.

“We wanted her to live to 110 or 115,” said Sanders, “And this is the way you' re going to do it by having very clean very pure tea.”

The owners of Dragon Pearl say they plan to keep supplying Black with all the green tea she can drink. As you can imagine, she says she's very happy about the news.

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Green tea ‘may block lung cancer’

Drinking green tea may offer some protection against lung cancer, say experts who studied the disease at a medical university in Taiwan. The latest work in more than 500 people adds to growing evidence suggesting the beverage has anti-cancer powers. In the study, smokers and non-smokers who drank at least a cup a day cut their lung cancer risk significantly, a US cancer research conference heard.

The protection was greatest for people carrying certain genes. But cancer experts said the findings did not change the fact that smoking is bad for health.



Green tea is made from the dried leaves of the Asian plant Camellia sinesis and is drunk widely across Asia. The rates of many cancers are much lower in Asia than other parts of the world, which has led some to link the two. Laboratory studies have shown that extracts from green tea, called polyphenols, can stop cancer cells from growing. But results from human studies have been mixed. Some have shown a protective effect while others have failed to find any evidence of protection.

In July 2009, the Oxford-based research group Cochrane published a review of 51 studies on green tea and cancer which included over 1.5 million people. They concluded that while green tea is safe to drink in moderation, the research so far is conflicting about whether or not it can prevent certain cancers.

Dr I-Hsin Lin, of Shan Medical University, found that among smokers and non-smokers, people who did not drink green tea were more than five times as likely to get lung cancer than those who drank at least one cup of green tea a day.

Among smokers, those who did not drink green tea at all were more than 12 times as likely to develop lung cancer than those who drank at least a cup a day. Researchers then analysed the DNA of people in the study and found certain genes appeared to play a role in the risk reduction.


Green tea drinkers, whether smokers or non smokers, with certain types of a gene called IGF1, were far less likely to develop lung cancer than other green tea drinkers with different types of this gene. Yinka Ebo, of Cancer Research UK, said the findings should not be used as an excuse to keep smoking.

“Smoking tobacco fills your lungs with around 80 cancer-causing chemicals. Drinking green tea is not going to compensate for that. Unfortunately, it’s not possible to make up for the harm caused by smoking by doing other things right like eating a healthy, balanced diet. The best thing a smoker can do to reduce their risk of lung cancer, and more than a dozen other cancer types, is to quit.”

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Green Tea

Green tea is originated in ChiBi, HuBei province, China and first written record by a man called the mystical emperor ShenNong in 2737 B. C.. This tea is named green tea by the emperior ZhuYuanZhan in Ming Dynasty. Late Yuan dynasty, ZhuYuanZhan led the peasant uprising, because of the long-term war, his armies suffered abdominal pain. Fortunately, a peasant took some tea to the sick, after they drank the water, they did't felt any pain for a while. ZhuYuanZhan thought this was very mysterious and kept this in his mind, when he became the emperior, he decided to look for the hermit. When He found the hermit, he gave the tea leaf to him. The emperior Zhu amazed by its fragrancy and elegant outlooking, he gave the tea a name of green tea.

Nowadays, green tea is planted a lot and mainly distributed in ZheJiang, AnHui, SiChuan, HuBei province, in southern China and divided into several varieties like BiLuoChun, HuangShanMaoFeng, LuAnGuaPian, XiHuLongJing, MengDingGanLu, PingShuiZhuCha, etc. These teas are very famous both inside and outside China.

Green tea has many health benefits. Green tea contains salubrious polyphenols, particularly catechins, the most abundant of which is epigallocatechin gallate. These chemicals can not only prevent cardiovascular disease, cancer, cavity disease, but also be beneficial to longevity, beauty and skin care, losing weight and a better mind performance.

There are many different kinds of green tea in the market. How can you select and identify the quality of tea? There are some ways to identify the tea. The simplest way is to look its colour. If the tea's leaf looks more fresh and green, it means the tea has high qulity. The storage time is the shorter the better the quality. High quality of green tea's leaves look fresh green and glossy. Its liquid smells strong fragrant and tastes delicate fragrance, orchid fragrance or chestnut fragrance. The tea's liquid has a green colour.
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