sugar cravings/finding quality green tea

[Guest guest]

Hi Again!

 

Quality green tea is wonderful and there continues to be great

research on its health benefits. It has been used for over 2,000

years. I have been drinking it steadily for several years and have

enjoyed numberous health benefits from it (weight loss, improved

allergies, improved blood sugar levels, and decreased fatigue).

 

But... quality green tea is crucial. It is light and oxygen

sensative so many grocery store processing and packaging systems

destroy some of the nutrients. A good quality tea will not be found

in a box or plastic packaging. It will be found in a foil type bag.

The best harvesters of green tea in the world are Japanese. They are

almost obsessively concerned with quality (I have been living in

Japan for the past year and have seen some of thier methods upfront

and personally). I will drink nothing but Japanese produced green

tea. They really know their stuff and do not cut corners when it

comes to quality care from planting to harvesting to packaging.

 

So, when I lived in the USA I found the best quality tea not in the

supermarket or grocery store. I found it in the oriental store. The

best tea you will probably be able to find in the USA will probably

be in a foil bag and will cost approx 10 US dollars. It will be

loose leaf and you probably cant read the packaging. I would just

find a local oriental store and ask them to show you their best

green tea. You may want to request " Sencha " which is a type of tea

but not a name brand.

 

I cannot recommend Yogi, Celestial or any other name brand. I cant

read Kanji (Japanese print) so I dont know the names of better

brands but no matter the brand name if its in foil, sencha, and

costs at least $10 I know its the good stuff.

 

For your convenience here is a couple of websites. I think I am

going to order from the Japanese Green Tea company when I return to

the States and my supply runs out. I like some of the

characteristics of the company but I have not experienced them

personally yet.

 

Here is some interesting things about health benefits of green tea:

http://www.japanesegreenteaonline.com/health.htm

http://www.o-cha.com/green_tea_benefits.htm

 

This site tells you how to brew tea

http://www.japanesegreenteaonline.com/brewing.htm

 

If you browse around both of the sites you will learn more about the

differences between the different types.

 

Research recommends green tea straight. Especially adding milk is

considered to be harmful to the nutrient composition (I forgot what

the harm is done but the reasoning provided sounded plausable and I

have read it in several sources). A good quality green tea will

taste like a vegetable tea. Hard to describe but maybe I would most

liken it to spinich. So... a good tea (as long as recommended

brewing instructions are followed like on the website I listed) isnt

bitter and with its unique flavor it is hard to imagine adding

anything. It is an enjoyable taste that can grow on you through the

years <grin>.

 

Let me know if you have any more questions.

Love in Christ,

Cindy

herbal remedies , GL6632@a... wrote:

> Cindy,

>

> I don't think it is low blood sugar because the doctor has tested

me several

> times. I thought it might be an underactive thyroid but he tested

for it and

> ruled that out.

>

> Your Green tea suggestion sounds interesting. Would you recommend

a brand or

> source? Also do you add anything to it like sugar, etc., or do

you drink it

> " black " ?

>

> gl

[Guest guest]

Cindy,

I was drinking Kukicha Twig tea for a while. Do you know anything about that

one? It is sold by the Mitoku Macrobiotic company. I'm the only who likes

it as it has a very earthy tastes. It comes loose in a foil bag. The same

company makes some others, including Hojicha Tea. This brand is organic,

which is a bonus!

 

ILANA xoxo

 

luv3kidsdc wrote:

 

Hi Again!

 

Quality green tea is wonderful and there continues to be great

research on its health benefits. It has been used for over 2,000

years. I have been drinking it steadily for several years and have

enjoyed numberous health benefits from it (weight loss, improved

allergies, improved blood sugar levels, and decreased fatigue).

 

But... quality green tea is crucial. It is light and oxygen

sensative so many grocery store processing and packaging systems

destroy some of the nutrients. A good quality tea will not be found

in a box or plastic packaging. It will be found in a foil type bag.

The best harvesters of green tea in the world are Japanese. They are

almost obsessively concerned with quality (I have been living in

Japan for the past year and have seen some of thier methods upfront

and personally). I will drink nothing but Japanese produced green

tea. They really know their stuff and do not cut corners when it

comes to quality care from planting to harvesting to packaging.

 

So, when I lived in the USA I found the best quality tea not in the

supermarket or grocery store. I found it in the oriental store. The

best tea you will probably be able to find in the USA will probably

be in a foil bag and will cost approx 10 US dollars. It will be

loose leaf and you probably cant read the packaging. I would just

find a local oriental store and ask them to show you their best

green tea. You may want to request "Sencha" which is a type of tea

but not a name brand.

 

I cannot recommend Yogi, Celestial or any other name brand. I cant

read Kanji (Japanese print) so I dont know the names of better

brands but no matter the brand name if its in foil, sencha, and

costs at least $10 I know its the good stuff.

 

For your convenience here is a couple of websites. I think I am

going to order from the Japanese Green Tea company when I return to

the States and my supply runs out. I like some of the

characteristics of the company but I have not experienced them

personally yet.

 

Here is some interesting things about health benefits of green tea:

http://www.japanesegreenteaonline.com/health.htm

http://www.o-cha.com/green_tea_benefits.htm

 

This site tells you how to brew tea

http://www.japanesegreenteaonline.com/brewing.htm

 

If you browse around both of the sites you will learn more about the

differences between the different types.

 

Research recommends green tea straight. Especially adding milk is

considered to be harmful to the nutrient composition (I forgot what

the harm is done but the reasoning provided sounded plausable and I

have read it in several sources). A good quality green tea will

taste like a vegetable tea. Hard to describe but maybe I would most

liken it to spinich. So... a good tea (as long as recommended

brewing instructions are followed like on the website I listed) isnt

bitter and with its unique flavor it is hard to imagine adding

anything. It is an enjoyable taste that can grow on you through the

years <grin>.

 

Let me know if you have any more questions.

Love in Christ,

Cindy

herbal remedies , GL6632@a... wrote:

> Cindy,

>

> I don't think it is low blood sugar because the doctor has tested

 

me several

> times. I thought it might be an underactive thyroid but he tested

 

for it and

> ruled that out.

>

> Your Green tea suggestion sounds interesting. Would you recommend

 

a brand or

> source? Also do you add anything to it like sugar, etc., or do

you drink it

> "black"?

>

> gl

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Ilana!

 

I have never drank Kukicha Twig tea. I was interested when I saw

your post as I always love learning about different teas so I did a

web search and here is a quickie I found.

 

http://www.herbtrader.com/1023.html

 

I learned there that it is green tea made primarily from the twigs

of the plant and also to a smaller degree the leaves.

 

The " green tea plant " is so healthy I am sure consuming any part of

it is healthy. From my previous research though I learned that the

healthiest parts of the plants are the very top leaves. In Japan

they harvest the green tea plant in several ways. The very top

leaves of the plants are seperated and priced accordingly. The older

leaves of each plant are collected together and are cheaper. Then in

the fall the last of the plant is harvested. There is research that

has been done on the chemical compostition of each part of the plant

and they have shown that the best nutrition is availaible in the

youngest leaves. I found that all to be very interesting. Green tea

booths in Japan will have their products divided by younger leaves

or older leaves. When I ask for differences between different types

and prices they always talk about when the plant leaf was harvested.

 

Hmmm. I think green tea is an interesting nutient source. I had fun

one day just going to the library and checking out whole books

dealing with green tea. The twig tea though was a new one on me.

Thank you for mentioning it.

 

Love in Christ,

Cindy

herbal remedies , Ilana Grostern <ilana@c...>

wrote:

> Cindy,

> I was drinking Kukicha Twig tea for a while. Do you know anything

about

> that one? It is sold by the Mitoku Macrobiotic company. I'm the

only who

> likes it as it has a very earthy tastes. It comes loose in a foil

bag.

> The same company makes some others, including Hojicha Tea. This

brand is

> organic, which is a bonus!

>

> ILANA xoxo

>

> luv3kidsdc wrote:

>

> > Hi Again!

> >

> > Quality green tea is wonderful and there continues to be great

> > research on its health benefits. It has been used for over 2,000

> > years. I have been drinking it steadily for several years and

have

> > enjoyed numberous health benefits from it (weight loss, improved

> > allergies, improved blood sugar levels, and decreased fatigue).

> >

> > But... quality green tea is crucial. It is light and oxygen

> > sensative so many grocery store processing and packaging systems

> > destroy some of the nutrients. A good quality tea will not be

found

> > in a box or plastic packaging. It will be found in a foil type

bag.

> > The best harvesters of green tea in the world are Japanese. They

are

> > almost obsessively concerned with quality (I have been living in

> > Japan for the past year and have seen some of thier methods

upfront

> > and personally). I will drink nothing but Japanese produced green

> > tea. They really know their stuff and do not cut corners when it

> > comes to quality care from planting to harvesting to packaging.

> >

> > So, when I lived in the USA I found the best quality tea not in

the

> > supermarket or grocery store. I found it in the oriental store.

The

> > best tea you will probably be able to find in the USA will

probably

> > be in a foil bag and will cost approx 10 US dollars. It will be

> > loose leaf and you probably cant read the packaging. I would just

> > find a local oriental store and ask them to show you their best

> > green tea. You may want to request " Sencha " which is a type of

tea

> > but not a name brand.

> >

> > I cannot recommend Yogi, Celestial or any other name brand. I

cant

> > read Kanji (Japanese print) so I dont know the names of better

> > brands but no matter the brand name if its in foil, sencha, and

> > costs at least $10 I know its the good stuff.

> >

> > For your convenience here is a couple of websites. I think I am

> > going to order from the Japanese Green Tea company when I return

to

> > the States and my supply runs out. I like some of the

> > characteristics of the company but I have not experienced them

> > personally yet.

> >

> > Here is some interesting things about health benefits of green

tea:

> > http://www.japanesegreenteaonline.com/health.htm

> > http://www.o-cha.com/green_tea_benefits.htm

> >

> > This site tells you how to brew tea

> > http://www.japanesegreenteaonline.com/brewing.htm

> >

> > If you browse around both of the sites you will learn more about

the

> > differences between the different types.

> >

> > Research recommends green tea straight. Especially adding milk is

> > considered to be harmful to the nutrient composition (I forgot

what

> > the harm is done but the reasoning provided sounded plausable

and I

> > have read it in several sources). A good quality green tea will

> > taste like a vegetable tea. Hard to describe but maybe I would

most

> > liken it to spinich. So... a good tea (as long as recommended

> > brewing instructions are followed like on the website I listed)

isnt

> > bitter and with its unique flavor it is hard to imagine adding

> > anything. It is an enjoyable taste that can grow on you through

the

> > years <grin>.

> >

> > Let me know if you have any more questions.

> > Love in Christ,

> > Cindy

> > herbal remedies , GL6632@a... wrote:

> > > Cindy,

> > >

> > > I don't think it is low blood sugar because the doctor has

tested

> > me several

> > > times. I thought it might be an underactive thyroid but he

tested

> > for it and

> > > ruled that out.

> > >

> > > Your Green tea suggestion sounds interesting. Would you

recommend

> > a brand or

> > > source? Also do you add anything to it like sugar, etc., or do

> > you drink it

> > > " black " ?

> > >

> > > gl

> >

> >

> >