Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 I'm into Chinese history and culture, and because of that got into their teas in a big way. the last time I was in china, I focused on visiting their most famous tea growing areas the most significant being Dragon well mountain where they grow the prized Lonjin tea. It costs a fortune, and the tea peasants that used to live in mud huts are now all very rich. That was nice to see. the mountains were beautiful, but I was shocked to see that they were spraying HUGE quantities of pesticides on the tea trees. All by hand with a back pack sprayer. It was shocking. The Chinese are way behind the curve with Eco farming. They grow some organic versions of Chinese teas in Taiwan, but I found that they do not taste any good at all. Rufus --- Valerie Mills Daly <valdaly wrote: > Maybe these are no longer needed when we are eating > all raw? It may be these teas work more like > medicines in general do; you only need the > anti-cancer agents if you are living and eating in a > way that would weaken your body's system. And it > could be that once we are all raw, that the negative > effects of the tea outweigh the good. > > Just a thought... > > Valerie > > Diana of Dewberry Hill <cozad76078 wrote: > I have been reading that green tea may not be good > for us because of the caffeine content...yet so many > places say that it is so good as an > anti-carcinogenic filled with antioxidants...so what > do I believe? I do so dearly love my one cup of Good > Earth Jasmine tea with agave when I get on line in > the evening. Would this...could this be harmful or > would my endorphins received from the joy it gives > me outweigh the little caffeine jolt? > > Red teas has a bit too, but also is supposed to be > very good for you. And white tea is supposed to be > the best...but I find it rather bland and tasteless > for its' exorbitant price. I have seen the one > website (forgot where it is) posted against green > tea, and then others refuting it. > What think ye? > > Diana of Dewberry Hill > > > > > Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage > less. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Diana, Believe it or not, I also went to the Chinese national tea museum, and was very disappointed. They had tons of information on the health benefits, but could substantiate none of them. I study Chinese culture, and it is not easy to separate the good health practices from the bad. They eat tiger penis for virility, drink snake blood for strength etc..etc. Tea is one of the oldest and most important Chinese commodities. They have been trading it for 1000s of years, and it was once used like currency. I have found that a lot of the health claims come from the government who have historically tried to encourage it's use. The national museum was a testimate to this. It had room after room of outrageous claims. Cure for cancer, impotence, strength, makes babies healthy, good for gout, dysentery, acne, arthritis, headaches, infections, mental illness, ao and on. No one could tell me why any of these things are true. I think that the whole green-tea-as-a-health-potion is just a 1000 year old marketing tool that lives on today. Also, green tea has a lot of caffeine in it. Do not be fooled by the " low in caffeine " claims. not as much as coffee, but it's all relative. The Japanese probably have the best green tea, as they have many old varieties of organic green teas that have very little caffine. Rufus --- Diana of Dewberry Hill <cozad76078 wrote: > Wow Rufus~! Thanks for that very interesting info. > I'm going to contact Good Earth and find out about > their tea and any others that I use. > D of DH > > I'm into Chinese history and culture, and because of > that got into their teas in a big way. the last > time > I was in china, I focused on visiting their most > famous tea growing areas the most significant being > Dragon well mountain where they grow the prized > Lonjin > tea. It costs a fortune, and the tea peasants that > used to live in mud huts are now all very rich. > That > was nice to see. the mountains were beautiful, but > I > was shocked to see that they were spraying HUGE > quantities of pesticides on the tea trees. All by > hand with a back pack sprayer. It was shocking. > The > Chinese are way behind the curve with Eco farming. > They grow some organic versions of Chinese teas in > Taiwan, but I found that they do not taste any good > at > all. > > Rufus > > > > > > Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced > search. Learn more. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Diana, I too went through a Kombucha thing for about as long as you did. I swear that stuff is addictive, I drank more and more of it, until I realized that I was going way overboard. I also am going to try to keep it simple in the new year. Just curious, where is Dewberry Hill ? Rufus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Can you believe Oklahoma? :~) I pick up my fresh organic produce 5 hours away in DFW and stock up for 2-3 weeks at a time! D of DH Just curious, where is Dewberry Hill ? Rufus All your favorites on one personal page – Try My Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 How in the world do you travel 5 hours every 2-3 weeks just to pick up food? Now that's dedication, now that's going to any lengths. I'm inspired. What's DFW? I don't know if I'd travel 5 hours to get food. Rich rawfood , Diana of Dewberry Hill <cozad76078> wrote: > Can you believe Oklahoma? :~) I pick up my fresh organic produce 5 hours away in DFW and stock up for 2-3 weeks at a time! > D of DH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 DFW - Dallas Fort Worth. I didn't think that was close to Oklahoma. Nevermind. Rich rawfood , " Rawist " <seconaphim> wrote: > > How in the world do you travel 5 hours every 2-3 weeks just to pick > up food? Now that's dedication, now that's going to any lengths. > I'm inspired. What's DFW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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