Tuesday August 8, 2006 | 16 comments
Our mission is to improve the state of declining health in this country. There is a growing epidemic of Obesity and Type II Diabetes that is unprecedented in the history of this nation. What’s worse is that it has been reaching down to the youngest members of our society. One of the primary causes is the increased consumption of high sugar beverages. This, along with generally poor diets and reduced excercise, is a disasterous combination.
Having been in the health care field for 25 years, we experienced the frustration of trying to impact change in the lives of our patients. We strongly recommended to most people the need to clean up their diet, to take supplements, to begin a program of exercise, and to meditate. These recommendations typically fell on deaf ears. Enter TEA. Here is one, simple, delicious, healthy beverage that you can easily incorporate into your life. TEA has the potential to significantly improve your health and wellness. TEA doesn’t involve changing your entire diet. TEA doesn’t require you to join a gym or buy exercise equipment. TEA doesn’t even require a time commitment. It’s easy yet it can affect you in a profound way. One simple step……DRINK TEA*
We at T Ching have dedicated ourselves to changing this decline in health by providing people with a much healthier and enjoyable alternative; TEA. We are committed to spreading the word about tea by educating consumers about it’s myriad health benefits as well as all aspects of the world of tea. We want people to see that not only can drinking tea improve their health in so many different ways, but it can also bring great pleasure and enjoyment into their lives.
* We do believe that regular exercise, stress reduction and a healthy diet are important parts of a complete lifestyle that will produce optimal health benefits. If, however, you are only willing to add one small change to your life, we think that should be TEA.
very good. enjoy tea lifestyle by drinking teas from very young. there is a magazine called tea and coffee, but the teas have too much strong points compare with coffee. (Raymond’s email address shows that he hails from China).
Hi, I am new here. My purpose is to purchase green and white tea in the whole leaf form. I know from reading numerous articles that tea is healthy for everyone. I do have a question about what to use when drinking both green and white tea(s)? I have read that 70% of the world’s tea drinkers use cream. I also know sugar, honey, cream, and lemon are used in tea. What do you recommend and are there any other products to add to tea to make the flavor better tasting?
Welcome dizzy. Yes, alot of black tea drinkers do add cream/milk. I’m writing an important article about that very issue on tuesday. We, at T Ching, want to encourage people to drink green and white tea without any additives. If you’re purchasing premium whole leaf tea and following our formula of W + 3T, you will end up with a delicious cup of tea. You’ll find that you won’t need to add anything. I would strongly recommend that you try this system and see how you feel about the taste of tea. Keep in mind todays post by David Beeman when he talks about the importance of great water. Without that, you’ll never end up with a tasty cup of tea. We’re actually planning to do a taste testing event using different national brands of water to see which one we feel is best. I’d love to hear what others are using and which they find makes the tastiest cup of tea. I’m sure we’ll be talking about water a lot more. When I go back to my early days of developing a taste for green tea, I must confess that l did use lemon. I suspect it was effective in disguising the bitterness of lower grades of tea and my tendency to use water that was too hot.
Michelle, Tuesday’s article will be quite interesting. I am one who always used either or both lemon and sugar in my tea. Now I will try a cup without additives once I can purchase the best premium whole leaf tea and use the W + 3T formula.
The only problem I can see is getting the best water available for that tasty cup of tea. Our local city water is just awful. Hopefully with your tatse event and a national water that I can purchase locally will result for me and others who are in the same situation.
I was thrilled to find your site via Phyll Sheng’s blog, which I am an avid reader of. I am also delighted to learn that he will be contributing regularly here too, as I enjoy reading his nuanced tasting notes. Congratulations on a wonderfully conceived site, and my best wishes for your continued success. We need more of the kind of passion you bring to tea.
Didn’t know there was such a vast difference with the flavors of water.
Didn’t appreciate that water would make such a difference. How about Perrier.?
Thanks for the site. As I posted under the milk and tea comments section, there is dispute about the recent study on milk and tea.
Regardless of which side has more weight, I asked about substituting soy milk, rice milk, etc., for those who choose the ‘anti-milk’ side of the argument and am hoping for an answer next time I visit. Soy has its’ own issues, of course.
Best on your new project here. I was happy to find it while Googling for something.
Tea has shaped the Chinese body – or for that matter the yellow man’s body, and it is doing wonders to the metabolism of all other caste and creeds – there are no arguments about this fact. Now how to use tea in the western present world is probably the best excercise in our context – in a tea man’s context. T Ching is the best experiment and the most educative one.
Keep it up, Michelle and sandy – we are with you.
Good Evening from Penna. Found reference to you in the Jan. issue of Fresh Cup mag. I am a recent convert from coffee after many years and retired from the Food Service Specialty Beverage Industry in 2004. The wonders of this product that we are discussing for better health cannot be spoken about enough. I joined Scott and Rhonda at Tea Daddy to do just that for the American public at large. I applaud the both of you for this effort, and hope to improve my tea education here also, and help expand this discourse along with all who join in these discussions. Please consider me a new member of the Tea Team @ T Ching. Best Regards and Good Luck….PJF
Hi Michelle and Sandy, and many thanks for such a comprehensive tea blog.
Perhaps your readers would be interested in a tea and history tour in Charleston, South Carolina Sept 5-6, 2007? Some of the highlights of Tea in Charleston will be a visit to the only tea plantation in America (just outside of Charleston), and a gala Charleston Tea with keynote address by one of your fine contributors – tea authority and Southern gentleman: James Norwood Pratt.
If you’d like me to send you a Press Release, please let me know. Otherwise, interested parties can visit our website http://www.teaincharleston.com for more information.
Thank you!
Denise
Yes,tea has many health benefits,not like coffee,for example,my body is very sensitive,if i drink coffee some days,then my heart will feel very uncomfortable,it seems it want stop.
I donot know exact reasons,but i know it all because of drinking coffee.
Many people like coffee and coke because of its good taste and can refresh them.
What i want to say is that good tea also have a good taste,if not better than coffee and coke,and it also can refresh you,in a more healthier way.
Based on the information above, it is clear that your main objectives and goals are vivid. I plan on conducting my own experiment concerning the effects of bacteria that cause tooth decay and cavities on different types of tea. I hope that my studies will benefit people all over the world, and ultimately save lives. I was recommended, by Michelle Rabin, to share this information with TChing and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thankyou in advance.
I was looking for a tea blog and you guys are fulfilling all my needs! Except for an RSS feed. Unless I’m missing the link for it. If not, could you make that happen?
Thank you for your feedback, Jason. Regarding the RSS feed, that is on our to-do list. Please stay tuned.
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