Top Ten Tea Facts - April 2010

What more of an excuse do you need when tea has potential health benefits in cardiovascular disease and cancer prevention?
Apparently the optimal number of cups a day is 4.
Tea first appeared in Europe thanks to Jesuit Father Jasper de Cruz in 1560.
Now, apart from tourism, tea is the biggest industrial activity in India.
96% of all tea drunk in the UK is brewed from tea bags
Not only is tea good for you on the inside - it can also work as an odour absorber - removing bad smells from the skin. Pouring a cup over your hand (obviously cold) is said to work wonders in removing bad smells.
Tea can be used to treat warts, as the tannin present in tea is acidic and works as well as creams. A moist tea bag on a wart for 15 minutes 3 times a day will cause it to shrink and disappear?
Late nights and sunburn on holiday? Tea can help with both- a moist, cool tea bag on the eyes for 20 minutes leaves them feeling fresher, brighter and looking revitalized. Placing a wet, cool tea bag on sunburn or pouring cold tea in to a cool bath has been known to ease a burn’s sting and help it heal faster?
Don’t like the dentist? The fluoride content in tea makes it a potent defender of oral health, as it binds to tooth enamel slowing decay and helping to prevent cavities.
Finally and probably the most helpful use of tea - 80% of office workers now claim that they find out more about what is going on at work over a cup of tea than in any other way.

Fascinating stuff – we think you’ll agree.

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