Green tea - "food of the gods":
"The first cup I moisten my lips and
throat;
The second cup banishes all loneliness;
The third cup clears my mind of words and books.
At the forth cup, I begin to perspire - Life's troubles evaporates through my
pores.
The fifth cup cleanses my entire being.
Six cups and I am in the realm of the divine.
Seven cups Ah, but I can drink no more: I can only feel the gentle breeze
blowing through my sleeves."
- Master Lu Tong
Why is Green
Tea connected with energy? The Chinese discovered that tea helped them remain
awake during long meditation sessions, tea has been used to increase energy,
revitalize the mind . For centuries green tea has credited for keeping the body
healthy and promoting long life. Why not black standard English black tea? The
English black teas are fermented green tea which depletes about 80% of the good
properties. If during the day you are out and about go ahead and drink black
tea, it will be much better for you than coffee, or some sugar drink.
How to prepare Green Tea:
The main thing is not to let it steep too long, even good teas will turn bitter.
If your tea is bitter you steeped it to long, it does not need to be dark
looking. Bring cold water to a boil in a kettle, do not over boil, or get it off
the flame just before it whistles. Pour the hot water over the tea bag, using 1
tea bag per cup or a tea pot. Allow the tea bag to steep for only 2 to 3 minutes
and remove tea bag. Green tea does not need to be strong and over steeped. The
tea bags can be used one more time latter, put it in a glass cup to be used
latter. The Chinese believe that the second infusion makes a better cup of tea
than the first! Steeping the second time you will need leave it in longer. It
can be drunk hot , cold, or lukewarm surprisingly tastes good at room
temperature.
Caffeine:
Does Green Tea contain caffeine? An average cup (5 oz) of green tea contains
approximately 15 milligrams of caffeine. This compares to a cup of black tea,
which has about 40 milligrams, and a cup of brewed coffee, which has 115
milligrams of caffeine. With green tea we are not really concerned with the
caffeine, the levels very low , just enough to provide a slight stimulant, not
like a nervous rush coffee brings. Energy content - Green tea has a soothing
energy, coffee gives a jagged energy with strong withdrawal symptoms.
Health benefits of Green Tea:
Green Tea is a powerful antioxidant that help prevent cancer, heart disease and
slows aging. Green Tea reduces harmful cholesterol levels. It also lowers blood
sugar, to prevent diabetes. The list of benefits medical goes on and on, it even
helps balance the mind.
The great thing is that Green tea balances the bodies energy and organs. You
will find it will give you internal power. It can be drunk hot , room
temperature or cold. You can receive great benefits, and a major change in your
body chemistry. If green tea is used instead of the harmful beverages, such as
coffee, decaffeinated coffee, and sugary or diet soft drinks. Many of these
drinks are addictive and damage the body providing no health benefits. Most
doctors recommend not drinking them because of the damage it does.
Tea Sayings"
"I am in no way interested in
immortality, but only in the taste of tea." - Lu T'ung, ( 755 A.D.)
Better to be deprived of food for three days than of tea for one. --
Ancient Chinese saying
Tea is better than water for it does not carry disease; neither does it act
like poison as water does when the wells contain foul and rotten matter. -
Shen Nong’s Canon of Medicinal Herbs
Tea is a miraculous medicine for the maintenance of health. Tea has an
extraordinary power to prolong life. Anywhere a person cultivates tea, long
life will follow. - Eisai, Kitcha Yojoki (1121)
The effect of tea is cooling. As a drink, it suits very well persons of
self-restraint and good conduct. When feeling hot, thirsty; depressed,
suffering from headache, eye-ache, fatigue of the four limbs, or paints in the
joints, One should drink tea only; four or five times.” - Lu Yu, Ch’a Ching,
780
A daily cup of tea or more, Keep you out of the drugstore. - Chinese
proverb
Tea induces lightness of spirit, clarity of mind and freedom from all sense
of constriction, whether mental of physical; and it promotes such serenity
that mundane cares fall away so that whatver is strident of exacerbating in
daily life can be put out of mind for a while. -The Emperor Song Hui Zong
Tea is of the cold nature and may be used in case of blockage or stoppage
of the bowels.. If one is generally moderate but is felling hot or warm, given
to melancholia, suffering from aching of the brain, smarting of the eyes,
troubled in the four limbs, or afflicted in the hundred joints, he may take
tea four or five times. Its liquor is like the sweetest dew of Heaven. - The
Classic of Tea by Lu Yu.
Seven bowls of tea bring seven advantages: one, it promotes the production
of body fluids and quenches thirst; two, it refreshes the mind; three, it
helps digestion; four, it induces sweating to relieve the common cold; five,
it helps fat people reduce weight; six, it activates thinking and strengthens
memory; and seven, it ensures longevity. - Lu Tong, Tang dynasty
| 
