Ginger Tea (hot)

Ingredients:
½ cup water
I teaspoon tea leaves
Crushed ginger and sugar as needed
Crushed green cardamom seeds (if needed)

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ICED LEMON TEA

Ingredients:
2-4 tea bags
Boiling water
1 cup sugar
Juice from 1-2 lemons.

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High cholesterol is associated with a wide range of diseases in adults. But there are two types of cholesterol, one is “bad” cholesterol (LDL & VLDL), and heavy accumulation of these in tissues can lead to atherosclerosis which can cause myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction, the other is good cholesterol (HDL) that prevents accumulation of excessive “bad” cholesterol. Prof. Muramatsu has demonstrated that green tea catechin restricts the excessive buildup of cholesterol. Dr. Goto reported a similar result: green tea catechin acts to limit excessive blood cholesterol.

 

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Tea is imported to Bolivia from the major tea-growing countries of Sri Lanka, India and China.  Black tea in Bolivia is drunk very sweet; it is not unusual to see a Bolivian drop four or even five teaspoons of azucar (sugar) into his or her tea. Brown sugar is not favored,even though Bolivia has its own sugarcane plantations. Also, milk is rarely ever added to tea, despite Boliva’s dairy industry.

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Would a warrior really lay down his swords and crawl into a tea house on his hands and knees to drink a bowl of foamy green tea? Odd as it may sound, Japanese samurai warriors did this for hundreds of years to cleanse and rebalance their spirits after battle. Chado — the Japanese Way of Tea — introduced by Urasenke tea master Sen no Rikyu in the second half of the 16th century, helped free warriors of the residue of battle-front hostilities… Read More…

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FRUITED COUSCOUS

About 4 breakfast or 6 dessert servings.

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