Green Tea vs. White Tea
We have known for a while now that green tea is good for you, in more ways than one, but especially if you're running an infection.
Now comes news that in some applications, white tea is even better. Which leads me to the obvious question:
What the hell is white tea?
* Update * Well, here's the answer to my question, which also tells me more about green tea than I had known before. No idea where to buy it around here, though I am curious.
Go to an Asian market (we've a plethora of them in my parts, lucky me!) or any health food store. It's even creeping into some mainstream supermarkets.
Dean - contact me, green teas, black teas, and all kinds of other teas are available at a few places here in A2.
uptontea.com
I get all my tea from them (and since I only drink tea, that's quite a bit of tea). Great service, reliable, fresh, huge variety.
(currently sipping a cup of Scottish Breakfast Blend)
"What the hell is white tea!?!
Don't ask me why but that made me giggle.
This stuff sounds pretty good. My family are big iced tea drinkers, and I prefer hot tea to coffee. Perhaps the local stores will have some in soon.
Since I quit drinking alcohol, I've been swilling (sometimes quaffing) vast quantities of herbal teas. Most green and black teas taste like hay water to me, so I had to find something else. During the day I particularly like The Republic of Tea's Safari Sunset, which is a Rooibos+ spices blend. Rooibos is reputed to be even more polyphenol & flavinoid wonderful than green tea.
Being near wonderful cosmopolitan crunchy Palo Alto, I can buy it in my local store, but you can order on-line from anywhere.
http://www.republicoftea.com/
They also have a white tea.
Because white tea is less refined, much higher caffeine content, though still less than coffee. Don't chug the stuff.
www.taooftea.com, www.republicoftea.com, etc.
Tao of Tea is local for me, and excellent, but RoT is more widely available, being national, and also quite good.
(PS. Caffeine is half the point, Bill! If only I could make tea as strong as Turkish coffee or espresso... and still drinkable.)