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Various studies suggest that polyphenolic compounds present in green and black tea are associated with beneficial effects in prevention of cardiovascular diseases, particularly of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. In addition, anti-aging, antidiabetic and many other health beneficial effects associated with tea consumption are described. Evidence is accumulating that catechins and theaflavins, which are the main polyphenolic compounds of green and black tea, respectively, are responsible for most of the physiological effects of tea. This article describes the evidences from clinical and epidemiological studies in the prevention of chronic diseases like cancer and cardiovascular diseases and general health promotion associated with tea consumption.
Just because YOU think this recipe has 'toxic' ingredients doesn't necessarily mean it does! It is your opinion. There is pollution in the very air that we breathe, are we supposed to avoid that, too? Mature adults are able to make their own decisions, so please keep your negative, defeatist comments to yourself!
Thanks for a very nice multi-purpose drink. Kick back and cool off with a glass; enjoy with stop-by friends; wonderful addition to any picnic or fellowship gathering; good source of Vit. C and Electrolytes; helps to curb the 'hungry but not time to eat' twinges.
I stir in my fiber additive to this tea. Being Hypoglycemic due to under-treated hypothyroidism, a glass or two throughout the day helps to keep me more balanced decreasing the "gotta have sugar" spikes.
Dehydrate and store the fresh fruit to have readily on hand. It reconstitutes in the tea.
It is saddening to read such critical, sarcastic comments previously written. I can not help but to wonder if these folks also write to magazines, authors of cookbooks, the grandmother of their friend, etc. to bash their recipes that are not written in a way solely for the benefit of any/all ailments they may have. Due to the prolonged thyroid issue, I developed a super inconvenient and painful sensitivity to Gluten. If there were something contained in this tea I knew I could not have, I'd just substitute an acceptable alternative...too simple. Sure, I may ask for alternatives and, yes, I would share alternatives with others, but not in such a way as to demean and critisize the person, their info, who was kind enough to share of themselves.
Leave the recipe be. It is created from the person submitting it, and he/she did not ask for opinions or changes.
why use chemicals or artificial anything? The idea is to refresh, relax and enjoy....not gorge and o/d
natural is better for your being, anyway...throw the pink & blue packets away
not good to generalise...some of us are DIABETIC and can not use sugar or honey or fructrose, and even worse, some of us are DIABETIC AND VERY ALLERGIC and thus can not use the stevia no cal sweeteners either. just you know, not everything works for everyone. i am very health conscious, but to sweeten anyting at all, i HAVE to turn to saccharin because i am a very brittle diabetic. this tea sounds awesome without the sugar, will try it for sure.
*I use Barry's Irish Breakfast Tea.
*Honey for sweetness, I have Type 2 Diabetes and it doesn't throw my blood sugar off as badly as granulated sugar does.
*Lemon and Lime OR Mint, haven't tried mixing them yet, but I will. Thanks for the recipe!
LOL!!!! is there even any other tea worth drinking other than Barry's? that is all we have in our house as well!!! along with kerrygold butter and cheeses! :)
Stevia for sweetener is a fantastic idea and works awesome if you can't use sugar. I stay away from synthetic sweeteners, and personally like the flavor of Stevia... and Laurie is right, a little goes a long way. I grow my own.
Try using Bigelow's Constant Comment... replace the 1 !/2 c. oj with water and brew about 4 CC teabags with the other teas. It has a subtle orange flavor, along with delicious spices. Then, instead of Splenda, try Stevia. It's a natural sweetener without all the chemicals. Just be careful... a little goes a LONG way!
