All Things Tea

For many years when I was younger, I studied nutrition and health as well as alternative modalities for wellness. I was passionately curious about it all and ferociously read and digested all the information I could find. Since then, I have marvelled at how often the information changes and how much more is available. Really, armed with just a little bit of knowledge, I now realize it isn't difficult to make wise choices about our health.

When my kids were little, and I realized that patience was not my strongest suit, I stopped drinking coffee on a daily basis because I thought it made me edgy. Everything I've read supports that some people can drink that beverage with little negative side effects, but constitutions such as mine cannot. So I turned to tea instead.

And now, it's tea that fascinates me- it's medicinal value, it's popularity, it's versatility, and the taste. All things tea now consume my curiosity....heck, I don't even know where some of these regions of the world are-yet! There is so much to learn and so much I don't know, but that just makes it more intriguing. Just the fact that this beverage is the most widely consumed beverage in the world next to water tickles me silly. 1.8 billion cups of tea per day are consumed worldwide. Whew!! And tea's rich history and it's many roles-all so captivating.

So as I embark on this journey, discovering tea's role in politics, medicine, religion, the arts, and most world cultures, I will share the other side of this revered ritual of tea drinking- the stories of treachery, espionage, smuggling, slavery and revolution. Stay tuned!