Bald Mice Cured by Tea?
Well as much as I’d like to believe it I don’t think I’ll grab this tea-based baldness cure off eBay.
It did make me look a bit further into it and it looks like it MAY do something – though not much! I read over at the Hair Loss Buddy blog that:
There are two types of this enzyme, cunningly named Type I and Type II. The Type II enzyme is the hair killing critter, yet a recent study showed that green tea only blocked the Type I enzyme.
Absolutely gutted – but still! It just goes to show that tea does have a hell of a lot of different properties and we’re still discovering things it can do to this day.
Anyway – if anyone does have a cure for baldness then don’t hesitate to get in touch (for the mouse of course! 
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I don’t normally rubbish the claims of tea but this was a juicy urban myth I felt okay toruncing. You may have heard the old wives tale of drinking a hot cup of tea to cool down?
Well its not true!!
The idea behind it was that when you driunk the hot tea you’ll sweat and that will cool you. Now while its true that may happen that’s no guaruntee you’ll cool your body down. As your body has a very determined internal temperature that varies very, very little. It’d take a whole lot more than a cup of tea to cool you or heat you significantly. That sweating and flushing you may get will only be enough to cool you to the level you’re at – keeping you static in the long run.
Urban myth exploded!!
If you’re hot – open a window!
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For the tea-drinkers of old reading tea leaves was as natural as drinking the tea itself. However, since the advent of teabags the tradition has declined so now they’re rarely ever seen, nevermind interpreted.
So I’ve decided to give you all the oppurtunity to learn by pointing you in the direction of a good article on tea leaf reading at SoYouWanna.
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Rooibos (Afrikaans for ‘red bush’) is a member of the legume family of plants, and is commonly used to make a tisane (herbal tea). Rooibos grows exclusively in the Cedarberg Mountain region and around Clanwilliam and Citrusdal, due to the specific climatic and geological conditions of the region).
Large-scale cultivation and industrial processing of the plant started during the 1930s. The leaves of the bush are harvested, bruised and finely chopped, wetted and left to ferment in rolls or mounds, finally they are dried in the sun. The fermentation process enriches the flavour and gives to the leaves their distinctive red colour (rooibos is often marketed as red tea). The resulting product is then boiled or steeped like tea to make a beverage that is enjoyed both hot and cold. In its native South Africa, many people consume it with milk, similar to the British tradition of drinking black tea with milk.
Personally I’m not a fan as it tastes…I can’t put my finger on it but its not my cup of tea.
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Just found an interesting article regarding tea and its caffeine content. Summarry: Caffeine in tea is a good thing.
http://greentealovers.com/wordpress/
They found oral administration of green or black tea inhibited UVB light-induced complete carcinogenesis in the skin of SKH-1 mice(1). Green tea was a more effective inhibitor than black tea. Oral administration of decaffeinated green or black tea resulted in substantially less inhibitory activity than did administration of the regular teas, and in one experiment, administration of a high-dose level of the decaffeinated teas enhanced the tumorigenic effect of UVB. Oral administration of caffeine alone had a substantial inhibitory effect on UVB-induced carcinogenesis, and adding caffeine to the decaffeinated teas restored the inhibitory effects of these teas on UVB-induced carcinogenesis. In additional studies, topical application of a green tea polyphenol fraction after each UVB application inhibited UVB-induced tumorigenesis. The results indicate that caffeine contributes in an important way to the inhibitory effects of green and black tea on UVB-induced complete carcinogenesis.
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Gray for the Americans I believe?
A FINE tea with a definate citrus twist. Often goes nicely with a bit of lemon or on its own. Milk is a definate no-no but sugar is a little more acceptable but not by much!
Its very similar to Earl Grey tea but has extra orange and lemon zest in it – hence the citrus.
I always feel a little self concious (as a man) drinking Lady Grey. It feels worse than buying a gin and tonic! At our office I keep a box of Lady Grey on the shelf with the cup. When I shuffle in there for some I look like your average anaorak-clad flasher grabbing it quickly form the shelf and shuffling about with it as discreetly as possible.
Alas I am rewarded with a fine brew. I recommend it to all those brave enough to give it a go!!
Indcidentally. My foray into the world of tea began with Lady Grey so it has a special place in my heart.
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