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What Are Tea Blends? How Do They Compare to Pure Teas?

Posted by Stephany Morgan

Tea comes in all types, tastes and varieties, but it will always be either a ‘pure tea’ or a ‘blended tea’. This post examines the world of pures and blends, and then puts blends under the microscope in terms of whether something that tastes like a liquid dessert can also be healthy, and what the science is around tea blends.

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What Are Tea Blends? How Do They Compare to Pure Teas?

Tea comes in all types, tastes and varieties, but it will always be either a ‘pure tea’ or a ‘blended tea’. This post examines the world of pures and blends, and then puts blends under the microscope in terms of whether something that tastes like a liquid dessert can also be healthy, and what the science is around tea blends.

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The Health Benefits of Teas and Tisanes

Posted by Stephany Morgan

The almost innumerable health benefits of tea vary in effect depending on the type of tea or herbal tea. Each does different things, and of course actions vary on how much tea you consume, the brewing temperature, the preparation method and how frequently you drink it. To give you an idea of how amazing herbal and true teas can be, I've given a brief summary of different health benefits attributed to these fantastic plants, looked at the tea vs coffee debate, and defined some of the more jargony chemical terms that every tea lover has seen but may not understand. 
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The Health Benefits of Teas and Tisanes

The almost innumerable health benefits of tea vary in effect depending on the type of tea or herbal tea. Each does different things, and of course actions vary on how much tea you consume, the brewing temperature, the preparation method and how frequently you drink it. To give you an idea of how amazing herbal and true teas can be, I've given a brief summary of different health benefits attributed to these fantastic plants, looked at the tea vs coffee debate, and defined some of the more jargony chemical terms that every tea lover has seen but may not understand. 
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Why Is Chamomile Calming? So Much More Than a Sleep Tea (Part 1)

Posted by Stephany Morgan

Chamomile is the best herbal tea for sleep, but it has a ton of other health benefits too! Find out which chamomile is used for tea, the health differences between the two main types of chamomile, and which chamomile tea is best for you - plus where the highest quality chamomile comes from.
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Why Is Chamomile Calming? So Much More Than a Sleep Tea (Part 1)

Chamomile is the best herbal tea for sleep, but it has a ton of other health benefits too! Find out which chamomile is used for tea, the health differences between the two main types of chamomile, and which chamomile tea is best for you - plus where the highest quality chamomile comes from.
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