Premium White Down Silver Needle Tea
(The new harvest is due in April)

This tea is brought directly to you from the Tea Farms in Fujian Province.
It is superior to all other teas sold here in the US and the price is an exceptional value.

     Cost:
                 2 oz = $12.00 (S/H-$5.00)
           9 oz (250 gm) = $40.00 (S/H-$6.00)

                                     White Tea is the least processed and the rarest of all teas with virtually no caffeine. 
                                    It is the unopened bud and 1^st two leaves of the tea plant, harvested only a few days a year.
                             This Tea has been proven to be even more powerful in inactivating bacterial viruses than Green Tea. 
                                   White Tea Extract has been shown to actually destroy in vitro the organisms that cause disease. 
                   It’s properties are anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and anti-viral and the extracts will be found in high-end face cremes & toothpastes)

                                  Research is ongoing and we will come to learn what the Asian Culture has known for over 5000 years ~
                                                                  Better to be without food for a week than a day without Tea.  

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Brewing: Bring 2 cups of water to a boil and then add a small amount of cold water (to vitalize the tea) and bring the rolling to a stand still. 
              Use One tablespoon for the 2 cups of tea. Steep for more than 2 minutes to get the medicinal properties from the leaves. 
Even with 7 minutes of steeping you will find no bitterness and a light clean taste. 
If you do not like the grassy taste of Green Tea, you will delight in this smooth, easy to mix with other teas, tea.
You may use the leaves twice, which will make for a therapeutic dose of 3-4 cups of tea a day.  

 
This study just out ~ 
(White Tea provides the most health benefit since only the bud and first two leaves of the tea plant are hand picked thereby providing more      anti-oxidants than any other tea and the least amount of caffeine.)

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 12, 2005 - Middle-age women who drink two or more cups of green or black tea every day may reduce their risk for invasive epithelial ovarian cancer by almost half, epidemiologists here reported. In a prospective population-based study, Karolinska Institute researchers found a dose-response relationship between the amount of tea a woman consumed and her risk for ovarian cancer, after controlling for potential confounders (P for trend, .03).Susanna C. Larsson, MSc., and colleagues reported in the Dec. 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

Women who consumed two cups or more per day lowered their risk for ovarian cancer by 46%, with each additional cup of tea lowering the risk by another 18% (multivariate hazard ratio, 0.82; 95% confidence interval, 0.68-0.99).
Tea's compounds have been extensively studied as chemopreventive agents, the investigators wrote, yet tea's potential against ovarian cancer specifically had yet to be established. These antioxidant polyphenols, which include catechins, theaflavins, thearubigins, and flavonols, "are abundantly present in both green and black teas and have been shown to inhibit carcinogenesis," Larsson and colleagues wrote.

However, the study also found the women who drank tea also tended to be in better health.

The investigators looked at 61,057 women ages 40 to 76 who filled out a 67-item diet questionnaire between 1987 and 1990. The women were tracked for a mean of 15.1 years through December 2004. At baseline, 68% of the cohort reported drinking tea at least once per month. Most of the women reported drinking black tea with the mean amount consumed being 0.8 cups per day.
Over the study period, 301 women developed invasive epithelial ovarian cancer. 
The study found even enjoying a spot of tea occasionally offered some benefit.
Compared with women who rarely or never drank tea, those who drank less than one cup daily but more than none reduced their risk (multivariate hazard ratio 0.82; 95% CI 0.62-1.08). Those who drank a full cup per day saw a greater decreased risk (multivariate HR 0.76; 95% CI 0.56-1.04). And women who consumed two or more cups of day had a significantly reduced risk of ovarian cancer (multivariate hazard ratio 0.54, 95% CI0.31-0.91; P value for trend, .03).
These results remained unchanged after factoring in each participant's age of menarche, age of first child birth, age of menopause, hormone use, and family history of breast cancer, the researchers said.

Coffee-drinking appeared to have no effect on ovarian cancer risk in this cohort, the investigators said. The observed association "does not depend on lower coffee consumption among women with high tea consumption," they wrote.
The authors acknowledged there were residual confounding factors. The women who were regular tea drinkers were also those who ate more fruits and vegetables, were slimmer, and generally more health conscious. "Nevertheless," Dr. Larsson and her team concluded, "the dose-response relationship for tea consumption with ovarian cancer risk makes chance less likely."
More study is needed, they said, but their findings add to the growing body of evidence that supports the cancer-protective potential of tea.

Jeff Blumberg, Professor of Nutrition at Tufts University praises tea not only for what it has…
but also for what it lacks~
sugar, artificial sweeteners, calories, phosphates, and artificial color.  

What makes Tea so Healthy?
     Tea contains high levels of polyphenols, which are strong antioxidants. Similar to the way oxidation causes cars to rust, oxidative stress on a cellular level can damage DNA. It has been linked to the onset of cancer & heart disease. Antioxidants prevent free radicals, (the unstable molecules that result from oxidation), from damaging cells. A rare amino acid is found almost exclusively in tea called Theanine (or L-theanine). This amino acid has been reported to reduce anxiety, promotes mental and physical restorative powers and improve mood, all without drowsiness. Theanine improves mood through the positive effect on neurotransmitters such as dopamine & serotonin.
Studies Show:
Heart
             In 2001, the Boston University School of Medicine’s study showed that 4 cups of black tea daily, visibly improved impaired blood vessel functioning by 50% with only one month’s use. It further indicated even 1 cup a day, could reduce your chance of heart attack by 44%. The study further showed that Tea Drinkers had a significantly lower mortality rate than non- tea drinkers over all.

        The Journal of the American Heart Association (2002), showed an Israeli study where people who drank more than 14 cups of tea per week had a 44% lower death rate than non-tea drinkers in the 3 ½ years following their heart attacks. Those who consumed less than the 14 cups had a 28% lower death rate over the same period. There was little difference between patients in terms of exercise, income, education, smoking and drinking habits.

      Black tea may lower the risk of heart disease by preventing blood from clumping and forming clots. Researchers found that participants who were given tea had lower levels of the blood protein associated with coagulation

Cancer:
        Dr Mitchell Gaynor, Director of Oncology at Strong Cancer Prevention Center in NYC indicated that    “Tea is one of the single best cancer fighters you can put in your body.”

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin believe that tea works to prevent cancer in three ways:  
1^{st ~} antioxidants stop free radicals from damaging healthy cells and tissue, which prevents cancer.               
2^{nd ~} polyphenols prevent damaged cells from metastasizing which slows cancer development and
3^{rd ~} certain polyphenols may even destroy cancer cells-a process call apoptosis- without harming the surrounding cells and may halt tumor growth.

                Researchers have found the EGCG in Green tea makes cancer drugs at least 20 times more effective. Scientists added EGCG to test tubes containing breast cancer cells and the cancer drug Tamoxifen. It was found that the tea-enhanced mixture killed twice as many cancer cells as Tamoxifen alone.

                Drinking Green Tea is encouraged for Smokers, say researchers at the American Chemical Society where it was reported there was a 45% lower risk of cancer than non-tea drinkers who smoke.

                Iowa Researchers studied more than 35,000 postmenopausal women and determined that those who drank at least 2 cups of tea a day were 40% less likely to develop urinary tract cancer and 68% as likely to develop cancer of the digestive tract.
Bones:
     The Archives of Internal Medicine (May 2002) published a study of 500 Chinese Men & Women who regularly drank black, green, or oolong tea for more than 10 years. Compared with non-habitual drinkers, tea drinker had 6.2% higher bone mineral densities even when other factors such as exercise and calcium were taken into account. It is believed that drinking just 2 cups of tea per day provides the same bone health benefits as 2-3 servings of dairy.
Teeth/Oral Health:
            University of Illinois revealed that the polyphenols in tea slowed the growth of bacteria associated with bad breath and inhibited growth of pathogens in the mouth as well. Tea of all types provide a natural source of fluoride which helps in preventing cavities and gum disease
Skin:
      Scientists at Case Western University and University Hospital of Cleveland have proven that ingredients in White Tea can boost the immune function of skin cells and protect them from harmful UV rays. This discovery will have tremendous impact on the study of skin cancer.
Weight Loss:
        Polyphenols in Green tea appear to accelerate calorie burning by blocking the enzyme that breaks down norepinphrine, a brain chemical that regulates metabolism. Higher levels of norepinephrine increases metabolism.