Tea

I've always been a coffee person. Every morning, I would drag my husband to a cool cafe (we go for cafe hopping every day) and say to the waiter "Can I get a strong flat white with 1 1/2 sugar please? And yes, make sure its double shot." And yes, thats how my day would start and would not be complete without a cup of good coffee (my favourite would be Campos coffee!)

Anyways, I was reading a book about natural beauty when I came across this chapter on tea. All sorts of tea like green tea, black tea, white tea and so on. The authors says teas are antioxidant, good for your skin, digestion and yes, it makes you look younger. For hundreds of years, Chinese people drink cups and cups of teas everyday! No wonders most of them are skinny (not to forget the Japanese as well!).

So, I went to this shop in Chinatown called the Tea Specialist. I've never been to a purely tea shop before and I had the shock of my life to see so many type of teas around me. There were black ones, green ones, flowery ones, and some are wrapped in white cloth. So, I went up to this lady and started asking questions. And yes, apparently the book I read was right. Teas have a lot of health benefits. It can also prevent you from getting diseases like cancer, ulcer and so on. I was really impressed and go myself a big bag of black tea that cost me AUD15! Pretty expensive for a bag of tea leaves. But apparently, the ones that we usually buy at the supermarket are not graded and not pure. It has been processed and the benefits are not... hmmm really there anymore. But the ones I bought are pure and fresh (says the lady). Oh yea, the other reason on why I bought the black tea instead of green tea is because it can make you lose weight. Crap i'm such a sucker when it comes to weight loss product.

So, I drink this black tea every day for about 2 months. Well, I didn't really lose weight (maybe its because of what I've been pigging out!). You see, I've always had this problem of... hhmm... you know going to the toilet. Just not that good at it. Haha. I just have indigestion problem (I can go on about 3 days without going to the toilet). It was up to the point where I had to take laxatives. But I have to admit, this tea really solve my problems. Its not as good as laxatives but its... hhmm more natural. I hope you know what I mean, but I don't really know how to explain this. If you've taken laxatives before, you know how much your stomach cramps when you need to go to the toilet. But not with this tea, it feels more normal.

Now, I'm trying their green tea. Much more expensive than the black tea (AUD35). Works the same, but taste better. Will write about it when I finish the whole bag.