Ancient Tea Tree Teas are HOT! Written by Tea Hub
Although people in Yunnan have been drinking teas made of leaves of ancient tea trees for generations, it is not until recently that people from outside Yunnan become aware of this type of tea. Ancient tea trees are growing in remote tea mountains in Xi Shuang Ban Na, a beautiful autonomy state that is 450 km away from Kunming, capital of Yunnan. Interests in ancient tea trees are growing rapidly globally.Surrounded by wild orchids, leaves of ancient tea trees have developed
| | Tips to Achieve Your Optimal Body Shape Written by Cheryl Haining
Tips to achieve your optimal body shape A few simple changes can make all difference to long-term health of your body. Here are some tips and suggestions to improve your body and your health. Food Choices What you eat and drink gives your body fuel and energy to carry out all physical and mental activities that you do every day. Some foods, such as fresh fruits and vegetables provide excellent fuel for body, with lots of beneficial nutrients. Other foods provide poor quality fuel. These include high sugar content foods and ‘junk’ foods. What percentage of your current diet is giving you energy efficient, nutrient rich food? Try keeping a diary for a week then analyse where your major energy and body fuel comes from. Healthy Choices Choose meals and snacks that are kind to your body. These are natural foods such as fruits, vegetables, salads, grains and pulses. These are ‘living’ foods. Avoid foods that are over processed, stored too long, high is sugar or fats. These are ‘dead’ foods with little to offer nutritionally. Variety is also vital, helping you obtain broad range of nutrients your body requires. Fibre Your body needs between 18-35 gms of fibre a day. Fibre, together with water, is essential for proper digestion. Fibre provides food for ‘friendly bacteria’ in colon, which manufactures various essential vitamins. One cup of following is equal to 10gms of fibre: - oats, peas, dried apricots, peanuts, prunes and sunflower seeds. Half a cup of wheat bran or almonds also equals 10 gm of fibre.
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