On 2024-01-14 5:08 p.m., Ed P wrote:
If you really like tea, you are already using loose tea but here are
reasons to avoid the bags
http://tinyurl.com/2scn4byv
Tea has been used medicinally since ancient times to boost immunity,
reduce inflammation, and even fight certain diseases.
But there’s some tea on tea that you might not know — the way we
prepare it may have adverse health effects.
Why you should care about how your tea is made
The biggest difference between tea bags and loose-leaf teas is the
safety concerns — while tea provides health benefits, toxins and
microplastics may be hiding in tea bags.
One study found toxic contamination by heavy metals like lead and
aluminum in most — though not all — of the tea bags sampled. This
study notes that heavy metals can lead to various health issues.
The less-studied issue with tea bags is microplastics. Most tea bags
are made from plastic — either nylon or polyethylene terephthalate
(PET). Just one plastic tea bag can release 11.6 billion
microplassinitics into a cup of tea, according to research from McGill
University.
I have been using loose tea for a while now. I was becoming less and
less enchanted with the bagged tea. The problem is finding loose tea
around here. Of the half dozen grocery stores where we do most of our shopping, only one sells packages of loose tea. This is the infuser I
use to make tea in a mug but I am not averse to just adding the tea to a
pot and letting some get into a cup. I can always pour it through a fine sieve.
If you really like tea, you are already using loose tea but here are
reasons to avoid the bags
http://tinyurl.com/2scn4byv
Tea has been used medicinally since ancient times to boost immunity,
reduce inflammation, and even fight certain diseases.
But there’s some tea on tea that you might not know — the way we prepare it may have adverse health effects.
Why you should care about how your tea is made
The biggest difference between tea bags and loose-leaf teas is the
safety concerns — while tea provides health benefits, toxins and microplastics may be hiding in tea bags.
One study found toxic contamination by heavy metals like lead and
aluminum in most — though not all — of the tea bags sampled. This study notes that heavy metals can lead to various health issues.
The less-studied issue with tea bags is microplastics. Most tea bags are
made from plastic — either nylon or polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
Just one plastic tea bag can release 11.6 billion microplassinitics into a cup of tea, according to research from McGill University.
On 2024-01-14 5:08 p.m., Ed P wrote:
If you really like tea, you are already using loose tea but here are
reasons to avoid the bags
http://tinyurl.com/2scn4byv
Tea has been used medicinally since ancient times to boost immunity,
reduce inflammation, and even fight certain diseases.
But there’s some tea on tea that you might not know — the way we
prepare it may have adverse health effects.
Why you should care about how your tea is made
The biggest difference between tea bags and loose-leaf teas is the
safety concerns — while tea provides health benefits, toxins and
microplastics may be hiding in tea bags.
One study found toxic contamination by heavy metals like lead and
aluminum in most — though not all — of the tea bags sampled. This
study notes that heavy metals can lead to various health issues.
The less-studied issue with tea bags is microplastics. Most tea bags
are made from plastic — either nylon or polyethylene terephthalate
(PET). Just one plastic tea bag can release 11.6 billion
microplassinitics into a cup of tea, according to research from McGill
University.
I have been using loose tea for a while now. I was becoming less and
less enchanted with the bagged tea. The problem is finding loose tea
around here. Of the half dozen grocery stores where we do most of our shopping, only one sells packages of loose tea. This is the infuser I
use to make tea in a mug but I am not averse to just adding the tea to a
pot and letting some get into a cup. I can always pour it through a fine sieve.
On 1/14/2024 5:59 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
I have been using loose tea for a while now. I was becoming less andBuy tea from one of your neighbors. It is where I've been getting for
less enchanted with the bagged tea. The problem is finding loose tea
around here. Of the half dozen grocery stores where we do most of our
shopping, only one sells packages of loose tea. This is the infuser I
use to make tea in a mug but I am not averse to just adding the tea to
a pot and letting some get into a cup. I can always pour it through a
fine sieve.
years now. Good service fair prices great selection.
www.teatrader.com
Many types of infusers. I use one like this
http://tinyurl.com/5n7p5bd6
On 1/14/2024 5:59 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-14 5:08 p.m., Ed P wrote:Buy tea from one of your neighbors. It is where I've been getting for
If you really like tea, you are already using loose tea but here are
reasons to avoid the bags
http://tinyurl.com/2scn4byv
Tea has been used medicinally since ancient times to boost immunity,
reduce inflammation, and even fight certain diseases.
But there’s some tea on tea that you might not know — the way we
prepare it may have adverse health effects.
Why you should care about how your tea is made
The biggest difference between tea bags and loose-leaf teas is the
safety concerns — while tea provides health benefits, toxins and
microplastics may be hiding in tea bags.
One study found toxic contamination by heavy metals like lead and
aluminum in most — though not all — of the tea bags sampled. This
study notes that heavy metals can lead to various health issues.
The less-studied issue with tea bags is microplastics. Most tea bags
are made from plastic — either nylon or polyethylene terephthalate
(PET). Just one plastic tea bag can release 11.6 billion
microplassinitics into a cup of tea, according to research from
McGill University.
I have been using loose tea for a while now. I was becoming less and
less enchanted with the bagged tea. The problem is finding loose tea
around here. Of the half dozen grocery stores where we do most of our
shopping, only one sells packages of loose tea. This is the infuser I
use to make tea in a mug but I am not averse to just adding the tea to
a pot and letting some get into a cup. I can always pour it through a
fine sieve.
years now. Good service fair prices great selection.
www.teatrader.com
On 2024-01-14 6:12 p.m., Ed P wrote:
Buy tea from one of your neighbors. It is where I've been getting for
years now. Good service fair prices great selection.
www.teatrader.com
During the summer months, I cycle past this shop quite frequently.
He has a bewilderingly large selection. What do you recommend?
I find such teas as "English Breakfast" and "Yorkshire" teas too strong/tannic.
At uni, I used to buy oolongs and Darjeeling from
an old fashioned grocer who sold loose teas and, for then, an
excellent selection of coffees. I wanted to take some home for
my parents but he wouldn't sell me any as the water where they
lived was/is extremely hard whereas the water he was used to was/is
extremely soft.
On 1/14/2024 9:04 PM, Graham wrote:
On 2024-01-14 6:12 p.m., Ed P wrote:
Buy tea from one of your neighbors. It is where I've been getting
for years now. Good service fair prices great selection.
www.teatrader.com
During the summer months, I cycle past this shop quite frequently.
He has a bewilderingly large selection. What do you recommend?
I find such teas as "English Breakfast" and "Yorkshire" teas too
strong/tannic.
At uni, I used to buy oolongs and Darjeeling from
an old fashioned grocer who sold loose teas and, for then, an
excellent selection of coffees. I wanted to take some home for
my parents but he wouldn't sell me any as the water where they
lived was/is extremely hard whereas the water he was used to was/is
extremely soft.
I like both the English breakfast and Irish breakfast in the morning.
I'm partial to black tea.
Afternoon I may have an Orange Pekoe. The Kenya BOP is nice
You may like:
Darjeeling Hoopoe Choice
Tea Trader’s house Darjeeling selection. Lively floral notes underlie a smooth, fruity, aromatic cup with good colour and sweetness.
On 2024-01-14 7:38 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 1/14/2024 9:04 PM, Graham wrote:Thanks, Ed! I think I'll drive down there next week when the weather
On 2024-01-14 6:12 p.m., Ed P wrote:
Buy tea from one of your neighbors. It is where I've been getting
for years now. Good service fair prices great selection.
www.teatrader.com
During the summer months, I cycle past this shop quite frequently.
He has a bewilderingly large selection. What do you recommend?
I find such teas as "English Breakfast" and "Yorkshire" teas too
strong/tannic.
At uni, I used to buy oolongs and Darjeeling from
an old fashioned grocer who sold loose teas and, for then, an
excellent selection of coffees. I wanted to take some home for
my parents but he wouldn't sell me any as the water where they
lived was/is extremely hard whereas the water he was used to was/is
extremely soft.
I like both the English breakfast and Irish breakfast in the morning.
I'm partial to black tea.
Afternoon I may have an Orange Pekoe. The Kenya BOP is nice
You may like:
Darjeeling Hoopoe Choice
Tea Trader’s house Darjeeling selection. Lively floral notes underlie
a smooth, fruity, aromatic cup with good colour and sweetness.
warms up.
On 1/14/2024 11:06 PM, Graham wrote:
On 2024-01-14 7:38 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 1/14/2024 9:04 PM, Graham wrote:Thanks, Ed! I think I'll drive down there next week when the weather
On 2024-01-14 6:12 p.m., Ed P wrote:
Buy tea from one of your neighbors. It is where I've been getting
for years now. Good service fair prices great selection.
www.teatrader.com
During the summer months, I cycle past this shop quite frequently.
He has a bewilderingly large selection. What do you recommend?
I find such teas as "English Breakfast" and "Yorkshire" teas too
strong/tannic.
At uni, I used to buy oolongs and Darjeeling from
an old fashioned grocer who sold loose teas and, for then, an
excellent selection of coffees. I wanted to take some home for
my parents but he wouldn't sell me any as the water where they
lived was/is extremely hard whereas the water he was used to was/is
extremely soft.
I like both the English breakfast and Irish breakfast in the morning.
I'm partial to black tea.
Afternoon I may have an Orange Pekoe. The Kenya BOP is nice
You may like:
Darjeeling Hoopoe Choice
Tea Trader’s house Darjeeling selection. Lively floral notes underlie
a smooth, fruity, aromatic cup with good colour and sweetness.
warms up.
Wish I could visit. They are very nice people. The order always has a hand written thank you and a sample or two.
Tell them customer 995 sent you.
If you really like tea, you are already using loose tea but here are
reasons to avoid the bags
http://tinyurl.com/2scn4byv
Tea has been used medicinally since ancient times to boost immunity,
reduce inflammation, and even fight certain diseases.
But there’s some tea on tea that you might not know — the way we prepare >it may have adverse health effects.
Why you should care about how your tea is made
The biggest difference between tea bags and loose-leaf teas is the
safety concerns — while tea provides health benefits, toxins and >microplastics may be hiding in tea bags.
One study found toxic contamination by heavy metals like lead and
aluminum in most — though not all — of the tea bags sampled. This study >notes that heavy metals can lead to various health issues.
The less-studied issue with tea bags is microplastics. Most tea bags are
made from plastic — either nylon or polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
Just one plastic tea bag can release 11.6 billion microplastics into a
cup of tea, according to research from McGill University.
These tiny plastic particles are proving to be a big issue, mainly
because they’re virtually everywhere and removing them from our
environment is a complex issue. “We don’t know if those have bad health >effects on people or animals. We just have a high confidence that
they’re there,” said chemist Christopher Zangmeister.
If you really like tea, you are already using loose tea but here are
reasons to avoid the bags
http://tinyurl.com/2scn4byv
Tea has been used medicinally since ancient times to boost immunity,
reduce inflammation, and even fight certain diseases.
But there’s some tea on tea that you might not know — the way we prepare it may have adverse health effects.
Why you should care about how your tea is made
The biggest difference between tea bags and loose-leaf teas is the
safety concerns — while tea provides health benefits, toxins and microplastics may be hiding in tea bags.
One study found toxic contamination by heavy metals like lead and
aluminum in most — though not all — of the tea bags sampled. This study notes that heavy metals can lead to various health issues.
The less-studied issue with tea bags is microplastics. Most tea bags are
made from plastic — either nylon or polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
Just one plastic tea bag can release 11.6 billion microplastics into a
cup of tea, according to research from McGill University.
These tiny plastic particles are proving to be a big issue, mainly
because they’re virtually everywhere and removing them from our
environment is a complex issue. “We don’t know if those have bad health effects on people or animals. We just have a high confidence that
they’re there,” said chemist Christopher Zangmeister.
One study found toxic contamination by heavy metals like lead and aluminum in
most — though not all — of the tea bags sampled. This study notes that heavy
metals can lead to various health issues.
On Sun, 14 Jan 2024, Ed P wrote:
One study found toxic contamination by heavy metals like lead and aluminum in
most — though not all — of the tea bags sampled. This study notes that heavy
metals can lead to various health issues.
I do use loose leaf, but I always thought that it could contain just as
many heavy metals and stuff as tea bags. I mean from the growing,
fertilizer, pesticide, to the smoking, storing, transporation etc. I'm >convinced that there's some contamination.
So at the end of the day I just resign myself to the thought that it is
most likely better than a lot of other things, but the purest of the pure
I guess you won't have unless you go to the field or grow your own.
(snip)
Why you should care about how your tea is made
The biggest difference between tea bags and loose-leaf teas is the
safety concerns — while tea provides health benefits, toxins and microplastics may be hiding in tea bags.
On 1/14/2024 5:08 PM, Ed P wrote:
(snip)
Why you should care about how your tea is made
The biggest difference between tea bags and loose-leaf teas is the
safety concerns — while tea provides health benefits, toxins and
microplastics may be hiding in tea bags.
I've heard the same, but I also notice that any loose leaf tea that I
buy tastes better than tea in a bag. My issue is that some varieties of >loose leaf tea tend to float in the cup, rather than settle to the
bottom. I should look for some sort of washable screen.
On 1/14/2024 5:08 PM, Ed P wrote:
(snip)
Why you should care about how your tea is made
The biggest difference between tea bags and loose-leaf teas is the
safety concerns — while tea provides health benefits, toxins and
microplastics may be hiding in tea bags.
I've heard the same, but I also notice that any loose leaf tea that I
buy tastes better than tea in a bag. My issue is that some varieties of loose leaf tea tend to float in the cup, rather than settle to the
bottom. I should look for some sort of washable screen.
On 1/14/2024 11:06 PM, Graham wrote:
On 2024-01-14 7:38 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 1/14/2024 9:04 PM, Graham wrote:Thanks, Ed! I think I'll drive down there next week when the weather
On 2024-01-14 6:12 p.m., Ed P wrote:
Buy tea from one of your neighbors. It is where I've been getting
for years now. Good service fair prices great selection.
www.teatrader.com
During the summer months, I cycle past this shop quite frequently.
He has a bewilderingly large selection. What do you recommend?
I find such teas as "English Breakfast" and "Yorkshire" teas too
strong/tannic.
At uni, I used to buy oolongs and Darjeeling from
an old fashioned grocer who sold loose teas and, for then, an
excellent selection of coffees. I wanted to take some home for
my parents but he wouldn't sell me any as the water where they
lived was/is extremely hard whereas the water he was used to was/is
extremely soft.
I like both the English breakfast and Irish breakfast in the morning.
I'm partial to black tea.
Afternoon I may have an Orange Pekoe. The Kenya BOP is nice
You may like:
Darjeeling Hoopoe Choice
Tea Trader’s house Darjeeling selection. Lively floral notes underlie
a smooth, fruity, aromatic cup with good colour and sweetness.
warms up.
Wish I could visit. They are very nice people. The order always has a hand written thank you and a sample or two.
Tell them customer 995 sent you.
Thanks, Ed! I think I'll drive down there next week when the weather
Tea Trader’s house Darjeeling selection. Lively floral notes
underlie a smooth, fruity, aromatic cup with good colour and sweetness. >>>>
warms up.
Wish I could visit. They are very nice people. The order always has
a hand written thank you and a sample or two.
Tell them customer 995 sent you.
I went there this morning but it was impossible to find a parking space.
A charming lady on the phone advised me to go on the w/e when other
tenants in the building wouldn't be taking up parking space.
So it's coffee until then:-)
On 1/16/2024 5:44 PM, Graham wrote:
Thanks, Ed! I think I'll drive down there next week when the weather
Tea Trader’s house Darjeeling selection. Lively floral notes
underlie a smooth, fruity, aromatic cup with good colour and sweetness. >>>>>
warms up.
Wish I could visit. They are very nice people. The order always has
a hand written thank you and a sample or two.
Tell them customer 995 sent you.
I went there this morning but it was impossible to find a parking space.
A charming lady on the phone advised me to go on the w/e when other
tenants in the building wouldn't be taking up parking space.
So it's coffee until then:-)
Yeah, I'd not part six blocks away and walk in winter.
On Tue, 16 Jan 2024 20:53:42 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
On 1/16/2024 5:44 PM, Graham wrote:
Thanks, Ed! I think I'll drive down there next week when the weather >>>>> warms up.
Tea Trader’s house Darjeeling selection. Lively floral notes
underlie a smooth, fruity, aromatic cup with good colour and sweetness. >>>>>>
Wish I could visit. They are very nice people. The order always has >>>> a hand written thank you and a sample or two.
Tell them customer 995 sent you.
I went there this morning but it was impossible to find a parking space. >>> A charming lady on the phone advised me to go on the w/e when other
tenants in the building wouldn't be taking up parking space.
So it's coffee until then:-)
Yeah, I'd not part six blocks away and walk in winter.
Wouldn't they have freed up a parking spot for Graham if he'd told
them customer 995 sent him?
On 1/16/2024 9:00 PM, Bruce wrote:
On Tue, 16 Jan 2024 20:53:42 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
On 1/16/2024 5:44 PM, Graham wrote:
I went there this morning but it was impossible to find a parking space. >>>> A charming lady on the phone advised me to go on the w/e when other
tenants in the building wouldn't be taking up parking space.
So it's coffee until then:-)
Yeah, I'd not part six blocks away and walk in winter.
Wouldn't they have freed up a parking spot for Graham if he'd told
them customer 995 sent him?
Yes, with advance notice they would reserve a spot.
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