Wednesday, November 27, 2002

A new stop in Fayette for tea

Did you know that drinking two or more cups of tea a day could help to increase your chances of surviving a heart attack?

Tea has many more benefits as well. Black and green teas can help to normalize your blood pressure, remove plaque from your arteries and teeth and add powerful anti-oxidants to your diet. Red teas called rooibos teas are from South Africa and they contain 30 times more anti-oxidants than green or black teas and they are high in vitamins, minerals and protein. They are naturally caffeine-free.

Teas help to strengthen bones, prevent heart disease, improve digestion and research also shows that drinking tea improves concentration, alertness and problem solving. Tea is know around the world for its unique health benefits.

Fayette County has a unique teahouse and cafe in Peachtree City at the Avenue called Teavana. Teavana stocks a selection of more than 100 teas.

The friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you to choose a perfect cup of tea or tea accessory. These teas make unique gifts for the health conscious and tea connoisseur alike.

The store also features a quiet, relaxing cafe atmosphere with DSL hookups available for your laptop and is now serving salads, soups and desserts.

Teavana can help you kick the coffee habit with their Mate Carnival tea. Toasted mate is a herb from Argentina that contains a natural appetite suppressant and about 25 percent of the caffeine of a cup of coffee without the side effects that coffee contains. Flavored with crushed cocoa, almonds, cornflower and sunflower, this tea offers a unique coffee like flavor that can help to satisfy those cravings. Just think, you can have a hot, healthy and energizing beverage in the morning that doesn't leach calcium from your bones but rather adds it back and strengthens them!

So tea up Fayette County!. Relax. Life's short. Drink some tea.