New: Annique Tea Tins with One-of-a-Kind Designs

Beautifully decorated Storage Tins with 200g Annique loose leaf Rooibos tea. We also have Plain undecorated Tins.
One-of-a-Kind designs in polymer clay – No two are the same.
After you have enjoyed your tea use the tin to store some more tea or anything else from sugar in the kitchen to ear buds in the bathroom…..
Would also make a great gift.

You can find it here

Rooibos and Cancer: Exciting New Research

Exciting new research results about the effect of Rooibos tea extract on skin cancer in mice. The research was conducted by prof. Jeanine Marnewich, manager of the Oxidative Stress Research Centre at Cape Peninsula University of Technology in South Africa.

Green Rooibos tea diminished the size skin tumours by 91% and normal fermented Rooibos tea diminished size of the tumours by 97%.

Green Rooibos tea reduced the number of tumours by 75% and normal Rooibos tea reduced the number of tumours by 91%  

Read more here:

http://tonsofnews.com/rooibos-leaves-shrink-tumors/2211640/

Rooibos tea stains on baby clothes

 

Stain Stick is Ideal to remove Rooibos tea stains from baby clothes

Bio-degradable                                             

Non-toxic

Hand made from natural ingredients

Hypoallergenic

Removes all kinds of stains from clothes, Tupperware, carpets, etc

Works great for red wine, mud, grass and ink stains too

Annique Loose Leaf Rooibos tea

For the purists out there, we now have Annique Regular Rooibos tea in loose leaves available.

You have a choice between a 200g Bag or a beautiful silver Annique tin with 200g of tea leaves – This will make a great inexpensive gift for Christmas or a birthday!

Get it here

AnniqueUK always first with the goodies.

What’s in your Rooibos cuppa?

The Japanese call Rooibos tea long-life tea  and no wonder,  considering what your body gets from a daily cup or two or three……

Up to 6 cups of Rooibos tea a day is just fine!

You probably already know that Rooibos is chock-full of antioxidants,

BUT did you also know that it is chock-full of the basic minerals that your body needs everyday in order to be able to sit up and take notice???

Calcium – for them bones and teeth.

Iron – to whizz life-giving oxygen around your body.

Point of interest: Did you know that normal black tea interferes with your body’s ability to absorb iron from the food in your diet  because of the high tannin content it contains?

Magnesium – good to help regulate your body temperature, them bones again and  manufacturing those all important proteins in your body.

                                         Also releasing energy from your muscles which is great for when you are traipsing around the gym and so forth…

 

Potassium - regulates your blood pressure and your heartbeat, otherwise your ticker may start m_i_s_s_i_n_g a few beats. Good for keeping insomnia at bay too!

Sodium - now, now don’t fret, the salt/sodium in Rooibos is of the healthy variety and good for you. Sodium is very important in regulating many of your body’s functions especially regarding your nerves and muscles.

Zinc - very essential for your body and for wound healing and for beautiful  skin!

                                                                                                                                                                  Fluoride for them teeth again!  The moral of the story is that Rooibos is good for dental health.                                   

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Symbol for tea

•  Did you know that 2,700 years old Wild Tea Trees and 800 years old Planted Tea Trees can still be found South-Western China? – shhh don’t tell the logging companies…..
• According to the UK Tea Council the British have been drinking tea for nearly 400 years
• Tea breaks have been around for approximately 200 years. Workers used to start their working day around 5 or 6am, (Be thankful for small mercies!!!).  Mid morning employers allowed a break when  food and tea were served.  Mmmmm I wonder if cucumber sammies were served? Some employers allowed a break in the afternoon as well – good PR to ensure that the workers return the next day
•  There are 26 tea-growing nations. The principal ones are India, China, Sri Lanka, Kenya and Indonesia
• The UK drinks approximately 165 million cups of tea per day – 62 billion cups per year - a staggering number of lost working hours then, for what goes in…….
• Rooibos tea is only grown in a small area in South Africa nowhere else in the world. Time for a Vuvuzela fanfare please!
• Around 8,000 tonnes of Rooibos tea are produced each year, of which just under half is consumed in South Africa and the rest is exported around the world. Some of the greatest consumers of Red Bush tea are Germany, Japan, the Netherlands and the USA, but you can find yours right here