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Tea: The World’s Going to Pot

Mental benefits of Tea

heightened state of alertness
brainwaves may begin to synchronize based on regular tea consumption
memory recall enhanced by unknown ingredients of tea leaves

Social benefits of tea

good excuse to wear tweed and corduroy
others associate tea with Britain, where many great writers, artists, and statesmen have lived
it is visually impressive to talk or think with a cup of tea in hand.

Physical benefits of tea

one’s body need not expend as much energy to awaken in the morning when tea participates in the event
several cups of tea on a hot day allows one to sweat without the expense of a sauna
as exercise, tea can make one feel either relaxed or excited

Artistic benefits of tea

if an artist consumes no solid food with his tea, his shaking hands make paintings appear professionally impressionistic
since the tea drinker is wearing tweed, he can more fully appreciate England; Milton was from England
colours and sounds are somewhat altered by the tea experience

Moral benefits of tea

the caffeine in coffee makes one cross—the caffeine in tea makes one mellow
one cannot see tea brewing inside a pot, therefore tea encourages faith
people of the Holy Land, for the most part, drink tea

Tea-Mind • Archival 25 July 2006

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Hear, hear!

— Sara 7. August 2006, 00:47 #

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