Eye Strain Relieved by Black Tea

In our world today, many things we do promote eye strain. Television, videos, and computers cause eye strain to individuals of all age groups.
Few Remedies that have been used to cure this problem:
People need to take a break and if at all possible close their eyes for a few minutes.
If you are doing a large amount of readying than you should try to refocus on something else every thirty minutes for about three minutes. Working with a project that is close up uses a muscle that causes the eye to contract, when shifting your use of your eyes to other distances for even a couple of minutes it gives the muscle in your eyes a break.
Take time out for a Tea Break: Try using a product called eyebright tea. This is a gentle balm used on strained eyes. It is a mixture of several herbal materials that can be bought at most health food shops. Take a small towel; soak it in Eyebright Tea, than place the warm towel over your eyes while your laying down with your eyes closed. This towel should be left on at a min. ten to fifteen minutes.
If your eyes are hurting change focus, than blink several times and try squinting with a gentle massage of the eye lids for a couple of minutes.
Take time for eye exercises. Take your finger and follow it with your eyes, forming a circle as well as doing it from close up and as far away from your face that you possibly can. This changes the muscle use and will relieve the eyestrain.
Last but not least, take Black Tea bags and heat them up, making a couple cups of Black tea for your taste. Then use the Black tea bags on your closed eyes. It should feel refreshing.

Try at your next July 4thTea Party

Never have your children choose pop over Tea again. Children will be beggging for Tea and its many different flavors. If you have tea recipes please feel free to share them.

Green Apple Sparkler

1 1/3 cups Xianju green tea concentrate
1 1/3 cups apple juice
1 1/3 cups sparkling water
Ice cubes

Combine tea concentrate, apple juice and sparkling water. Pour into ice filled glasses. Makes 4 servings.



Green Tea ginger Sparkler
1 1/3 cups Xianju green tea concentrate
¼ cup finely chopped crystallized ginger
2 2/3 cups chilled ginger ale
Ice cubes

Combine ginger and tea concentrate for at least one hour. Strain and discard ginger. Pour concentrate and ginger ale into ice filled glasses. Makes 4 servings.



Papaya Nectar Green Tea
1 1/3 cups Xianju green tea concentrate
1 1/3 cups Papaya Nectar
3 Tsp. Honey
Ice cubes

Combine tea concentrate, papaya nectar and honey. Pour into ice filled glasses. Makes 4 servings.



Apricot Tea Sparkler
1 1/3 cups Xianju green tea concentrate
1 1/3 cups apricot nectar
1 1/3 cups sparkling water
Ice cubes

Combine concentrate, apricot nectar and sparkling water. Pour into ice filled glasses. Make 4 servings.

Tea Party at July 4th Picnic

July 4th is noted for picnics and fireworks. Families and friends from near and far gather together to enjoy themselves as they relax and kick back to watch the skies light up to the wondrous colors that make a lot of noise and sparkle, twinkle, whistle and pop as the night goes on.
As the picnics are being prepared one thing that has to be considered is what everyone is going to be drinking. Some families buy lots of pop, but we have found that everyone enjoys a good refreshing drink of Ice Cold Tea. Tea has become a main ingredient in our July 4th party. We have many types of recipe drinks on ways that Tea can be made.
We offered the children recently the choice between kool-aid or tea and the children took no time at all to speak up and say they wanted Tea. I prefer to drink my tea just plain with lots of ice. The children and younger couples use different things to enjoy their tea, but none the less, they love the good ole fashion drink of Tea.
Some of the children like tea with a little sweetener, while others prefer to have some mint added. Recently the children were introduced to a couple of new Tea recipes and they are so happy. They act like they do at Christmas time with a new gift.
The favorite is this drink
Iced Chocolatea
Steep one teacup (about 6 ounces) of Gunpowder green tea using twice as much tea as usual. During the three minutes or so while the tea is steeping, mix together in a small bowl or cup one heaping teaspoonful of cocoa powder -- I prefer Dorset’s -- and two spoonfuls of sugar. [Note: Use a flatware teaspoon, not a measuring teaspoon. Substitute equivalent amount of your favorite sweetener.] Stir in enough cold water to make a thin paste. Remove tea leaves and pour steeped tea into a tall glass or mug. Stir cocoa paste in well, then fill the glass to 3/4 full with cold water and stir again. Add ice cubes and enjoy!

Some other iced and hot tea ideas:

Make maple-vanilla iced tea by sweetening green tea with real maple syrup and stirring in a dash of real vanilla extract.
Steep a 50/50 combination of Fanciest Formosa Oolong and Ti Kuan Yin oolong teas. Serve straight or sweeten lightly for a very pleasant "oolong" tea, hot or iced.
Add a little fresh or dried mint or other herbs to the tea leaves as they steep.
Stir some rice milk or almond milk into your tea for a creamy taste and texture.
Mix plain iced tea with about half as much fruit juice. Try cranberry or pineapple, or a tropical blend. Sweeten to taste. Refreshing!
Plain iced tea mixed with an equal amount of prepared lemonade is the most refreshing summer cooler! Sweeten to taste.
Blend two or more juice flavors with tea for a "Carmen Miranda" tea, hot or cold. Also try fruit syrups or natural flavorings. Pour the juice, syrup, or flavoring into the cup or glass, then add the tea and stir well.
Freeze some prepared iced tea in ice cube trays, and use in place of plain water ice cubes, which dilute your iced tea. For additional flavor, also try ice cubes made with lemonade or fruit juice.