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by Kathy WolfeIt’s the world’s second most popular and cheapest beverage (after water), so shouldn’t you know a little more about tea? Tidbits has the goods on this drink, so listen up and learn!• Every day about three billion cups of tea are consumed around the world. In America, it can be found in 80% of households, and an estimated 127 million Americans are drinking it on any given day. Most of that tea comes from India, the world’s largest tea producer, processing about 850,000 tons each year. • Tea as we know it is about 5,000 years old. Legend has it that a Chinese emperor discovered a good cup of tea in 2737 B.C. when some tea leaves off the tree into his pot of boiling water, producing a pleasant aroma. Tea became popular in Europe during the 1600s and was brought to North America by the colonists. Britain’s Duchess of Bedford is said to have created the traditional afternoon tea around 1840, when she needed a pick-me-up to combat what she called “that sinking feeling.” • When the British government heavily taxed the tea shipped to the American colonies, in 1773, a group of 116 men dressed as Native Americans boarded British ships and tossed 342 chests of tea overboard, about 90,000 lbs. (40,823 kg) worth. In today’s currency, that was equal to nearly a million dollars! turn the page for more!

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• There are all kinds of tea – white, green, oolong, and black – but they all come from the same plant, the Carnelia Sinensis. The end product is determined by the processing of the tea leaves.• While white tea skips the steps of processing (the leaves are just steamed and dried), green, black, and oolong teas all go through a series of steps. It starts with withering, when the tea leaves are spread out and dried in a warm environment, which makes them pliable. A rolling machine is next, twisting the leaves in order to release the flavorful natural oils. Some more expensive grades of teas are rolled by hand, resulting in a higher quality. The leaves then undergo an oxidation process, when they are spread out in a cool room. At this point, the tea leaves are still green, but as they take in oxygen they gradually turn darker. The darkening can be stopped by heating. Green tea is not oxidized, oolong tea is oxidized for a short time, and the dark black tea oxidation process, which takes about three hours, is uninterrupted. The chemical reactions that take place during oxidation are what alters the leaves’ color and flavor. • While a cup of tea does contain caffeine, it doesn’t compare to the amount found in coffee. A cup of tea has about 40 mg. of caffeine compared to coffee’s 110 mg per cup. The lesser-processed green tea has even less caffeine than black leaves. But if you want a higher caffeine level in your tea, sip yerba maté, which has about the same amount as coffee. It’s made from the leaves of a South American rain forest holly tree, and contains 24 vitamins and minerals, 15 amino acids, and an abundance of antioxidants.• Herbal teas, also known as tisanes, aren’t really tea at all. They come from the roots, stems, and flowers of other plants. There are numerous types of tisanes, depending on what part of the plant they come from. Mint, verbena, and lemongrass varieties are leaf tisanes, while chamomile, hibiscus, and lavender are flower tisanes. Cinnamon is a considered a bark type, while ginger, Echinacea, and chicory are root tisanes. • The invention of the tea bag came about by accident. In 1904, a New York tea importer was looking for a cheaper way to send samples to customers. Thomas Sullivan had been using tin boxes, but as this proved expensive, he began wrapping the tea in small silk bags. His

customers didn’t realize the bags were just packaging, and brewed their tea in them. Soon after, Sullivan was receiving orders for the new product. Today, 96% of the world brews its tea using a tea bag. • More of tea’s many medicinal and health benefits are being uncovered every day. Green tea seems to be especially healthful. It is high in the amino acid theanine, which has been shown to reduce stress and improve mental concentration. It may also increase the body’s immune system and antioxidant powers. Lab testing indicates that catechins, a type of antioxidant, inhibit the growth of cancer cells and may help reduce the breakdown of cartilage. A recent university study indicated that tea has more potent antioxidants than 22 fruits and vegetables that were tested. Scientists say drinking green tea might also even help prevent tooth decay! And a study in the Netherlands has shown that those who drink catechin-rich tea are 50% less likely to die of heart disease. • Tea is not just for drinking! On the outside, green tea can help with inflammation. Soothe your puffy eyes with a soaked, chilled green tea bag. The same will work for insect bites. Keep mosquitoes away by smoothing the skin with damp tea leaves. Black tea bags have been proven beneficial in removing plantar warts. It’s the acidic tannin present in tea that shrinks the wart, just by placing a cooled bag on the wart for 15 minutes three times a day. • Tisanes also have medicinal qualities. If you have an upset stomach, try sipping peppermint tea, since peppermint relaxes the muscles that give you stomach cramps. The anti-inflammatory properties of licorice root can reduce the swelling of a sore throat. It’s also well known that chamomile tea is a relaxant and is a natural sleep aid. • And it’s not just the human body that reaps the benefits of tea. It’s a great fertilizer for your roses! Watering both indoor and outdoor plants with cool leftover brewed tea gives them a boost of nutrients. You can also stir brewed tea leaves into your garden soil. • Tea experts warn not to use an aluminum teapot to prepare a tisane. Because aluminum is a reactive metal, they claim that it can react with certain plant types, and the result can actually be toxic. ■

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IT’S TEE TIME! Fore! Look out as Tidbits presents a few facts about the tools necessary for a good golf game.• The ancient Romans played a game similar to golf as we know it, but the modern game of golf was developed in Scotland in the 1400s. The first written record is that of a ban of the sport by King James II in 1457, calling golf a distraction to learning archery, which was necessary for national defense.• The official rules of golf state that a golfer’s bag may contain 14 clubs. A typical player will carry a driver, two woods, seven irons, three wedges, and a putter. The putter has earned the nickname “the money club” because it is the one used to tap the ball into the hole. The first clubs were made entirely of wood, followed by wood shafts with iron heads. In the 1920s, steel-shafted clubs came into play. Shafts made of fiber-reinforced composite materials were introduced in the early 1970s. • The earliest golf balls were probably made of wood. Golf balls in the early 1800s consisted of thin leather pieces stuffed with feathers. Those that were very tightly packed flew the farthest. More than 5,000 patents have been granted for various forms of golf balls since 1900. Those little indentations on the ball are called dimples

the highest per population density. England has one course every 27 square miles, and Scotland every 56. Yet some of the most populated areas of the world have no golf at all, for example, the Ukraine, whose population exceeds 47 million with nary a course in sight! • During a 1971 tournament in England, a 26-year-old golf pro named John Hudson achieved two consecutive holes-in-one at the 11th and 12th holes. Don’t expect to tie his record – the chances of repeating this are one in 67 million. • If you’d like to golf on the world’s longest course, you’ll have to travel to Australia. Some of the tees are 50 miles (80.5 km) apart on the 850-mile-long (1368 km) Nullarbor Links course that spans two Australian states. Don’t be surprised if you encounter the occasional wild camel or wombat. Be sure to notch out enough time for your game – somewhere between three and four days! The cost seems reasonable, however at $46. ■

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Answer: A double-ply covering, called the pleura, encases each lung. A small space between the two leaves of pleura allows the lung to inflate and deflate effortlessly. The fluid you have is in the pleural space. The condition is a pleural effusion. The fluid is not actually in lung tissue.Infections, illnesses like rheumatoid arthritis, heart failure, blood clots in the lungs, liver cirrhosis and chest trauma are some of the causes of pleural effusions. Cancer is another cause.Shortness of breath, chest discomfort and cough are some of the things that a pleural effusion engenders. Some people with an effusion have no symptoms at all. The fluid is discovered when a person has a chest X-ray, as was the case with you.The doctor is most probably planning to obtain a specimen of the fluid from the pleura. It’s not a difficult procedure. Analysis of the fluid provides information that determines what caused it. That information also allows the doctor to determine a treatment plan and provide you with a prognosis of what to expect.I’d like to speculate further for you, but I can’t. I need more information too.Dear Dr. Donohue: I was given Avodart to treat an enlarged prostate gland. During the six months of taking it, I went from a fully functioning man with a strong libido to 99 percent impotence and no interest in physical intimacy. My physician does not seem to care. What kind of treatment

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Answer: I say stick with it. Honey has been used for many years to suppress coughing. It’s even given to babies older than one year.

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I’m starting to have second thoughts about using Social Security’s online “My Account” feature. Yes, I have one. Yes, it’s handy. But scammers are targeting the My Accounts of seniors. The online account is beginning to look like not such a good idea.In a number of cases, the only way the victims knew anything was wrong was when they received a letter from Social Security verifying that they’d opened an online My Account.

No, they hadn’t. But someone else had. In some cases the scammers attempted to divert the direct deposit to an account at another bank. The Office of the Inspector General is investigating occurrences all over the country.There is a way, if you do have an account, to add a layer of security to your My Account: You can type in the last eight digits of your Visa, MasterCard or Discover Card. (Do this only if you’re very sure of your computer’s security.)I once made my very elderly neighbor a list of phone numbers that we pasted to the inside of her kitchen cabinet door above the telephone. I printed it out in large enough letters and numbers so it was clear to her, and it saved her from having to look up numbers. Maybe you could use a list like that? If you generate such a list, here are numbers to add to it: Social Security at 1-800-772-1213. Federal Trade Commission fraud report line 1-877-IDTHEFT (1-877-438-4338). OIG fraud hotline 1-800-269-0271.If something is ever wrong with your Social

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Dear Ben, I am looking for a new home in Plymouth and I am having trouble finding a good home at the right price. Can you tell me the best website to use?-- Pat M. Plymouth, MIA: Brent, I picked this question to answer this month because I seem to be getting this question more and more in this new technology age. Here is a two part answer to your question. First, Plymouth real estate values have risen 25% in the

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170 incidences. For more information, see www.slugger.com or call 800-282-2287.An even bigger recall category is food, and there we have two government watchdogs: the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. As with other products, it’s not always the inspectors who find something wrong, but the manufactures themselves who issue a recall.Recent recalls for food items include: --Pork pie products, due to misbranding and undeclared allergens (milk)--Sesame paste, due to Salmonella--Frozen chicken quesadilla, due to E. coli--Vanilla and chocolate ice cream, due to undeclared allergens (almonds, coconut, soy),--Ready-to-eat meatballs, due to Listeria.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers recalls on more than just cars and trucks. A recent recall involved five years of one brand of motorhome for steering wheels that detach from the mounting bracket, causing loss of steering. Another brand of motorhome was recalled for awning motors that

Product recalls are all about safety. They’re not just about breakage or failure of a product to work properly -- potential injury or illness are behind most of the recalls. Fortunately we have a number of government agencies that oversee foods and products, and in many cases, it’s the manufacturer who issues the recall.The Consumer Product Safety Commission recently listed these recalls:LED light bulbs -- 554,000 bulbs under the brand names Westinghouse, Definity, EcoSmart and Sylvania have been recalled by the manufacturer due to overheating. In some cases, there was damage to the socket and fire in the surrounding area, including carpets and floors. Check www.lsgc.com/recall for specific wattages or call 855-574-2533. Toro Z Master Riding Mowers -- This is in addition to a similar recall of November 2012. The idler pulley can rub against the fuel tank, causing a potential fire hazard. See www.toro.com for more information or call 855-493-0090.Louisville Slugger OneX Fastpitch softball bat -- The barrel can come apart from the handle and hit people nearby. So far there have been

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8691 North Lilley RdCanton, MI 48187

(734) 453-3710

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42303 Ann Arbor Rd • Plymouth, MI • (734) 416-0400

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42303 Ann Arbor Rd • Plymouth, MI

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Charmed Salon & BoutiqueCharmed Salon & Boutique

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What to Engrave in my Wedding Band?This is a big decision. Imagine having access to a list of serious and fun wording for your wedding bands. Now you

have a source to all sorts of ideas. Spend an evening with your fiancee over some popcorn and go over the list. Of course, we want you to bring your wedding bands to us for engraving. You will find we have way more engraving font choices and we can even engrave symbols on your wedding bands. The best part - we have a much faster turn around time for engraving your rings.

Why Use A Unity Sand Ceremony Set?Unity Candles can blow out. Some non-church places don’t allow lit candles. Maybe it’s a second marriage and you want to have the children a part of the ceremony. What do you do?Unity Sand Ceremony Sets maybe the solution to your problem. The thought behind having a Sand Ceremony Set is - as you pour the two different color sands into the vessel, you can not separate them again, connoting marriage. If, it is a second marriage, the children can pour a little sand in the bottom first, then the couple pour their sand on top. What a great idea.

Personalizing your WeddingYou want to make your weddin extra speciasl to you, your family and your friends. here are some great ideas to personalize your wedding.1. Have your champagne bottle etched. We etch the couples first names on the bottle with the wedding date underneath. We then color fill in the etching with a gold or silver fill to

match the label. Some couples will have a second bottle etched for the 5th or 10th anniversary. Make your wedding special with an etched chanpagne bottle.

2. Have your cake server engraved with the couples first names and wedding date. Many couples will hold onto the cake server so when their children get married, they can use it again and the new names. 3. Make your toast extra special with engraved toasting flutes. Having them engraved makes for a great photographic moment. We have multiple styles of engraving flutes to choose from. You can purchase from us or bring in your own flutes. See you soon. 4. You know your are going to have some special pictures that you want to highlight in your new home. An engraved frame with

your names and wedding date will be in a place of honor in your home. We also have a curved glass frame where we can reproduce your wedding invitation along with your wedding photo. This makes this a special gift for your parents.

What to give the people standing up in your wedding?

Your wedding attendants need a special gift of thank you for standing up in your wedding. What better way to say thank you than with an engraved gift of thanks. It’s a good idea to wait about a month before the wedding to have your wedding attendant gifts engraved. You never know who may have to back out because the they got a job on the other side of the country. Have the gift engraved will give more value to the gift and it will be treasured for years to come. Don’t forget the Flower Girl and the Ring Bearer. We have some great ideas for them.

Engaving Connection1205 S. Main St.

Plymouth, MI 48170877-829-2737

www.WeddingEngraver.com

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