The news is full of the benefits of green tea. How drinking green tea provides you with all sorts of health boosters. That doesn’t necessarily mean that black tea has no benefits, it just means that research is catching up with the benefits.

The difference between teas is fermentation. Green tea is processed so it does not ferment. Black tea does ferment. That is what gives it the deeper color. Oolong tea is somewhere between the two.

You will usually find that people like one or the other or both types of tea. Then there are those of us who enjoy herbal teas as well. These are made from herbs not the actual tea leaves. The world is full of different types of tea to enjoy. Each and everyone of them offers benefits unique to its plant and the way it it processed.

In some studies black tea has been shown to improve arteries. The black tea helps to open up clogged arteries. Further studies are being done on this benefit. Clogged arteries are a major factor in heart attacks and strokes.

Studies at Rutgers University have shown that the chemicals in black tea inhibit cancer growth. While black tea has long been linked to lowering risk of colon, breast and stomach cancers. Studies are now showing that it may be linked to prevent cancer cells to grow. Studies are being done on this aspect of black tea as well.

Today it is raining. Not a hard rain, but a gentle pitter patter coming down on and off all day. Lately water has been on my mind. I know it is one of my soap box issues and here we go again.

We all need to drink more water. It is recommended that we get 6 to 8 glasses of water a day. Do you get that amount, daily? I am thinking not. The average adult doesn’t.

If you take a walk down the water aisle in your grocery store you will see all sorts of different types of water. From spring water, distilled, artesian to water that comes from locations around the globe our water aisles are truly diversified.

While I strongly stand behind drinking your daily amount of water I want to point out that only 2 out of 10 of these single serving water bottles makes it to recycling. The others are sent to the regular trash and landfills. This statistic comes from Container Recycling Institute, and to me it is very scary. Looking at all those bottles for sale and realizing just how many of them are going to end up in the landfill is mind blowing.

So what can we do? Well for starters if you use those single serving water bottles ensure that you are recycling them. Encourage others to do so as well.

It’s a whole new month here at Natural From Home! October is my favorite month! Not only is it my birthday, but have you taken a look out your window lately? The fall colors are in full color. My kitchen is filled with the smell of apples, pumpkins and other wonderful baked good treats. This morning I went and dragged out my October/fall decorations. My house is about to be decorated with all the great things I have collected over the year. I even got a few new decorations on clearance last year for the fall decorations that get to adorn the house.

What can you expect? Let’s start with all natural recipes. Cooking from scratch is the way to go with all of the wonderful produce available at this time of year. Decorating tips to show off your house in it’s most natural light. Let’s make use of some of those great colors on the outside and bring them inside. I will also be sharing some great natural cleaning tips this month. It is time to get our house ready for the holidays and old man winter, lets make sure we have cleaned out all those corners!

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