I wouldnt mind drinking tea from a steaming heap of Ottawa TGY if they
made that ;-). Ive passed a couple of kidney stones in my lifetime.
Doesnt stop me from drinking tea. I realized a long time ago I
couldnt start a tea shoppe. Id have to give people what they wanted.

Jim

On Dec 12, 10:44 am, niisonge > wrote:
> > Wasnt there something about nano TGY killing the HIV1 virus. Wouldnt
> > nano particles be so fine you couldnt see them.
>
> Yes, they did say nanoparticle selenium enriched tea was beneficial to
> HIV patients. But without a scientific paper or link to another
> webiste with the same info, who knows what to believe?
>
> > This seems a complicated solution to a problem that could be solved
> > by simpler means as you suggested.
>
> Exactly; and that's my point. There are some agents that want to bring
> tea into the technological age. But maybe that's really not what's
> best for what is a natural product. We drink tea because it's natural.
> Therefore, we don't want it technologically enhanced just for the sake
> of technology.
>
> >I constantly get email from one local tea shoppe about the lastest
> > health benefit of tea.
>
> You should point out to them that it's not good to just blindly tout
> all the health benefits without stating the contraindications, for
> example people who get stomach ulcers (stay away from TGY) or even any
> tea, since it could worsen the situation. People who are prone to
> gallstones as well should not drink too much tea; etc. The list goes
> on. From a legal perspective, as a business, you want to minimize your
> exposure to risk. So it's not good to gloss over the risks of over-
> consumption of tea. It would also be smarter to position your business
> as someone who cares about the customer's health and well-being rather
> than just put out the message "here, drink this it will cure
> everything you got; and buy lots of it because it's good for you".