Julien ÉLIE > writes:

> Hi Lewis,
>
>>> Is young sheng puerh "best" for health?
>>> Or does it have better properties when aging?
>>
>> I don't think anyone really knows. There's lots of talk about this
>> topic, but much of it is just guesswork and much of it is advertising.
>>
>> Why not try various kinds of Pu'er and see for yourself how you feel?
>
> OK, I will try. Though it is not easy to know what is best for one's
> health for the long-term!
>
> I thought the process of aging (for a sheng) or cooking (to produce
> a shu) might alter the healthy properties of the raw sheng puerh.

Probably, but to what effect? I don't think anyone knows.

> But maybe, as you say, nobody really knows and it depends on the
> initial quality of the puerh...

Don't forget the moon phase!

/Lew
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