health & Beauty

Drink up and lose!

By Charlene Louis

MAY 2008

(Image) The Sorapot is a simple, modern teapot. Its architectural shape and simple functionality bring tea’s quiet beauty into sharp focus. Made from 304 stainless steel, borosilicate glass (Pyrex), and food-grade silicone, it articulates the ritual of tea making in a thoroughly modern way. Capacity: 11 oz, just enough for two cups of tea. Designed by Joey Roth Sorapot $179 www.sorapot.com

As the days get longer and hemlines get shorter, losing weight could be weighing heavy on your mind! Now it may sound too good to be true, but drinking a daily cup of oolong tea -- fortified with green tea --  is a great way to lose a few extra inches!

A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that people who drank this green tea/oolong tea mixture lost an average of 2.4 more pounds over a three month period than people who drank regular oolong tea. Catechins, an antioxidant found in green tea, has been shown to stimulate the body to burn fat.

So why brother with the oolong tea? Why not just drink green tea? Well, many (including myself) find the taste of green tea to be similar to the taste of fresh lawn clippings… Oolong tea is just a great way to cut the taste! So add a cup of tea to your current diet regiment and indulge in the fact that you are drinking yourself to a skinnier you.  If anything, it’s a great excuse to buy a fabulous tea pot!

Here are a few of my favorite teas. They make great ice teas too!

Numi organic flowering tea- “Shooting Star” www.numitea.com

Infusium Oolong tea www.infusium-tea.com

Stash fusion tea www.stashtea.com

Celestial Seasoning's Blueberry Green Tea (local shopping store)