Fortunately for tea lovers, there is a whole world of tea varieties from which to choose. There are as many types, blends of tea as there are kinds of coffee, and that is a delightfully high number.

For centuries, the major tea producing countries have been China, Japan and India, which have all long been known as the source of most tea products. In the last two hundred years or so Taiwan and Ceylon have joined the major tea producer list with Africa and even the U.S now growing the evergreen from which tea leaves come, albeit on a smaller scale.

According to Shakespeare, 'A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.' In the case Redbush or Rooibos tea, that should read 'taste as sweet'. Derived from the Afrikaans word for red bush, Rooibos is not a true tea as it comes from a plant called Aspalathus Linearis, rather than the Camellia Sinensis, which is generally used for making tea.

Numerous studies lend credence to a popular idea that tea can help improve heart health. Heart attack and blood pressure are closely related with high blood pressure increasing the risk of heart attack, as well as contributing to other health problems.