Tea Blog

Currently, more than 300 million people have diabetes, known as the silent killer, affecting mainly those in low to medium income living situations. Researchers in South Africa have been looking at Rooibos extract and testing its effect on animals affected by diabetes. In their research, they have found encouraging results in which Rooibos has helped to control the insulin hormone.

An Australian professor has tested a various foods on rats that been on an unhealthy diet high in fat and sugar . The Daily Telegraph reported that he had uncovered that specific foods enabled the prevention of growth of inflammatory cells in the animals' fat pads, found in their abdomen, which moves fat from the blood stream and stores it.

This dessert is perfection if you like fruit and caramel together with a bit of spicy sweetness.

Iced Red Tea makes the perfect healthy and delicious summer drink! We want to share with you one of our worst-kept secrets of summer.

Wanna try something fun? Experiment with Rooibos Tea to dye fabrics!

Tega Rooibos is harvested, processed and packaged on site at the farm in the Cedarberg Mountains. Here are some wonderful pictures of the farm where our Rooibos is processed.

Rooibos has so many wonderful applications for creating a nourished, beautiful body. Using Rooibos in your daily routines can have a huge impact on the way you look and feel. Use cold Rooibos tea as an inexpensive skin freshener and beauty enhancer. By applying cold Rooibos tea to your skin, it will give you a fresh rejuvenated look.

The farm which supplies our Tega Rooibos is located in the Cedarberg Mountain region of South Africa. This farm is located in an area where the soil is rich and full of nutrients. Currently, the Cedarberg Mountain region is the only place in the world where the rooibos plants are cultivated. The areas where the Rooibos is grown is full of life and home to a wide range of animal species. We’ve got beautiful some pictures here which we’ve taken at the farm.

We only use the highest quallity whole leaf Rooibos. All of our products are pure whole leaf Rooibos. You wont find extra sticks and dust in our teabags. Open one up and take a look, to see how our product compares to other brands.

Rooibos tea, also known as Red tea, Bush tea and Redbush tea, has become the hottest trend in the tea industry. Deep in the heart of South Africa, in the mountains and valleys of the Cedarberg region near Cape Town, vast vistas, fields of verdant green bushes, fill the landscape.

A delicious warm, fruity & spicy drink for the Winter Season!

Scientist found that tea-making can reduce stress levels by up to 25%. The findings reveal that even a single cup of tea can significantly reduce anxiety levels after suffering a stressful experience. Moreover, psychologists discovered that the act of putting the kettle on also helped by tapping into a collective conscious and symbolism. The study showed a 25% increase in anxiety for those that did not receive tea immediately after the stress-inducing test, whereas those who were given tea actually demonstrated a four per cent reduction in stress.

More than 300 years ago, the indigenous Khoisan tribe from the mountainous regions of S. Africa’s Western Cape discovered that they could brew a sweet, tasty tea from the wild Rooibos leaves and stems, that they cut, bruised with wooden hammers, fermented in heaps and then sun-dried.

• Rooibos is pronounced “Roy-Boss”
• Rooibos is safe for infants and helps to soothe babies with colic and sleeping problems
• Rooibos increases the absorption of iron in the body
• Rooibos helps to control your appetite and is calorie free
• Rooibos contains no caffeine and is relaxing

Fascinated by the wide range of beneficial properties of Rooibos, Japanese researchers have also studied the potential of Rooibos to delay the effects of ageing. They recently demonstrated its anti-ageing effect in a study with Japanese quails. These birds were given Rooibos to drink and also had ground Rooibos added to their food. The hens on the Rooibos diet laid more eggs and kept on laying eggs as they were getting older, compared to quail hens on a standard diet.

A very significant discovery was that rats who drank Rooibos tea, as their only source of liquid, for ten weeks, had a five-fold elevation of the ratio of reduced glutathione to oxidised glutathione. Black tea and green tea were found to be inferior and did not even double the ratio.6

Nutritional expert and acclaimed international author Patrick Holford has given home-grown Rooibos tea a resounding thumbs-up in his latest book. The 10 Secrets of 100% Healthy People: The Groundbreaking Guide to Transforming your Health is the culmination of three decades of research and the subsequent understanding of the nutritional and lifestyle habits of physically and psychologically healthy people.

Tea is "Hot" - Health Scientists say tea is a healthy dose of preventive medicine. The familiarity of a cup of tea makes it hard to imagine that hidden away inside every sip are substances capable of bolstering our bodies' defenses to help fight chronic diseases such as heart disease and cancer. Although much remains to be learned about the health benefits of tea, a great deal has been documented and tea has been considered a good choice for at least some of the recommended 8 cups of fluid per day.