January 6, 2008
The Ulitimate Tea Diet
I wouldn’t feel that the series on new habits in the new year was an accurate representation of the changes that people are trying to make if it didn’t include a diet book. That said, over the last several years I have focused on health over weight loss. Fortunately, when I am making healthy food choices, my weight stays down.
I have been a lifelong tea drinker. Freshly brewed unsweetened iced tea is my beverage of choice. At times I’ve felt like I should cut back on the tea, mostly out of concern for the caffeine, about which there have been several negative reports. So I gladly read The Ultimate Tea Diet , and was happy to see that the author focuses on the benefits of a healthy diet, a lifestyle that includes exercise, and the consumption of tea–lots of tea: hot, iced, loose-leaf or in a bag. The book begins by outlining the benefits of tea. Mark “Dr. Tea” Ukra claims that tea will “help us lose weight, reduce our cravings for sweets, suppress our appetite, increase our insulin’s effectiveness, lower our cholesterol, and stimulate thermogenesis, which helps the body burn fat for energy.” These claims are not backed up with evidence, but most of us are aware of the high level of antioxidants in tea, which are touted by many as a key to good health.
Also, the use of stimulants to lose weight is also a pretty universal claim. Caffeine is a stimulant. However, what I found most interesting was the evidence another key ingredient contained in tea, L-theanine, actually counteracts the harmful effects of the caffeine in tea (which is already much lower than coffee and soda). This information is backed up by
evidence from clinical studies.
The diet itself is a basic lower fat, high fiber, lower carb type diet. The 14-day meal plan is helpful for people who like to be given specific recipes and menus to follow, but they are provided only as a guideline. If you need a pep talk about losing weight and changing other lifestyle choices as a way to take better control of your health, this book provides that for you. Throughout the book are the personal stories of people who were in the test group of the Ultimate Tea Diet.
If you are a tea-drinker, you will enjoy this book. Author Mark Ukra is the owner of the Tea Garden in California, and his family has been in the tea business for years. He explains the simple art of making a good cup of tea, and shares his knowledge of the different types of tea available. The book is also sprinkled with quotes about tea, including my very favorite by C.S. Lewis: “You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
We have one copy of this book to give away that can ship to the U.S. or Canada. If you’d like to win, please leave a comment on this post after checking out the New Habits in the New Year guidelines at this main post.
Come back on January 9 to see if you have won. Please be sure that the email address that you provide is one that you check regularly, and also check your spam folder when the winners are announced if you see your name.
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Comments on The Ulitimate Tea Diet »
Elina @ 4:18 pm
WOOOO! I love tea….this would be so delightful to read…
~Elina~
Cindi Hoppes @ 4:31 pm
To me, tea is can be a wonder drug. My friend has survived insurmountable breast cancer and she drinks only a specific type of tea. Please enter me in your contest. All is appreciated…..Cindi
Veggiemomof2 @ 4:33 pm
This would be great for my dh who LOVES iced tea!
Kristen M. @ 4:51 pm
I couldn’t survive winter without a warm cup of tea.
Charlsie @ 4:55 pm
I love tea so this looks like a book for me!
Penny G @ 4:57 pm
This looks like an interesting book. All the women in my family are tea drinkers & we would all enjoy reading it!
Krista @ 5:01 pm
Mmmm, I love tea and I’m always about losing some weight (now baby weight) so this would be awesome!
Donna @ 5:13 pm
I love tea, it does wonders for me! Would love to learn more about it!
Crystal B. @ 5:23 pm
I am big fan of tea. I would love to have this book.
Chris @ 5:26 pm
I love tea and would love to have this book!
Katherine @ 5:31 pm
This looks wonderful–please put my name in the drawing!
Kat
Stacey Moore @ 5:33 pm
i would love to read this!! thanks
Amy @ 5:38 pm
My midwife had me on a tea diet when I was pregnant with my second son to try and reduce my high risk for hemoraging. I would love to read this book to continue working on my lifestyle changes which include adding more tea to my diet.
Thank you!
Andrea @ 5:53 pm
Sounds great!
Heidi @ 6:03 pm
Oh, I love tea and would love to read this book~ I’ve heard alot about it.
Morgan @ 6:07 pm
Oo! I’m a tea-drinking girl!!
Thanks for entering me!
Morgan
Ginny @ 6:12 pm
Love to win!
Amy P @ 6:17 pm
I would love this book!
Le Anne @ 6:38 pm
MMMMMM…I love a good cuppa tea. I could use a good pep talk in the weight loss area too.
Le Anne
yardsaleprincess1@yahoo.com
Jill @ 6:53 pm
ooh, I love tea. count me in!
Jane @ 7:14 pm
I’m a big tea drinker.
Hot tea in the morning, iced tea in the afternoon.
Sweet of course.
I’d love to win!
Jessica @ 7:18 pm
Sounds very interesting! Count me in!
Katherine Frazier @ 7:25 pm
looks interesting
Linda Moeller @ 7:30 pm
I love tea!
Kathy Scott @ 7:30 pm
I’ll try anything.
Anne @ 7:33 pm
I could really use this! I love tea and am trying to drop weight!
christopher h @ 7:35 pm
need to win this
masmola @ 7:36 pm
I really love tea
Karen Gonyea @ 7:36 pm
Enter Me Please !
JENNIFER MOWERS @ 7:38 pm
please pick me
Dorothy Roper at 6:46 p.m. @ 7:39 pm
I love both green and black tea. I would love to have a copy of the book.
denise @ 7:39 pm
Tea and weight loss my kind of book!
Aisling @ 7:40 pm
I’m a tea fan(atic) and would love to have this book!
Joseph @ 7:41 pm
I drink 4 cups of tea a day. This books looks excellent.
Lesha @ 7:41 pm
Count me in!
SUSAN VARNEY @ 7:42 pm
in really need this
Joanne Quarz @ 7:42 pm
I would reallly use this.
Brooke Allen @ 7:43 pm
Sounds like a good book!
Michelle S. @ 7:49 pm
I am a huge tea drinker and I always have at least ten kinds on hand. I am also trying to be more health-conscious than I have been, so I would love this book.
Jessie @ 7:50 pm
I am a tea lover too. I drink hot tea daily and often order it at restaurants. Yummy.
Rick Tucker @ 7:51 pm
I love tea. I drink it anytime of day or night throughout the entire year. White, Green, Red, Black, and Orange. Straight, fruit flavored, herb enhanced and everything I may have missed.
Shannon Baas @ 7:51 pm
I could use this.
Sandra Marra @ 7:53 pm
sounds like what I need
Pamela Brint @ 8:06 pm
I need to win this for me. I have problems with diabetes and I’m constantly fighting to lose weight.
Maja Meza @ 8:08 pm
pick me
Ana Meza @ 8:09 pm
i need this
Angel @ 8:09 pm
Cool
Michael Capp @ 8:14 pm
I want to win!
DEBBIE @ 8:16 pm
INTERESTING….. I WILL LOOK INTO IT!
DEBBIE @ 8:16 pm
NICE!
Bruce Ray @ 8:21 pm
Yo Mama.
Fruitbearer @ 8:22 pm
My husband and I enjoy drinking tea. Please count me in. Thanks!
Michelle @ 8:23 pm
Oh I am such a tea granny!!I’d love to read this book…:)
Susan Smith @ 8:23 pm
Please enter me
Kathy Davis @ 8:25 pm
I love to drink Tea…………
kathleen haas @ 8:25 pm
tea is great for ya
Dan @ 8:25 pm
I’m in
Tom Showers @ 8:26 pm
Hope I win!
Amie @ 8:30 pm
Please, Pick me…
Carrie @ 8:31 pm
What an interesting idea. I drink tea but probably not enough. I’d love to read this and see how to incorporate it into a healthy lifestyle.
Theresa Shafer @ 8:34 pm
Drink Tea (my fav) and lose weight. I am on board.
Barbara Lopatin @ 8:34 pm
I LOVE tea, would love to read this!
LISA DAR @ 8:35 pm
I seen this book on a morning television show. It sounded great.
David Bertolo @ 8:37 pm
Dp you know that Morrocan Tea can also make you high.
Wendy @ 8:38 pm
I was just talking with some friends who really believe in the ‘power of tea’. I would LOVE to have this book so I can read more about it.
margaret herrin @ 8:42 pm
Nice.
linda @ 8:42 pm
I love a good cup of tea.
Margery Yeager @ 8:46 pm
Please pick me!
Heather @ 8:47 pm
This tea diet book looks GREAT!!! I love tea and I would love to give this a try!!
LadySnow @ 8:48 pm
Sounds interesting!
Sarah @ 8:54 pm
I prefer black tea
Jenn S @ 8:59 pm
This book sounds great, count me in.
Stacey @ Happy Are We @ 9:00 pm
I just got a kettle for Christmas, therby making my (herbal, non-caffinated) tea-drinking more efficient (and enjoyable!). Would love to check out this book. Thanks!
Lisa Winter @ 9:08 pm
This looks like a very interesting read! Plus tea is a great way to warm up in the winter.
Kerry @ 9:10 pm
Great Contest! Thanks!!!
Tonya Keener @ 9:10 pm
I gain five pounds just looking at food, I hate exercising, and my job has me sitting in a soft chair for 8 hours making me soft. I love tea. I could drink it at work or at home. please please count me in.
Mike Wikander @ 9:14 pm
Me,please
Nancy Blaisdell @ 9:15 pm
How nice, I love tea!
Steven Brandsrud @ 9:17 pm
This sounds like it would be good.
wanda flanagan @ 9:24 pm
Well I love tea and I realy need to lose some weight this would be perfect for me
JoAnn Ulrich @ 9:26 pm
Great prize!
melissa @ 9:31 pm
Tea is my favorite beverage and everything you mentioned rings true. Many times when I’m craving a sugary snack, a cup of hot tea makes a satisfying substitute! By the way, Macaroni Grill makes a fresh brew blackberry mint tea that I am still trying to duplicate….it is fabulous!
Bonnie Day @ 9:33 pm
I want this book As a tea drinker for many years This book sounds great
Jori @ 9:34 pm
I love tea! It would be awesome if it helped me lose weight too!
JANELLE @ 9:40 pm
I just seen something about this book in a magazine. I would love to win it.
Debbie Criss @ 9:40 pm
I’ve moved the tree back out and put the weight bench back in. I’ve jumped right back in to working out. I went down 4 sizes before the holidays, but still have 3 to go. I don’t like dieting, I just cut back. This tea just might help.
thank you
Nanette Olson @ 9:43 pm
I have about 10 pounds to lose but can’t seem to get it off. Maybe this would help.
Rosanne Morrison @ 9:49 pm
I drink tea every day. How come I keep getting fatter?
Jennifer Barnett @ 9:51 pm
Tea and weight loss sound like a great combo.
Cindi Aylor @ 9:53 pm
I’ve been wanting to implement tea into my weight loss routine. Please enter me. Thanks!
JONI CHADWELL @ 9:54 pm
wow… who couldn’t use this after the Holidays???
Stephanie @ 9:56 pm
Tea has helped me keep away cravings,so I am looking forward to reading this.
Virginia Jones @ 9:57 pm
Please give me tea!!!! I want this!!! Thanks.
Tina Rath @ 10:04 pm
Tea is calming for me and I can think of nothing better than tea in a diet.
Stacy @ 10:05 pm
i like tea
Liz @ 10:08 pm
Oh, an excuse to drink all the tea I’ve collected!
Linda White @ 10:09 pm
sounds interesting as i am a tea drinker iced sweet or hot
Denise Mower @ 10:09 pm
After all those Christmas cookies, I need this!
stephanie @ 10:15 pm
Enter me please!
Clarice Leonard @ 10:15 pm
thanks for the tip never knew u could lose weight drinking tea but would like to give it a try
Sara @ 10:16 pm
I just heard about this on TV and I’d love to win it.
Saundra @ 10:17 pm
Love tea! Would love to read.
Cindy @ 10:34 pm
I really need this!
Christina @ 10:35 pm
Oh, me, me, me — I never win anything..LOL and I LOVE tea!!!
Christi @ 10:40 pm
This would be delightful! Thank you!!
Prudence White @ 10:43 pm
this is what i need
Isabel @ 10:43 pm
Just had a baby. I need a bit of a boost.
Cindy S @ 10:44 pm
If i could lose weight by drinking tea count me in as i am a tea drinker
Jenn @ 10:48 pm
I’m brewing a cup of hot tea right now – hope I win!
SJ @ 11:02 pm
Count me in!
Linda Lansford @ 11:04 pm
I need this
Danai @ 11:06 pm
I love tea so this would be great!
Stephanie @ 11:11 pm
Sounds interesting; I’d love to read the book. Count me in!
Stephanie
williamspublic at comcast dot net
Tracy in VA @ 11:12 pm
Yum! Tea is good for the soul!
Alicia @ 11:16 pm
My Japanese friends gave their baby green tea in a bottle.
CAROLYN CHERRY @ 11:25 pm
I love me some tea
Renae @ 11:25 pm
Sounds interesting!
Bailey's Leaf @ 11:27 pm
I’ve lost weight drinking green tea before. Hmmm. Maybe that will help me melt off the first 5 of the 15 I’d like to ditch.
Lauralee Hensley @ 11:41 pm
At 5′2″ and 205 pounds, I need a kickstart on my metabolism. My doctor is going to start me on Thyroid medication on the 25th, after I get over bronchitis and sinusitis, but I think the tea information would really be helpful too.
Dominique Withrow @ 11:44 pm
I drink tea all the time. I must be doing something wrong. I would love to see what this book says.
Cath @ 11:51 pm
I agree with C.S. Lewis: “You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
Tea I have; a book to go with it, I can always use.
Angela @ 11:58 pm
We would love to win a copy!
I blogged you too
http://www.prizeatron.com
Jamie @ 12:01 am
Yummy!
Ann Marie Walker @ 12:11 am
please enter. Sounds like a great book.
Anna @ 12:12 am
I would really like to win this book, sounds like a diet I could do.
Tara Robertson @ 12:16 am
oh! I LOVE tea AND I need to lose all this baby weight… perfect combination!
MARILOUISE K @ 12:18 am
I have no metabolism so anything to get it moving would be great
Leslie S. @ 12:19 am
I love all types of tea.
Mariel @ 12:20 am
Tea is a reminder to me of all the things I hold most dear: family, friends, and home.
My whole family drinks tea constantly, most especially my own mother. Every cup is either a relaxing moment alone, taking a well-deserved break from the day, or a moment spent with family after a meal shared together. The warmth of the tea just does something to settle and relax us, just like the warmth of a family’s love. In addition, I’m in my first year of college, and I live away from home. Tea continues to cement the bonds I have with my friends at school, as we just hang out watching movies and talking, mugs of tea in hand.
And to me, there’s nothing a cup of tea can’t cure! This would be a great thing for me to share with family and friends.
Erica C. @ 12:31 am
this would be a great read since it also helps with weight loss!
Wendy @ 12:36 am
I LOVE tea and everything that goes with it:) Would love this book!
Joanne Danzer @ 12:46 am
I love tea, and would love to read this book.
Joyce Newkirk @ 1:05 am
I take green tea capsules every single day and drink tea when I really need to unwind. I truly believe that tea is one of the two wonder foods around today.
Jana Kappel @ 1:07 am
this book is right up my alley!!
Nikki @ 1:12 am
I love tea!
Georgia Schneider @ 1:14 am
I always like a nice cup of tea or even ice tea with lots of lemon.
Jillian Sorenson @ 1:32 am
MMMM…I love tea!
Raquel @ 1:36 am
I’m drinking tea right now.
Brandi V @ 1:51 am
Sounds great!
Debbie Tarr @ 1:58 am
thanks for the contest!
Sylvia @ 2:00 am
I like tea and would like to loose some weight.
marleen davis @ 2:06 am
Wow, I hadn’t heard about this book. I’d love to win it as I really need to get a jump start losing weight.
America @ 2:11 am
My mother in law would love this she is a tea aholic.
Patricia Adams @ 2:32 am
great news tell me more
Allegra Ashley @ 3:08 am
I drink tea for the sheer enjoyment of it, so it would be great to read about the health benefits too.
Cara Mirabella @ 3:15 am
I tried to add the graphic to my site, but it didn’t work. I did provide a like in my post though:
http://carascoffeebreak.blogspot.com/2008/01/this-weeks-focus-jan-7-13-2008.html
Kathy @ 3:16 am
Amazing to hear how many of “our sisters” have hypothyroidism (metabolism completely shut down)!
I too am on medicationnn for it, but this book would be wonderful! I love all kinds of tea, and would like to learn more about the “art” of it!
Carol Woodruff @ 3:18 am
Since I love tea and would also like to lose some weight, I’d love to win this prize.
james pecoraro @ 3:24 am
good luck everyone
Janet F @ 3:27 am
Sounds like a great new diet to try!
Tanja @ 3:51 am
would love to read it!
Deborah Rosen @ 4:05 am
You know…when I used to drink a lot of tea, I was thin.
Janie Luten @ 5:10 am
i would love to try the diet, I have tried many over the years.
Jessica Applegate @ 5:17 am
i love tea!!
Pamela Callahan @ 5:45 am
I’ll give anything a shot!
Emmaline Kuebler @ 5:58 am
Enter me please.
Pamela Muldowney @ 6:01 am
This would be great. I’m in great shape, but always whining about losing a little more weight.
Kari Follett @ 6:08 am
thanks!
Karen @ 6:16 am
Excellent quote from C.S. Lewis! I couldn’t agree more!
Jean Marie Peragine @ 6:45 am
Tea for two!
Ricka @ 7:00 am
Enjoy tea and to include it as a diet aid would be great.
Adrienne Gordon @ 7:17 am
neat, i’m a big tea drnker, this would be cool to read
KELLY B @ 7:31 am
I love tea! This sounds like a great book.
Nat Stevens @ 7:33 am
i need a good diet and tea sounds interesting
Trish @ 7:52 am
The optimal word here is diet and I sure could use one that works, anything that will help, I’ll drink gallons!
kellie sutton @ 7:54 am
My husband drinks a 32oz cup of tea, no sweeteners, each morning along with his oatmeal. He has been doing this for around 20 years and he is healthy as an ox!!!
He would be so thrilled to read and have ‘me’ read this terrific book for ‘me’ to finally see and believe the wonderful advantages beginning each new day with a cup of tea!!
Thank you for sharing this book. I would benefit greatly from winning it because I turn 40 in April (my husband 50 in June!) and my goal for this year is to be as healthy as I possibly can. I need to lose a tremendous amount of weight that I have “found” over the past 4yrs and begin to “live” again! My goal is to run (9-miles use to be my long run-now I can’t run down the street!)in a marathon in Dec’08!
I would love to be a witness for this book and it’s advantages!!! Thank you for the opportunity!
Regina @ 7:55 am
Hypothyroid. Tell me more. tahnks for your generous contest.
wendy rogers @ 7:55 am
Please enter me…I would love to have this and certainly need it!! Good Luck to all!!
Donna Phillips @ 8:12 am
Would love this book! Thanks!
Janice Golden @ 8:15 am
I would really like to have this
david basile @ 8:16 am
interesting book
Vicki @ 8:31 am
Tea – hot or cold – and assistance to lose a little weight…what more could you ask for?
I’m sipping my morning Earl Grey as I type this!
Claudia Vitello @ 8:31 am
Is this true, then count me in on it.
Susan Reed @ 8:56 am
I could sure use it.
Angie P. @ 9:03 am
I love tea and would like to see how I can utilize it to lose weight.
Christy @ 9:03 am
Sign me up!
Amanda @ 9:04 am
2 babies and 2 deployments later my weight is one of the big things suffering – I could use this book.
Rebecca Snodgrass @ 9:10 am
i wanna win
Donna @ 9:14 am
We’re tea drinkers here and this book sounds great!
Elaine Conte @ 9:19 am
Would definitely benefit from this prize!
amydeanne @ 9:26 am
wow! can’t believe all the people signed up already!
count me in too!
Janice Wright @ 9:30 am
Well from looking at Christmas pictures, I could definately lose a few more pounds. Count me in please!
Alan Huestis @ 9:42 am
A tea diet, interesting idea
Marion Burgess @ 9:44 am
Sounds like cool diet to try!
Mya Brooks @ 9:47 am
Anything to help my big butt, I’m allllll for it!
Chris Parmerter @ 9:58 am
I would love to have this, and learn more as well to share with my clients!
Annette @ 10:10 am
Enter me, please.
Jessica Anderson @ 10:13 am
This would be perfect for my husband, who recently gave up coffee in favor of tea – in the hope of losing weight (he’s gained 40 pounds since he developed Hypo-Thyroid disease. This tea diet sound very sensible, safe and healthy.
Jason @ 10:13 am
I love tea and would love to have this book!
Denise @ 10:16 am
I could use this!
Vicki Wurgler @ 10:27 am
I love tea – 2 cups every morning!
kelley @ 10:31 am
I love tea too, but I drink only decaf. Hubby a big tea drinker too!!
Cathryn Patrick @ 10:35 am
This sounds like a really good idea. A good win for anyone!
Ron Miller @ 10:40 am
He’s Dr. Tea, I’m Dr. Coffee!
Philip Gray @ 10:51 am
woot
Paula Strickland @ 10:51 am
I would love to read this.
Kristin @ 10:55 am
awesome
Sarah Stern @ 10:58 am
I’d love to win – tea is wonderful!
Ty @ 11:01 am
Sounds like a great book.
Patricia Schraier @ 11:05 am
I need this book.
das @ 11:07 am
count me in thanks
Bobbye F @ 11:10 am
I would love to win this! Enter me please!
CATHI RUSHING @ 11:18 am
I love it
Linda Moeller @ 11:23 am
Nothing like a cup of tea to start the day!
P. Harmon @ 11:24 am
I’ve got 4 children and not having any more, but if I don’t “suck it in” I still look pregnant. I just want clothes to fit me again!!! Tea time!
Dodo O @ 11:24 am
Sweet deal.
Ming @ 11:31 am
I am a tea lover as well. Count me in!
veronica sandberg @ 11:31 am
want to win this
Sharon Concidine @ 11:32 am
This would be a great win for me. I have been trying to lose weight and am having trouble. I hope i win so i can win a new me!!!
Teresa Hoyt @ 11:32 am
I love tea way more than veggies!
Heather (Heather's reality show) @ 11:35 am
Count me in
danandmarsh @ 11:37 am
DH really loves tea, would love to win!
Jeff Amick @ 11:38 am
I love tea.
Jennifer Lambert @ 11:44 am
I love tea
Sonja Hubbard @ 11:45 am
I would really be interested in reading this.
Katie @ 11:46 am
I love tea. Now this might be a diet I can do! LOL.
Dave R @ 11:47 am
3pm tea time!
Alice @ 11:48 am
sounds interesting :0)
Amy Moore @ 11:51 am
I wanna win!!
Jennifer Barr @ 11:52 am
My family are tea drinkers so this would be an awesome win!
Michelle Zamora @ 12:11 pm
tea..tea…my oh mee, I love tea!
Karyn Miskelly @ 12:28 pm
I drink at least on cup of tea a day. If it can help me lose weight bonus.
Cindy Ortiz @ 12:36 pm
What a great idea!
Diane @ 12:44 pm
Would love to try
Betty Barrett @ 12:45 pm
I would love to win this book. Have been hopping around your site. Awesome!
Steve Scott @ 1:02 pm
I need to find a good diet.
Shera - A Frog In My Soup @ 1:08 pm
This sounds GREAT!
John MacDonald @ 1:10 pm
I need to lose pounds. Enter me please.
Linda Howard @ 1:11 pm
I would love to win this; I love green tea!
jennifer allen @ 1:14 pm
i would love to read this!! thanks
Sarah @ 1:18 pm
enter me!
Jeanne B-W @ 1:23 pm
I could soooo use this!!
Erica @ 1:41 pm
I want to know how tea helps!!! This book seems great
Alix Stephens @ 1:43 pm
Sounds like a great contest! Please enter me!
Chrissy @ 1:48 pm
Who couldn’t lose a little weight, become more healthy and enjoy drinking tea in the process??
Laura H. @ 1:52 pm
I’d love to try this! Sounds interesting!!!
william causey @ 1:53 pm
please count me in
Louis Huf @ 2:04 pm
enter me please
charline s @ 2:04 pm
would love to win .
Marlene Kitto @ 2:12 pm
Sounds interesting!
ROBERT SHAW @ 2:15 pm
LOVE TEA AND ALWAYS KNEW THERE WERE GOOD HEALING PROPERTIES IN IT.
Linda Pinto @ 2:16 pm
I really need this after the holidays.
Bebemiqui @ 2:18 pm
My hubby laughs at my large tea collection. Count me in!
oh amanda @ 2:34 pm
I’d love to win this for my sil!
Tina H. @ 2:44 pm
this looks like a real interesting book.. and I love tea too!
Isabel Menendez @ 2:54 pm
I been a tea totler for years. This will be an ideal gift
Thanks
Cathy @ 2:55 pm
I drink tea almost everyday. This book sounds great.
Linda SS @ 2:56 pm
I’m an iced tea fanatic – looks like the perfect book for me:)
Tiff @ Three Peas in a Pod @ 3:01 pm
Count me in!
Amy @ 3:06 pm
Looks interesting
valerie mabrey @ 3:16 pm
I love this one
Donna Pfeifer @ 3:17 pm
I must be drinking the wrong kind as I drink a LOT of tea. I’d like to read this book.
Racheal @ 3:17 pm
Wanna win
Kathleen Guillemette @ 3:30 pm
It would be interesting to read. As an avid tea drinker I know that many do have additional benefits. I drink a few cups of Oolong each day as it’s shown to help in weight loss. GLTA
trudee @ 3:35 pm
I lvoe tea this is somethignI would like to try
Jennie Smith @ 3:45 pm
I drink so much tea that the doctor told me on my last visit to drink one cup of tea and one cup of water as it was beginning to dehydrate me. So be sure you drink water also.
Betty @ 3:54 pm
Looks interesting. I’d like to try something different.
Taryn @ 3:58 pm
Yum!
L @ 4:08 pm
i’m in
Robert Schiferl @ 4:09 pm
My wife loves tea, she would really enjoy this, thank you!
Betty Shoemaker @ 4:17 pm
Tea is a great healer and i love it, great to win
Carey Hemond @ 4:19 pm
I love tea and I want to drop pounds….
Judy @ 4:19 pm
I need this!!!!!!!!!!
Anita Yancey @ 4:30 pm
I like tea,sounds good. Please enter me.
Lisa - The Scrap Princess @ 4:33 pm
I added this to my blog – I have never heard of this diet but would love to read this book. Even if I don’t win I plan to buy it and read more about tea since I am such a caffeine-addict
Qtpies7 @ 4:35 pm
My scale would thank you if I won. Seriously.
Barbara Fox @ 4:40 pm
I sure would like to win this!
Chrystal Jones @ 4:48 pm
Would love to win this!!
Edward Durbin @ 5:10 pm
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE
yvonne philpot @ 5:16 pm
Ive heard of this and would like to try it
kelly @ 5:30 pm
Drinking tea is so civilized. Cheerio!
susie @ 5:32 pm
I would so love this book
Amanda @ 5:32 pm
I bet this is a great book!
amber @ 5:35 pm
this looks great, I could sure use it.
Patti @ 5:40 pm
Looks great. I’m adding your button to my blog too! Thanks!!
Rhonda Struthers @ 5:41 pm
I would love this
jesy @ 5:50 pm
Will give it a taste
Katie @ 6:07 pm
The holidays were rough, I need a diet book!
Ed Nemmers @ 6:09 pm
Sweet niblets!
Susan Decker @ 6:15 pm
As a tea lover for many years, I would find this book very interesting to read. In addition, I could use any help with dieting I can get. My problem is that I love shortbread cookies with my tea!
Stephen Alexander @ 6:18 pm
My wife loves tea!. And so does her baby in her tummy!
Daniel M @ 6:20 pm
looks useful
Alicia @ 6:29 pm
I’m intrigued by the idea and would love to read about drinking more of my favorite beverage! Thanks for the giveaway.
C Duran @ 6:30 pm
Looks like a great book.
Mike Weisberg @ 6:31 pm
I want to win
Beverley Justice @ 6:42 pm
I would love this prize!
glen pollard @ 6:44 pm
!ezirp siht evol dluow I
Debby @ 6:49 pm
I love tea and I sure could stand to lose some weight!
risanjax @ 7:06 pm
Count me in too!
Pamela White @ 7:12 pm
Tea and losing weight is for me
Jessi N @ 7:31 pm
I love all kinds of tea. I have even collected tea pots and tea cups since I was 8 years old. Many are antiques from my grandmothers home. The Tea diet is a perfect one for me.
Samantha Pruitt @ 7:43 pm
ooooo, this sounds great!!!
philip halter @ 7:43 pm
great prie
Steven Brandsrud @ 7:45 pm
this would be a great prize
Bree @ 7:49 pm
Looks like a great book!
Sylvia Porter @ 7:49 pm
sounds like a great diet
Stephanie @ 7:52 pm
This sounds like a cool diet book! I would love to give it a try!
Lee Glinski @ 7:54 pm
I would love to win this!!!
Twila Provence @ 7:55 pm
I can’t wait to drink me some tea!!!!!!!
Prudence White @ 8:03 pm
need it
Kevin @ 8:23 pm
Super book for the new year.
Deb G @ 8:27 pm
I’d like to enter, please.
Christine @ 8:37 pm
I adore tea and this sounds like a delightful book. I would love winning it!
MamaChristy @ 8:49 pm
Wow. I’d love to know which teas to drink and when. I love tea and know that some are better than others, but don’t know much more. This would be great to read and refer back to as a reference tool.
Diana @ 8:55 pm
tea is great, I would really enjoy this book!
Peggy Miller @ 9:00 pm
I’m addicted to tea!
H Wilcox @ 9:02 pm
I am absolutely intriqued with the idea behind this book and would love to read what it has to offer! Thank you for offering such an awesome book!
Cassandra @ 9:09 pm
I was just having a conversation about this with someone–would love to learn more!
Christine Lukwiya @ 9:18 pm
I believe in the medicinal benefits of tea and I need to lose weight. Please send me this book.
Andy @ 9:23 pm
I love tea!
Michelle Rosborough @ 9:24 pm
Who knew tea did all that
Hesper Fry @ 9:26 pm
Tea rules!
jan koontz @ 9:31 pm
boy i sure hope this works
bob keck @ 9:35 pm
I’ve been doing green tea for years, I like it.
Cindy O @ 9:45 pm
Hmm, very interesting. My husband drinks brewed unsweetened ice tea and my daughter and I drink hot tea. I would like to read more about this.
Danielle S @ 9:55 pm
I have to have this book! I LOVE tea of any kind..hot tea, iced tea, long island…
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Ruby P @ 9:58 pm
nice book! looks really interesting!
Shaun Wallner @ 10:02 pm
I love tea and would make great use out of this book
Susan White @ 10:13 pm
I have tried every other diet so maybe the Tea diet is for me!
Sounds great by the way!
shawna f @ 10:27 pm
Love me some tea!
Cindy McLalin @ 10:48 pm
Thanks and Good Luck, Cindy
taowyn @ 11:08 pm
I started drinking more green tea and this would be a great read for me.
Jim Cincinello @ 11:09 pm
Thank you for the chance to win.
Shannon B. @ 11:09 pm
I’ve always been a tea fan…this book would be great!
Melanie @ 11:12 pm
I LOVE tea!!
CAROLYN @ 11:23 pm
TEA ME!
Liz Sawyer @ 11:37 pm
I’ll drink tea more often if I can reap these benefits!
laurie @ 11:42 pm
i like tea and i like to read, so……
Nina @ 11:43 pm
I’d love to win this…thanks!
Lilypad Mom @ 11:45 pm
I love tea, and drink a lot to take care of my cravings for sweets or a snack at night. I would love to read more suggestions for using it in a healthy diet since I have recently started my journey to lost 42 pounds.
Lisa @ 11:45 pm
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE this book. Tea is my drink and I am always looking for more ways to cook with it even. I hope I win.
Sand @ 11:46 pm
Nice book!
Sherri @ 11:54 pm
I like green tea. like to see how i can incorporate into my diet!
Liza's Eyeview @ 11:58 pm
please add me – thanks!
Jane @ 12:00 am
This family loves Tea so please enter me! Thanks
Michelle Simons @ 12:08 am
I love tea everyday!
Sharon @ 12:08 am
tea warms my soul
Alison @ 12:35 am
We should all try this diet.
MARY HOFMANN @ 12:44 am
I would love to try this.
Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings @ 12:49 am
Sounds good to me!
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Carolyn Nedrow @ 1:00 am
I need this!
Michele @ 1:11 am
I drink tea all year long and this book would be great
Valerie Mitchell @ 1:15 am
fabulous!
tanya @ 1:33 am
I’ve been trying to drink more tea. Maybe reading this would help motivate me to drink more and the best kinds for me.
marcia munoz @ 1:34 am
thx!
Jessica McKelvie @ 1:56 am
i really really love tea, this looks interesting!
Chris Ward @ 2:00 am
tea is the best!
Kathryn Gutierrez @ 2:02 am
fun
Jessica @ 2:03 am
I’m a big tea fan, this looks like an interesting read!
Barb Wild @ 2:06 am
what a great set up i would love to win this for my mom and i!
T.H. @ 2:14 am
Tea sure is good for you!
Lisa Andringa @ 2:17 am
I would love to win this!
Kristi Gilleland @ 2:50 am
I like tea, have a friend who has lost a lot of weight drinking a diet tea. Please enter me. Thanks!
heather h @ 3:01 am
Wow, a nice read! I love tea, especially when I have time to kick back and read while I’m sipping.
Michele Thoma @ 5:13 am
I can’t wait to read this book!
MICHELLE J @ 5:43 am
I love tea and would really like to read this book with a hot cup!
Joyce Pawlik @ 7:31 am
Take tea and will see!
Janet M @ 7:35 am
ty 4 the nice contest!!
Elizabeth @ 7:45 am
I had just heard about this book on a gift idea show on tv. I love tea and my daughter loves it even more!
Erin Daly @ 7:45 am
This looks like a great book!
DR. TEA @ 8:21 am
Jennifer:
WOW! What a fabulous review!!!
I am so pleased you took the time reach out to the Mom’s. I know how tough it is for all moms to raise and take care of a family and keep the weight off.
The Ultimate Tea Diet is easy, and will not only bring about weight loss but a change of life as it did for me and countless others who have been on a the diet inclusive of my control group study of 18 persons who lost an average of 18 pounds and 14 inches in 8 weeks. I have included their testimonials in my book.
To all of your readers, this book gives us all hope and the answer is right in your cupboard! If you need any teas I have created some fabulous craving teas to satisfy your sweet tooth. Candy bar black tea, peppermint patty green tea, blueberry pie white tea and many others.
Please, email me any questions: drtea@teagarden.com
dr. tea
http://www.ultimateteadiet.com
Carol @ 8:23 am
This sounds perfect for me. Tea with my meals and a diet, that is for me.
New Habits in the New Year @ 8:25 am
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Kathy Pipkin @ 8:27 am
I need this !!!
sue neese @ 8:31 am
I like tea, so I think is a fantastic idea.
Phil Edwards @ 8:55 am
Golly I need this book, looked in the mirrow today.
Peggy Doty @ 8:58 am
I would love to win this book.
Veronica Garrett @ 8:59 am
I would love to win this giveaway
Becky Grady @ 9:09 am
The book looks interesting. I love trying new teas.
Nissa H. @ 9:22 am
Oooh- this could help me lose those Holiday pounds I’ve gained!
Marilyn R. @ 9:36 am
I am interested in trying this diet. It looks full and effective
Debbie Murray @ 9:43 am
Wow I drink tea all the time. I need to read this book to find out how to lose weight while drinking my favorite thing.
Morgan Ferris @ 9:49 am
I would love to have this book.
Larry West @ 10:00 am
My company has free tea in addition to free coffee, so I would be able to implement this diet without cost. I would love to win this book for that reason.
Corinne @ 10:08 am
I love tea and could really use some diet encouragement!
Cydney Brown @ 10:09 am
Love tea,hate diets,love the tea diet??
Sarah Le Blanc @ 10:23 am
Big tea drinker in desperate need to lose a few pounds! Where do I sign up!!!!
Kari Colledge @ 10:26 am
Pick me please
Lisa Fosses @ 10:37 am
sounds interesting
Timothy Sternberg @ 10:38 am
I love tea.
terrrisa karaus @ 10:40 am
I love tea!
Tiffany G @ 10:55 am
Tea is wonderful
Michele Poynter @ 11:00 am
I love iced tea
Susan Smoaks @ 11:20 am
Thanks for the contest!
I love, love, love tea!
Peace,
Smoaks
Mihaela Day @ 11:23 am
count me in please
Elizabeth Ray @ 11:37 am
I love tea. This sounds great. (Of course, i’m sure not all styles of tea will be included.I refer, of course, to Southern style Sweet tea! I grew up in the South, and sweet tea could be considered a dessert!)
Amy M @ 11:43 am
I have been thinking about getting one of these books for sme time now. This looks great!

Amy
Jennifer G @ 11:45 am
I would love this!
Mary Boldin @ 11:45 am
Wow! i could sure use this book.
thelastman @ 11:52 am
i just came back to work from a 3 week vacation and i put on a few pounds. i love to drink tea and would like to read this book to find out how to lose the extra weight. have a blessed day.
kathy pease @ 11:52 am
man do i need this..lol
Ashley Moorhouse @ 11:54 am
Ive been wanting to try to make recipes with tea and havent gotten around to it yet, nows my chance!
Catrina Pomerleau @ 11:57 am
Please enter me in the drawing.
Jennifer Maslowski @ 12:03 pm
Please enter me and thanks.
Sandy @ 12:31 pm
I do love tea–this diet would be perfect for me!
Kay Fischler @ 12:52 pm
I really need to lose some weight and I love tea.
Tammy D. @ 1:13 pm
Oh, I’d love to win this one! I love tea and would love to learn how it might actually do me some good to drink as much as I do! lol
Fingers crossed!!
Sandra @ 1:37 pm
Tea is by far my favorite thing.
Colleen Palat @ 2:12 pm
I just love tea. Sounds interesting!
Shannon @ 2:27 pm
I love tea and am currently trying different ways of boosting my metabolism! Thanks for having a contest that is right up my alley!
Suanne Giddings @ 2:36 pm
This tea diet book looks like something that would certainly benefit me. I have been trying to drink more tea, eat healthier, and drop a few pounds sensibly. Thank you for this giveaway. Please enter me to win!
Carol Bachmura @ 2:36 pm
Sounds good
Carrie @ 2:37 pm
I have been drinking tea for a year, it actually does work. I just would like the book to win why it works
AmandaA @ 2:43 pm
please enter me thanks
Stacey Brown @ 2:44 pm
I love tea! This would be great! Thanks!
Christine Saulter @ 2:49 pm
I love to drink tea! Hot, cold, herbal, white, sweetend, unsweetend……….
Andre Jackson @ 2:56 pm
Hey i am a 21yo male and i work for the Dr. Tea’s! It is the best place to learn about the wounders of tea.I drink over 30 cups of green and Rooibos teas a week! This book is wounderful with the key to loose weight
Marie Noguerole @ 3:08 pm
Losing weight in 08 is a must…if this material can jump start my metabolism…count me in to win.
Rhonda B. @ 3:13 pm
Slimming down with tea sounds like more fun than working out!!
You have the best contests for moms!!
Thanks.
Mary @ 3:14 pm
A friend recommended chamomile tea to me to drink about an hour before bedtime; I was told that it would make me sleepy, and that there was no caffeine in it. I love the chamomile and have now branched out into other flavors which I drink during the day. However I would still like to learn more about different teas and I am sure that I would enjoy the book.
Bhavana @ 3:18 pm
Enter me please. Thanks!
Sue @ 3:25 pm
Please enter me – this looks like an interesting book to read.
michelle b @ 3:28 pm
please enter me in this contest I love tea
Brynna @ 3:50 pm
Ooh…I’d love this one!!
amy delong @ 4:03 pm
would love to give it a try~thanks
Kristie Noguera @ 4:04 pm
Thanks again.
Patricia Mortimer @ 4:15 pm
I need this.
Linda Ellis @ 4:26 pm
Big tea lover here, would love to try this.
kathy @ 4:38 pm
Nice one
Lily Kwan @ 5:00 pm
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!
Charles Bauerle @ 5:13 pm
pick me, pick me, pick me…
Talitha Lee @ 5:50 pm
Pick me!
Heather C @ 5:56 pm
I drink tea every single day. I’d love this book! And a 14 day meal plan? I can do that…
Mariann Hudson @ 5:58 pm
Thank you for this offer!! I would love it…
Julie D @ 6:49 pm
I love tea. If this diet works it would be great.
CAS @ 6:56 pm
This diet sounds good for me. Hope I win!
SS @ 6:56 pm
It would be great to win this book!
R Hackett @ 7:01 pm
I heard this author on Sirius. He is very knowledgeable. I can’t wait to read this book!
Lisa Oguin @ 7:08 pm
This sounds like a great way to improve your health! I would love a copy of this book.
Tammy OHagan @ 7:30 pm
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Count me in too, please.
Thank you ,
Tammy
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Jennifer Blanton @ 7:35 pm
I would love to win this book!
Renate Koenig @ 7:44 pm
This sounds like an interesting idea. I love tea and I want to know how it can help my metabolism!
philip halter @ 7:49 pm
love tea
eileen mcveigh @ 8:20 pm
Really?
I want to know more about this diet!!
Erin Walsh @ 8:25 pm
Would love to win this book. Thanks!
Gayle Morgan @ 8:47 pm
I want it!
Paula McClement @ 8:54 pm
Yes! I need this one!
tim @ 9:13 pm
gotta love tea!
Grace @ 9:21 pm
Good luck!
Jay @ 9:32 pm
Good read for my mom!
DD @ 9:36 pm
Actually a diet I haven’t tried!! Sign me up!!
Maureen @ 9:37 pm
I love tea so this is good for me.
Zipporah Sandler @ 9:56 pm
This would be great as (like everyone else) I need to lose some weight & I’m a HUGE tea drinker.
DR. TEA @ 10:01 pm
I am so impressed with all of you and your entusiasm for the diet.
In case any of you are in the Chicago area I will be at the Evanston Borders Thursday 1/9/08 at 7:30PM for a book signing.
keep up the great work.
dr. tea
http://www.ultimateteadiet.com
Tamara Leonard Merritt @ 10:04 pm
Thanks for the contest!
Please enter me.
Lopro89 @ 10:09 pm
I’ve been drinking tea since I stopped drinking milk out of the bottle. I’d like to see it help in my weight loss efforts. Hook me up.
MELISSA HERZOG @ 10:56 pm
I strongly believe in the medicinal uses from tea! My father who is 78 years old drinks ALOT of iced tea everyday since he has been old enough! He has survived 4 strokes, a heart attack and 4 aneurysm within his brain that are inoperable. They told him at the age of 50 he might not live much longer!
I would love this book for myself and to share with him!
Lisa Toungette @ 11:02 pm
I love to drink tea…hot or cold. I am VERY interested in reading this book. Please pick me!!!
Renee Weinberg @ 11:15 pm
Tea parties are my specialty.
Sabine Blanch @ 11:24 pm
I love tea!
Linda Schorel @ 11:26 pm
no time to exercise and who has the energy. would love this.
Carla Spence @ 11:29 pm
I love tea. A tea diet sounds good to me.
Lisa @ 11:34 pm
I love tea, but I tend to choose soda when I’m rushed because its quick! This book makes me want to stop and brew some tea! What a good habit to start for the new year!
Marcia @ 11:43 pm
I like tea–and I’d really like to lose weight!!
Donna Kozar @ 11:45 pm
I need this!
Jen Tarnowski @ 11:59 pm
Would love to read more about this! Sounds like I could use this!
kay wolter @ 12:03 am
Yes this sounds great
Denise @ 12:12 am
I would like this too! thank you!
Candi @ 12:51 am
Count me in!!
Adam P @ 1:28 am
I love tea!! I’m drinking some right now
Nan @ 1:40 am
Tea for all!
Heather Sebastian @ 1:46 am
I would love this! Thanks! xoxo
Rose Roberts @ 2:19 am
pls pick me i really need to drop a bunch of weight – maybe this will help me succeed
Natoshia Locklear @ 6:11 am
I would love to win this book.
Charlene Kuser @ 7:36 am
This is one diet I would probaly like.Please enter
me to win
Marianne @ 8:14 am
Great!
Marianne @ 8:19 am
I love tea!
Valerie (Teatime with Valerie) @ 10:04 am
I just wish I could get your graphic code to work!
Thank you for this. I am a tea lover. No day is complete without its warm sweetness.
Check out my blog for a really great craft giveaway! I’d love to reciprocate to you in kind.
Kathy Conley @ 10:08 am
Pick tea for me!
sara in tx @ 10:13 am
I drink so much tea… if I can find a way to make it even better, I’m all for it!
Now You Have No Excuses @ 8:17 pm
[...] winner of The Ultimate Tea Diet is #39, Michelle [...]
Laura @ 11:10 am
OMG, this book looks so awsome. I am really wanting this book from the give-away
Cassidy @ 11:14 am
This book looks so cool ( I really need this diet):)
dr. tea @ 9:10 pm
Bloggers:
Remember; put down that cup of coffee, pick up my book, brew yourself some tea,a nd start your journey towards losing weight one cup of tea at a time.
dr. tea
http://www.ultimateteadiet.com
DARIJA @ 8:00 pm
I start my day with it
dr. tea @ 1:03 am
Great comments
Mark “dr. tea” Ukra
marsha McRoberts @ 4:07 pm
I need this book, I am going through memopause, love tea and love good recipes. I am hoping to drop 20 pounds in the next year and need help despartely.
Nellie @ 9:14 pm
Tea is the only thing i drink besides plain water.
Laura @ 5:25 pm
I was recently told by my doctor that I had to lose 50-100 lbs because they needed to do surgery on my breasts. I was told that tea would help me shed the pounds, but I was concerned because I always thought that tea was rather disgusting. So I force down two cups every day, and the weight is starting to drop. However, I would love to find some new ways to drink/use tea in my every day diet…so I would love to get a copy of the book. Please enter me in the draw.
Elaine @ 1:01 am
I own a tea room and we have this book available for our customers to browse through while they drink their tea. They love it! I personally learned so much from this book.
There are even great recipes with tea as an ingredient!
Tim D. @ 10:40 pm
My fiance and I just started substituting tea for our coffee several weeks ago. We are are both trying to lose 20-30lb before our May 23 wedding. This book would be great reading!!!!
Kelli Fields @ 10:49 am
I’m not a tea drinker. But, I think I am now.
Milan Benes @ 5:10 am
My European family seems to drink more tea than my parents up in Maine do. Am I imagining things? Love the Earth, love the internet, love big achievements, love a strong imagination. That’s a poem. Haha, it doesn’t matter what I write. Love everyone.