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 bytea-diet.jpg 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.”

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  1. Milan Benes says:

    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.

  2. Kelli Fields says:

    I’m not a tea drinker. But, I think I am now.

  3. 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!!!!

  4. 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!

  5. 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.

  6. Tea is the only thing i drink besides plain water.

  7. marsha McRoberts says:

    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.

  8. Great comments

    Mark “dr. tea” Ukra

  9. I start my day with it

  10. 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

  11. This book looks so cool ( I really need this diet):)

  12. OMG, this book looks so awsome. I am really wanting this book from the give-away

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  14. sara in tx says:

    I drink so much tea… if I can find a way to make it even better, I’m all for it!

  15. Kathy Conley says:

    Pick tea for me!

  16. Valerie (Teatime with Valerie) says:

    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.

  17. Charlene Kuser says:

    This is one diet I would probaly like.Please enter
    me to win

  18. Natoshia Locklear says:

    I would love to win this book.

  19. Rose Roberts says:

    pls pick me i really need to drop a bunch of weight – maybe this will help me succeed

  20. Heather Sebastian says:

    I would love this! Thanks! xoxo

  21. I love tea!! I’m drinking some right now 🙂

  22. I would like this too! thank you!

  23. kay wolter says:

    Yes this sounds great

  24. Jen Tarnowski says:

    Would love to read more about this! Sounds like I could use this!

  25. I like tea–and I’d really like to lose weight!!

  26. 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!

  27. Carla Spence says:

    I love tea. A tea diet sounds good to me.

  28. Linda Schorel says:

    no time to exercise and who has the energy. would love this.

  29. Renee Weinberg says:

    Tea parties are my specialty.

  30. Lisa Toungette says:

    I love to drink tea…hot or cold. I am VERY interested in reading this book. Please pick me!!!

  31. MELISSA HERZOG says:

    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!

  32. 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.

  33. Tamara Leonard Merritt says:

    Thanks for the contest!

    Please enter me.

  34. 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

  35. Zipporah Sandler says:

    This would be great as (like everyone else) I need to lose some weight & I’m a HUGE tea drinker.

  36. I love tea so this is good for me.

  37. Actually a diet I haven’t tried!! Sign me up!!

  38. Paula McClement says:

    Yes! I need this one!

  39. Erin Walsh says:

    Would love to win this book. Thanks!

  40. eileen mcveigh says:

    Really?
    I want to know more about this diet!!

  41. Renate Koenig says:

    This sounds like an interesting idea. I love tea and I want to know how it can help my metabolism!

  42. Jennifer Blanton says:

    I would love to win this book!

  43. Tammy OHagan says:


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    Count me in too, please.

    Thank you ,
    Tammy

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  44. Lisa Oguin says:

    This sounds like a great way to improve your health! I would love a copy of this book.

  45. R Hackett says:

    I heard this author on Sirius. He is very knowledgeable. I can’t wait to read this book!

  46. It would be great to win this book!

  47. This diet sounds good for me. Hope I win!

  48. I love tea. If this diet works it would be great.

  49. Mariann Hudson says:

    Thank you for this offer!! I would love it…

  50. Heather C says:

    I drink tea every single day. I’d love this book! And a 14 day meal plan? I can do that…

  51. Charles Bauerle says:

    pick me, pick me, pick me…

  52. Lily Kwan says:

    Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!

  53. Linda Ellis says:

    Big tea lover here, would love to try this.

  54. Patricia Mortimer says:

    I need this.

  55. Kristie Noguera says:

    Thanks again.

  56. amy delong says:

    would love to give it a try~thanks

  57. Ooh…I’d love this one!!

  58. michelle b says:

    please enter me in this contest I love tea

  59. Please enter me – this looks like an interesting book to read.

  60. Enter me please. Thanks!

  61. 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.

  62. Rhonda B. says:

    Slimming down with tea sounds like more fun than working out!!

    You have the best contests for moms!!

    Thanks.

  63. Marie Noguerole says:

    Losing weight in 08 is a must…if this material can jump start my metabolism…count me in to win.

  64. Andre Jackson says:

    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

  65. Christine Saulter says:

    I love to drink tea! Hot, cold, herbal, white, sweetend, unsweetend……….

  66. Stacey Brown says:

    I love tea! This would be great! Thanks!

  67. please enter me thanks

  68. I have been drinking tea for a year, it actually does work. I just would like the book to win why it works

  69. Suanne Giddings says:

    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!

  70. I love tea and am currently trying different ways of boosting my metabolism! Thanks for having a contest that is right up my alley!

  71. Colleen Palat says:

    I just love tea. Sounds interesting!

  72. Tea is by far my favorite thing.

  73. 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!!

  74. Kay Fischler says:

    I really need to lose some weight and I love tea.

  75. I do love tea–this diet would be perfect for me!

  76. Jennifer Maslowski says:

    Please enter me and thanks.

  77. Catrina Pomerleau says:

    Please enter me in the drawing.

  78. Ashley Moorhouse says:

    Ive been wanting to try to make recipes with tea and havent gotten around to it yet, nows my chance!

  79. kathy pease says:

    man do i need this..lol

  80. thelastman says:

    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.

  81. Mary Boldin says:

    Wow! i could sure use this book.

  82. Jennifer G says:

    I would love this!

  83. I have been thinking about getting one of these books for sme time now. This looks great!
    🙂
    Amy

  84. Elizabeth Ray says:

    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!)

  85. Mihaela Day says:

    count me in please

  86. Susan Smoaks says:

    Thanks for the contest!

    I love, love, love tea!

    Peace,

    Smoaks

  87. Michele Poynter says:

    I love iced tea

  88. Timothy Sternberg says:

    I love tea.

  89. Lisa Fosses says:

    sounds interesting

  90. Kari Colledge says:

    Pick me please 🙂

  91. Sarah Le Blanc says:

    Big tea drinker in desperate need to lose a few pounds! Where do I sign up!!!!

  92. Cydney Brown says:

    Love tea,hate diets,love the tea diet??

  93. I love tea and could really use some diet encouragement!

  94. Larry West says:

    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.

  95. Morgan Ferris says:

    I would love to have this book.

  96. Debbie Murray says:

    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.

  97. Marilyn R. says:

    I am interested in trying this diet. It looks full and effective

  98. Oooh- this could help me lose those Holiday pounds I’ve gained!

  99. Becky Grady says:

    The book looks interesting. I love trying new teas.

  100. Veronica Garrett says:

    I would love to win this giveaway

  101. Peggy Doty says:

    I would love to win this book.

  102. Phil Edwards says:

    Golly I need this book, looked in the mirrow today.

  103. sue neese says:

    I like tea, so I think is a fantastic idea.

  104. Kathy Pipkin says:

    I need this !!!

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  106. This sounds perfect for me. Tea with my meals and a diet, that is for me.

  107. 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

  108. Erin Daly says:

    This looks like a great book!

  109. Elizabeth says:

    I had just heard about this book on a gift idea show on tv. I love tea and my daughter loves it even more!

  110. ty 4 the nice contest!!

  111. Joyce Pawlik says:

    Take tea and will see!

  112. MICHELLE J says:

    I love tea and would really like to read this book with a hot cup!

  113. Michele Thoma says:

    I can’t wait to read this book!

  114. heather h says:

    Wow, a nice read! I love tea, especially when I have time to kick back and read while I’m sipping.

  115. Kristi Gilleland says:

    I like tea, have a friend who has lost a lot of weight drinking a diet tea. Please enter me. Thanks!

  116. Lisa Andringa says:

    I would love to win this!

  117. Tea sure is good for you!

  118. Barb Wild says:

    what a great set up i would love to win this for my mom and i!

  119. I’m a big tea fan, this looks like an interesting read!

  120. Jessica McKelvie says:

    i really really love tea, this looks interesting!

  121. I’ve been trying to drink more tea. Maybe reading this would help motivate me to drink more and the best kinds for me.

  122. I drink tea all year long and this book would be great

  123. MARY HOFMANN says:

    I would love to try this.

  124. We should all try this diet.

  125. Michelle Simons says:

    I love tea everyday!

  126. This family loves Tea so please enter me! Thanks

  127. Liza's Eyeview says:

    please add me – thanks!

  128. I like green tea. like to see how i can incorporate into my diet!

  129. 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.

  130. Lilypad Mom says:

    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.

  131. I’d love to win this…thanks!

  132. i like tea and i like to read, so……

  133. Liz Sawyer says:

    I’ll drink tea more often if I can reap these benefits!

  134. Shannon B. says:

    I’ve always been a tea fan…this book would be great!

  135. Jim Cincinello says:

    Thank you for the chance to win.

  136. I started drinking more green tea and this would be a great read for me.

  137. Cindy McLalin says:

    Thanks and Good Luck, Cindy

  138. Susan White says:

    I have tried every other diet so maybe the Tea diet is for me!
    Sounds great by the way!

  139. Shaun Wallner says:

    I love tea and would make great use out of this book

  140. nice book! looks really interesting!

  141. Danielle S says:

    I have to have this book! I LOVE tea of any kind..hot tea, iced tea, long island… 🙂
    dansan826 at yahoo dot com

  142. 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.

  143. I’ve been doing green tea for years, I like it.

  144. jan koontz says:

    boy i sure hope this works

  145. Michelle Rosborough says:

    Who knew tea did all that

  146. Christine Lukwiya says:

    I believe in the medicinal benefits of tea and I need to lose weight. Please send me this book.

  147. Cassandra says:

    I was just having a conversation about this with someone–would love to learn more!

  148. 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!

  149. Peggy Miller says:

    I’m addicted to tea!

  150. tea is great, I would really enjoy this book!

  151. MamaChristy says:

    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.

  152. Christine says:

    I adore tea and this sounds like a delightful book. I would love winning it!

  153. I’d like to enter, please.

  154. Super book for the new year.

  155. Twila Provence says:

    I can’t wait to drink me some tea!!!!!!!

  156. Lee Glinski says:

    I would love to win this!!!

  157. Stephanie says:

    This sounds like a cool diet book! I would love to give it a try!

  158. Sylvia Porter says:

    sounds like a great diet

  159. Looks like a great book!

  160. Steven Brandsrud says:

    this would be a great prize

  161. Samantha Pruitt says:

    ooooo, this sounds great!!!

  162. 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.

  163. Pamela White says:

    Tea and losing weight is for me

  164. I love tea and I sure could stand to lose some weight!

  165. glen pollard says:

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  166. Beverley Justice says:

    I would love this prize!

  167. Looks like a great book.

  168. I’m intrigued by the idea and would love to read about drinking more of my favorite beverage! Thanks for the giveaway.

  169. Stephen Alexander says:

    My wife loves tea!. And so does her baby in her tummy!

  170. Susan Decker says:

    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!

  171. The holidays were rough, I need a diet book!

  172. Rhonda Struthers says:

    I would love this

  173. Looks great. I’m adding your button to my blog too! Thanks!!

  174. this looks great, I could sure use it.

  175. I bet this is a great book!

  176. I would so love this book

  177. Drinking tea is so civilized. Cheerio!

  178. yvonne philpot says:

    Ive heard of this and would like to try it

  179. Edward Durbin says:

    HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

  180. Chrystal Jones says:

    Would love to win this!!

  181. Barbara Fox says:

    I sure would like to win this!

  182. My scale would thank you if I won. Seriously.

  183. Lisa - The Scrap Princess says:

    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 🙂

  184. Anita Yancey says:

    I like tea,sounds good. Please enter me.

  185. Carey Hemond says:

    I love tea and I want to drop pounds….

  186. Betty Shoemaker says:

    Tea is a great healer and i love it, great to win

  187. Robert Schiferl says:

    My wife loves tea, she would really enjoy this, thank you!

  188. Looks interesting. I’d like to try something different.

  189. Jennie Smith says:

    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.

  190. I lvoe tea this is somethignI would like to try

  191. Kathleen Guillemette says:

    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

  192. Donna Pfeifer says:

    I must be drinking the wrong kind as I drink a LOT of tea. I’d like to read this book.

  193. valerie mabrey says:

    I love this one

  194. I’m an iced tea fanatic – looks like the perfect book for me:)

  195. I drink tea almost everyday. This book sounds great.

  196. Isabel Menendez says:

    I been a tea totler for years. This will be an ideal gift

    Thanks

  197. this looks like a real interesting book.. and I love tea too!

  198. oh amanda says:

    I’d love to win this for my sil!

  199. Bebemiqui says:

    My hubby laughs at my large tea collection. Count me in!

  200. Linda Pinto says:

    I really need this after the holidays.

  201. ROBERT SHAW says:

    LOVE TEA AND ALWAYS KNEW THERE WERE GOOD HEALING PROPERTIES IN IT.

  202. Marlene Kitto says:

    Sounds interesting!

  203. charline s says:

    would love to win .

  204. william causey says:

    please count me in

  205. I’d love to try this! Sounds interesting!!!

  206. Who couldn’t lose a little weight, become more healthy and enjoy drinking tea in the process??

  207. Alix Stephens says:

    Sounds like a great contest! Please enter me!

  208. I want to know how tea helps!!! This book seems great

  209. Jeanne B-W says:

    I could soooo use this!!

  210. jennifer allen says:

    i would love to read this!! thanks

  211. Linda Howard says:

    I would love to win this; I love green tea!

  212. John MacDonald says:

    I need to lose pounds. Enter me please.

  213. Shera - A Frog In My Soup says:

    This sounds GREAT!

  214. Steve Scott says:

    I need to find a good diet.

  215. Betty Barrett says:

    I would love to win this book. Have been hopping around your site. Awesome!

  216. Cindy Ortiz says:

    What a great idea!

  217. Karyn Miskelly says:

    I drink at least on cup of tea a day. If it can help me lose weight bonus.

  218. Michelle Zamora says:

    tea..tea…my oh mee, I love tea!

  219. Jennifer Barr says:

    My family are tea drinkers so this would be an awesome win!

  220. sounds interesting :0)

  221. I love tea. Now this might be a diet I can do! LOL.

  222. Sonja Hubbard says:

    I would really be interested in reading this.

  223. danandmarsh says:

    DH really loves tea, would love to win!

  224. Heather (Heather's reality show) says:

    Count me in

  225. Teresa Hoyt says:

    I love tea way more than veggies!

  226. Sharon Concidine says:

    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!!!

  227. veronica sandberg says:

    want to win this

  228. I am a tea lover as well. Count me in!

  229. P. Harmon says:

    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!

  230. Linda Moeller says:

    Nothing like a cup of tea to start the day!

  231. I would love to win this! Enter me please!

  232. Patricia Schraier says:

    I need this book.

  233. Sounds like a great book.

  234. Sarah Stern says:

    I’d love to win – tea is wonderful!

  235. Paula Strickland says:

    I would love to read this.

  236. Ron Miller says:

    He’s Dr. Tea, I’m Dr. Coffee!

  237. Cathryn Patrick says:

    This sounds like a really good idea. A good win for anyone!

  238. I love tea too, but I drink only decaf. Hubby a big tea drinker too!!

  239. Vicki Wurgler says:

    I love tea – 2 cups every morning!

  240. I love tea and would love to have this book!

  241. Jessica Anderson says:

    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.

  242. Chris Parmerter says:

    I would love to have this, and learn more as well to share with my clients!

  243. Mya Brooks says:

    Anything to help my big butt, I’m allllll for it!

  244. Marion Burgess says:

    Sounds like cool diet to try!

  245. Alan Huestis says:

    A tea diet, interesting idea

  246. Janice Wright says:

    Well from looking at Christmas pictures, I could definately lose a few more pounds. Count me in please!

  247. amydeanne says:

    wow! can’t believe all the people signed up already!
    count me in too!

  248. Elaine Conte says:

    Would definitely benefit from this prize!

  249. We’re tea drinkers here and this book sounds great!

  250. Rebecca Snodgrass says:

    i wanna win

  251. 2 babies and 2 deployments later my weight is one of the big things suffering – I could use this book.

  252. I love tea and would like to see how I can utilize it to lose weight.

  253. Susan Reed says:

    I could sure use it.

  254. Claudia Vitello says:

    Is this true, then count me in on it.

  255. 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!

  256. david basile says:

    interesting book

  257. Janice Golden says:

    I would really like to have this

  258. Donna Phillips says:

    Would love this book! Thanks!

  259. wendy rogers says:

    Please enter me…I would love to have this and certainly need it!! Good Luck to all!!

  260. Hypothyroid. Tell me more. tahnks for your generous contest.

  261. kellie sutton says:

    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! 🙂

  262. The optimal word here is diet and I sure could use one that works, anything that will help, I’ll drink gallons!

  263. Nat Stevens says:

    i need a good diet and tea sounds interesting

  264. I love tea! This sounds like a great book.

  265. Adrienne Gordon says:

    neat, i’m a big tea drnker, this would be cool to read

  266. Enjoy tea and to include it as a diet aid would be great.

  267. Jean Marie Peragine says:

    Tea for two!

  268. Excellent quote from C.S. Lewis! I couldn’t agree more!

  269. Pamela Muldowney says:

    This would be great. I’m in great shape, but always whining about losing a little more weight.

  270. Emmaline Kuebler says:

    Enter me please.

  271. Pamela Callahan says:

    I’ll give anything a shot!

  272. Jessica Applegate says:

    i love tea!!

  273. Janie Luten says:

    i would love to try the diet, I have tried many over the years.

  274. Deborah Rosen says:

    You know…when I used to drink a lot of tea, I was thin.

  275. would love to read it!

  276. Sounds like a great new diet to try!

  277. james pecoraro says:

    good luck everyone

  278. Carol Woodruff says:

    Since I love tea and would also like to lose some weight, I’d love to win this prize.

  279. 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!

  280. Allegra Ashley says:

    I drink tea for the sheer enjoyment of it, so it would be great to read about the health benefits too.

  281. Patricia Adams says:

    great news tell me more

  282. My mother in law would love this she is a tea aholic.

  283. marleen davis says:

    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.

  284. I like tea and would like to loose some weight.

  285. Debbie Tarr says:

    thanks for the contest!

  286. I’m drinking tea right now.

  287. Jillian Sorenson says:

    MMMM…I love tea!

  288. Georgia Schneider says:

    I always like a nice cup of tea or even ice tea with lots of lemon.

  289. Jana Kappel says:

    this book is right up my alley!!

  290. Joyce Newkirk says:

    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.

  291. Joanne Danzer says:

    I love tea, and would love to read this book.

  292. I LOVE tea and everything that goes with it:) Would love this book!

  293. this would be a great read since it also helps with weight loss!

  294. 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.

  295. Leslie S. says:

    I love all types of tea.

  296. MARILOUISE K says:

    I have no metabolism so anything to get it moving would be great

  297. Tara Robertson says:

    oh! I LOVE tea AND I need to lose all this baby weight… perfect combination!

  298. I would really like to win this book, sounds like a diet I could do.

  299. Ann Marie Walker says:

    please enter. Sounds like a great book.

  300. 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.

  301. Dominique Withrow says:

    I drink tea all the time. I must be doing something wrong. I would love to see what this book says.

  302. Lauralee Hensley says:

    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.

  303. Bailey's Leaf says:

    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.

  304. CAROLYN CHERRY says:

    I love me some tea

  305. My Japanese friends gave their baby green tea in a bottle.

  306. Tracy in VA says:

    Yum! Tea is good for the soul!

  307. Stephanie says:

    Sounds interesting; I’d love to read the book. Count me in!
    Stephanie
    williamspublic at comcast dot net

  308. I love tea so this would be great!

  309. I’m brewing a cup of hot tea right now – hope I win!

  310. If i could lose weight by drinking tea count me in as i am a tea drinker 🙂

  311. Just had a baby. I need a bit of a boost.

  312. Prudence White says:

    this is what i need

  313. This would be delightful! Thank you!!

  314. Christina says:

    Oh, me, me, me — I never win anything..LOL and I LOVE tea!!!

  315. Love tea! Would love to read.

  316. I just heard about this on TV and I’d love to win it.

  317. Clarice Leonard says:

    thanks for the tip never knew u could lose weight drinking tea but would like to give it a try

  318. Denise Mower says:

    After all those Christmas cookies, I need this!

  319. Linda White says:

    sounds interesting as i am a tea drinker iced sweet or hot

  320. Oh, an excuse to drink all the tea I’ve collected!

  321. Tina Rath says:

    Tea is calming for me and I can think of nothing better than tea in a diet.

  322. Virginia Jones says:

    Please give me tea!!!! I want this!!! Thanks.

  323. Stephanie says:

    Tea has helped me keep away cravings,so I am looking forward to reading this.

  324. JONI CHADWELL says:

    wow… who couldn’t use this after the Holidays???

  325. Cindi Aylor says:

    I’ve been wanting to implement tea into my weight loss routine. Please enter me. Thanks!

  326. Jennifer Barnett says:

    Tea and weight loss sound like a great combo.

  327. Rosanne Morrison says:

    I drink tea every day. How come I keep getting fatter?

  328. Nanette Olson says:

    I have about 10 pounds to lose but can’t seem to get it off. Maybe this would help.

  329. Debbie Criss says:

    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

  330. I just seen something about this book in a magazine. I would love to win it.

  331. I love tea! It would be awesome if it helped me lose weight too!

  332. Bonnie Day says:

    I want this book As a tea drinker for many years This book sounds great

  333. 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!

  334. wanda flanagan says:

    Well I love tea and I realy need to lose some weight this would be perfect for me

  335. Steven Brandsrud says:

    This sounds like it would be good.

  336. Nancy Blaisdell says:

    How nice, I love tea!

  337. Tonya Keener says:

    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.

  338. Great Contest! Thanks!!!

  339. Lisa Winter says:

    This looks like a very interesting read! Plus tea is a great way to warm up in the winter.

  340. 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!

  341. This book sounds great, count me in.

  342. Sounds interesting!

  343. This tea diet book looks GREAT!!! I love tea and I would love to give this a try!!

  344. Margery Yeager says:

    Please pick me!

  345. I love a good cup of tea.

  346. 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.

  347. David Bertolo says:

    Dp you know that Morrocan Tea can also make you high.

  348. I seen this book on a morning television show. It sounded great.

  349. Barbara Lopatin says:

    I LOVE tea, would love to read this!

  350. Theresa Shafer says:

    Drink Tea (my fav) and lose weight. I am on board.

  351. 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.

  352. Please, Pick me… 🙂

  353. kathleen haas says:

    tea is great for ya

  354. Kathy Davis says:

    I love to drink Tea…………

  355. Oh I am such a tea granny!!I’d love to read this book…:)

  356. Fruitbearer says:

    My husband and I enjoy drinking tea. Please count me in. Thanks!

  357. INTERESTING….. I WILL LOOK INTO IT!

  358. Pamela Brint says:

    I need to win this for me. I have problems with diabetes and I’m constantly fighting to lose weight.

  359. Sandra Marra says:

    sounds like what I need

  360. Shannon Baas says:

    I could use this.

  361. Rick Tucker says:

    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.

  362. I am a tea lover too. I drink hot tea daily and often order it at restaurants. Yummy.

  363. Michelle S. says:

    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.

  364. Brooke Allen says:

    Sounds like a good book!

  365. Joanne Quarz says:

    I would reallly use this.

  366. SUSAN VARNEY says:

    in really need this

  367. I drink 4 cups of tea a day. This books looks excellent.

  368. I’m a tea fan(atic) and would love to have this book!

  369. Tea and weight loss my kind of book!

  370. Dorothy Roper at 6:46 p.m. says:

    I love both green and black tea. I would love to have a copy of the book.

  371. JENNIFER MOWERS says:

    please pick me

  372. Karen Gonyea says:

    Enter Me Please !

  373. christopher h says:

    need to win this

  374. I could really use this! I love tea and am trying to drop weight!

  375. Kathy Scott says:

    I’ll try anything.

  376. Katherine Frazier says:

    looks interesting

  377. Sounds very interesting! Count me in!

  378. I’m a big tea drinker.
    Hot tea in the morning, iced tea in the afternoon.
    Sweet of course. 🙂
    I’d love to win!

  379. ooh, I love tea. count me in!

  380. I would love this book!

  381. Oo! I’m a tea-drinking girl!! 🙂

    Thanks for entering me!

    Morgan

  382. Oh, I love tea and would love to read this book~ I’ve heard alot about it.

  383. 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!

  384. Stacey Moore says:

    i would love to read this!! thanks

  385. Katherine says:

    This looks wonderful–please put my name in the drawing!
    :)Kat

  386. I love tea and would love to have this book!

  387. Crystal B. says:

    I am big fan of tea. I would love to have this book.

  388. I love tea, it does wonders for me! Would love to learn more about it!

  389. Mmmm, I love tea and I’m always about losing some weight (now baby weight) so this would be awesome!

  390. This looks like an interesting book. All the women in my family are tea drinkers & we would all enjoy reading it!

  391. I love tea so this looks like a book for me!

  392. Kristen M. says:

    I couldn’t survive winter without a warm cup of tea.

  393. Veggiemomof2 says:

    This would be great for my dh who LOVES iced tea!

  394. Cindi Hoppes says:

    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

  395. WOOOO! I love tea….this would be so delightful to read…

    ~Elina~