Our journey began way back in the 1990's where Jim Johnson our founder visited China where he soon noticed that many Chinese people had a remarkable longevity of life. Some living well into their 90's and beyond, but more resounding was how so many were fit and healthy beyond their years.
After many visits to China Jim found that most of the people in rural areas of China had some things in common, firstly they had healthy eating habits, organic foods that were grown locally, fruit and vegetable were a big part of their diet. Secondly there was a tradition of drinking green tea that was locally grown.
The green tea that the people were drinking in the Wuyi mountains of China was totally organic and had been grown this way for generations, well before the term "organic" was even used. On further examination and speaking with many local people it was discovered that their green tea contained a large amount of Antioxidants.
So What Are Antioxidants, And What Do They Do For Our Health?
Antioxidants are basically potent vitamins and minerals found in many food types, a type of nutrient that is healthy, found naturally, and found in many foods like the carrot family (beta carotene) and other foods such as spinach, asparagus, broccoli and many others.
Green tea contains a high amount of antioxidants from this one plant, so drinking green tea regularly, can have many health benefits, and it can help you to reduce weight when used as a part of a calorie controlled diet.
Antioxidants help to cleanse the blood of free radicals, these occur in the body as a result of pollution, smoking, unhealthy diet and many other factors, free radicals a a contributing factor of many ailments including heart disease, strokes, some cancers, and especially diabetes.
With the amount of antioxidants found in organic green tea, Jim started to refine his process to concentrate organic green tea into a convenient liquid form, so that its health benefits can be enjoyed in an easy convenient manner consistent with today's living style.
This is where Amica tea came from, a liquid concentrate green tea that is never frozen, never dried, quite simply organic green tea in natural spring water, pre-brewed and ready to add to hot or cold water, for a high antioxidant healthy energy boost.
After much research involving nutritional experts and tea producers, Amica green tea was launched, we are proud that all of our teas are pure and organic, we even brew our tea in natural spring water using a process that retains and enhances the antioxidants, which gives us a high antioxidant green tea that contains more natural goodness than 14 cups of the most popular green tea bags.
Our tea is organic and pure, nothing added and nothing taken away, it's delicious and provides a healthy plant-based energy drink that helps you focus.
