Thanks to Grandma, I won't ever have a stroke.

In some places of the deep south, tea supplements water in many folks diet. I have been drinking hot tea since I was three years old (maybe younger). When we would visit grandma, she would always wake up super early in the morning (5:30 or 6) to read the morning paper, eat a piece of peanut butter toast, and drink her hot tea. I would wake up shortly after her (usually before everyone else) and sneak down stairs to watch her read her paper and help her drink her hot tea. Eventually, she just started making me my own hot tea.

As a child, I drank tea regularly - if not hot in the morning, then iced for dinner at night. When I hit college, that tea addiction grew, and I proudly say I usually drink two cups of hot tea a day.

Today, I was driving and I heard that a new study was recently done by UCLA concerning the correlation of reduced strokes and tea consumption. I was pleased to hear that people who drink 3 cups of tea daily (black or green) are 21% less likely to have a stroke. This isn't entirely proven, but it's probable. You can read about it here.

Needless to say, I will be drinking more tea. And if you ever come over, I will offer you a cup of tea as well.