Andrew

That's quite humorous to me.

I'm sure, in reality, there must have been a little bit of thought put behind it.

although I'm not quite sure what the true history of tea is.

I do know that for some time it was used medicinally, before it was drank recreationally.

And, of course, it's still used medicinally today.

As I say, it can be a really, really useful sleep aid.

Very comforting.

certain active ingredients, chamomile, nettles, there's this certain ingredient, I forget the name, you may know what I'm talking about, maybe it begins with a Z, that is supposed to be very good at helping you fall asleep.

There's other

of things that tea can do for us.

Certain teas are meant to be full of antioxidants.

When my partner was pregnant with our son, she would drink raspberry leaf tea.

And this was supposedly because

It's meant to, if drank, quite regularly, some months up to labour.

It's meant to ease the process of giving birth.

And not just as some sort of old wives tale, there is some truth behind that.

My love for tea now makes me wish that I'd picked it up a little bit earlier.

And to be honest, I had every opportunity to do so.

When I was a little bit younger, I used to work in a tea shop.

Quite a fancy tea shop.