Getting the perfect cup of tea starts with using the right amount of loose-leaf tea. Here's how much you should measure out ...

When buying loose-leaf tea, it should smell fresh ... Lapsang Souchong - a large-leaf black Chinese tea that has been smoke-dried to produce a tarry taste. It is best drunk without milk, sugar ...

Dr. Dravid and his team tested how different types of tea — black, white, oolong, green, rooibos, herbal, loose leaf and plain old Lipton — behaved in water with varying amounts of lead.

A new study found that tea leaves naturally absorb heavy metals, filtering dangerous contaminants from drinking water.