A viewer asks: “Black, loose tea can be purchased in a variety of leaf size. The larger they are, the more nuanced taste. The smaller they are and more dust-like, the more tannic, brisk, and strong in taste during the oxidation process. As black tea is part of the Divine’s supplements list, which is the best? I prefer the taste of larger leaves, but is this not enough to be of health benefit? Does it have to be of the strong taste variety?” What can Creator tell us?

We can reassure you here that the answer to your question is no. The strong taste does not necessarily add more of the life-prolonging constituents. This has, in fact, been worked out over the years through conventional wisdom handed down through generations of tea drinking humans, who know that brewing with a light touch has an advantage, not only for taste but for getting the most benefit for general well-being, and that folk wisdom has merit.