Roberta Fuhr, Certified Tea Specialist and owner of Experience Tea Studio in Issaquah, will share her expertise with the community on Sept. 21 in a free open house.

Fuhr is attending the Fifth International Scientific Symposium on Tea & Human Health, Sept. 19, in Washington, D.C. The event will feature researchers from around the world presenting their latest findings about the role of tea and disease prevention.

Fuhr will relay that information to interested community members upon her return.

“This event will clarify so much of the information floating around about what tea can and can’t do to

prevent illnesses,” she said. “There is a lot of misinformation and misconception about tea — what it is, whether green tea is better for you than black tea, whether pu’erh tea can magically help you lose weight

without dieting, what affect tea consumption has on the risk of cardiovascular disease, and of course,

what role tea consumption has in cancer prevention.”

Registration for the Experience Tea open house is requested at www.experience-tea.com/classes.