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Green tea can beat bad breath, cancer
Posted by Admin in Tea Health Benefits on March 19, 2012
Times of India, 19 Mar 2012
Green tea‘s status as a superfood is growing gradually, as a new study has claimed that drinking the beverage could help you fight bad breath and even mouth cancer. The study by a team from Israel’s Institute of Technology found that antioxidants found in green tea, called polyphenols, destroy a number of compounds in the mouth that can lead to bad breath, tooth decay and even mouth cancer.
Drink black tea daily for a healthy heart
Posted by Admin in Tea Health Benefits on January 13, 2012
Times of India, 13 Jan 2012
Drinking just three cups of black tea a day can slash the risk of a heart attack by 60 per cent and dramatically reduce the threat of diabetes, experts say.
Researchers believe that the humble cuppa, packed with health-giving antioxidants, can help prevent the two killer conditions in a triple-pronged attack.
Regular consumption of tea is claimed to prevent artery-blocking blood clots, control blood pressure and stop arteries from dangerously constricting and inhibiting blood flow.
Teas to Fight Disease
Posted by Admin in Tea Health Benefits on December 24, 2011
Dr Oz, 6 Dec 2011

Tea has been regarded for thousands of years in the East as the key to happiness and wisdom. Now, the West is in awe of the health benefits tea has to offer. See what sipping on a cup of tea could mean for your health and explore the range of flavors available.
You may think that if you’ve tried one tea, you’ve tried them all, but that’s not the case. Within every type of tea is a range of rich flavors and powerful preventative health benefits. See how each of the following delicious teas can help prevent disease.
Drinking green tea can help to lower ‘bad’ cholesterol levels
Posted by Admin in Tea Health Benefits on December 24, 2011
Natural News, Dec 2011
The benefits of drinking green tea are numerous, as various studies have shown that compounds in green tea help to mitigate conditions like obesity, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, and cancer (more). And a recent study published in theJournal of the American Dietetic Associationadds to this body of evidence, as it reveals that consuming green tea or green tea supplements regularly can help naturally lower LDL, or “bad,” cholesterol levels.
Drink green tea to ward off Hepatitis C
Posted by Admin in Tea Health Benefits on December 7, 2011
The Times of India, 2 December 2011
A flavonoid found in green tea inhibits the hepatitis C virus (HVC) from entering the liver, a new study has found. According to German researchers, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) may offer an antiviral strategy to prevent HCV reinfection following liver transplantation.
Green tea may trim “bad” cholesterol: study
Posted by Admin in Tea Health Benefits on November 28, 2011
Reuters, 18 Nov 2011
Green tea, taken in a capsule or drunk in a cup, may shave a few points off “bad” cholesterol readings, according to a U.S. study involving more than a thousand people.
The findings, published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, showed that green tea trimmed 5 to 6 points more from people’s total cholesterol and “bad” LDL cholesterol levels than dummy capsules or other treatments.
The trials tested either green tea itself or capsules containing green-tea compounds called catechins, which are thought to decrease cholesterol absorption in the gut.
Green tea and red laser attack Alzheimer’s plaques
Posted by Admin in Tea Health Benefits on November 14, 2011
New Scientist, by Belle Dumé, 3 Nov 2011
IT MAY sound like a strange brew, but green tea and red light could provide a novel treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Together, the two can destroy the rogue “plaques” that crowd the brains of people with the disease. The light makes it easier for the green-tea extract to get to work on the plaques.
The Power of Green Tea
Posted by Admin in Tea Health Benefits on November 5, 2011
The Ledger, By Robin Williams Adams, 29 Oct 2011
Watson Clinic Trial is Studying Impact of Green Tea Leaf Extract.
Green tea has a soothing, comforting connotation, and its concentrated power may be able to put pre-cancerous prostate cells in their place.
A drug called polyphenon E, a concentrated extract from green tea leaves, has shown promise in lab and animal studies at controlling pre-cancerous prostate conditions that could develop into prostate cancer.
Green tea shown to fight obesity
Posted by Admin in Tea Health Benefits on November 5, 2011
Natural News, by Michelle Bosmier, 18 Oct 2011
Pennsylvania State University researchers have discovered yet another impressive property of green tea – it can slow down weight gain and counter obesity. This recent study analyzed the health development of a test group of obese mice that were fed a high-fat diet mixed with green tea extracts, and compared it to that of a control group of obese mice that were fed the same diet, without the green tea compounds. The mice in the test group gained weight at a much slower rate than the mice in the control group, and they appeared to be in better health overall.
Try Some Tea Therapy
Posted by Admin in Tea Health Benefits on November 5, 2011
Dr. Oz, By Mao Shing Ni, L.Ac., D.O.M., PhD, 26 Oct 2011
Five thousand years ago in China, herbal teas were specially blended from plants that exhibited medicinal properties. And today, tea can still be used to maintain health and prevent illness. Find out what makes tea so beneficial and how you can craft your own custom blend to stay healthy.
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