By William I. Lengeman III
Tea is not just good but it’s also good for you - or so the story goes. There are a number of research studies that have offered compelling evidence in favor of this notion. A number of brief articles have also appeared at this very site examining how tea might help [...]
By William I. Lengeman III
Can tea help you stop smoking? Maybe. Can tea help guard against lung cancer, one of those rather nasty downsides that comes with smoking? Perhaps.
Let’s tackle the second question first: it’s thought that the beneficial components that contribute to making tea a healthful drink may also help guard against the ill [...]
By William I. Lengeman III
Is there a connection between tea and cancer prevention? There are quite a few studies that suggest that this may be the case. A number of these findings were summarized in Tea and Cancer Prevention, a document released by the National Cancer Institute, a division of the U.S. National Institutes of [...]
By A.C. Cargill
The health benefits of tea (Camellia Sinensis) are well-documented. But what about those other brews made of various herbs and other plant parts that some people call “teas” (and that those of us who know better call “herbal infusions” or just “herbals”)?
These herbals through the centuries have been used to address a host [...]
By William I. Lengeman III
There’s certainly no shortage of assorted and sundry wondrous claims for the potential health benefits of tea. Among these, the possibility that drinking tea might help lower your cholesterol level.
By William I. Lengeman III
According to the Prostate Cancer Foundation, prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in America, affecting 1 in 6 men. The foundation estimates that more than 2 million American men currently live with prostate cancer. More than 192,000 men were expected to be diagnosed with this disease in 2009.
Keeping that [...]
By William I. Lengeman III
Can tea be good for your heart and cardiovascular system? According to a number of studies, there is very good evidence to suggest that this might be the case.
Breast cancer is a health issue that receives a considerable amount of attention nowadays and there’s a good reason for that. The National Cancer Institute estimates that, just in the United States, more than 190,000 women were afflicted with breast cancer in 2009. More than 40,000 of those women were expected to die from the disease.
By Sue Talbert
We know that tea has a long and storied history and is traced back to China from dates close to 3000 BC. And around here, we tend to talk about “tea” as the product of steeping the leaves of Camellia sinensis, which include the main varieties we’re familiar with, namely, black, green, white, [...]
By A.C. Cargill
Tea has many well-documented health benefits. One tea company even declares this in the name of its tea — “Typhoo,” from a Chinese word meaning “doctor.” It’s a tea that’s been around since the early 1900s and is still enjoyed daily by millions.
