Health Benefit Claims
Articles reporting claims for health benefits from drinking teas and herbals. These are not intended to replace advice from your doctor.
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Sorting Out the Health Claims About Tea and Herbals
The swirl of claims about the health benefits of tea and herbal infusions seems never-ending. So how do you sort it all out? The first step is to consider the source. While the internet has made reliable information easier to access, it has also made misleading or outright false information just as easy to find.… Continue reading
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5 Things About Coffee That Will Make You Switch to Tea (Maybe)
In the U.S. a large percentage of folks drink both coffee and tea. A lot of them see tea as that beverage for when they are sick (remember that seen in Working Girl where Harrison Ford is offering a passed out Kathy Griffin some tea just because that’s what would sound good to him when… Continue reading
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Get Your Vitamin C With Tea?
For most of us the be all and end all for vitamin C is orange juice. Or you could just use supplements. But what about tea? Well, first things first. If you want a fairly in-depth look at vitamin C check out this one from the National Institutes of Health, which notes, “Humans, unlike most… Continue reading
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Enhance Your Memory with Green Tea (claims a recent study)
I would drink green tea varieties and loose leaf selections even if there were no associated health benefits—and the same goes for black tea blends and traditional loose leaf options . However, as many of us know, there are numerous claims regarding tea’s potential health benefits—particularly when it comes to green tea. One recent claim… Continue reading
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Earl Grey Tea for Your Health?
What can you say about the potential health benefits of Earl Grey tea and bergamot-flavored black tea blends that you can’t say about black tea in general? As a rule, Earl Grey is simply black tea with one key addition: oil of bergamot—a citrus fruit primarily grown in Italy. That difference turns out to be… Continue reading
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Taking Tea’s Health Claims with a Grain of Salt
Let’s be blunt about this whole tea and health thing. There are a lot of flaky claims being made these days. Which is not to say that there are no benefits to your health to be gained by drinking tea. It’s just that you need to take a lot of these claims with a grain… Continue reading
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Is Puerh Tea a Health-Giving Elixir?
Once upon a time there was tea. It was black – for the most part. It was a time, here in the West, when tea and black tea were nearly synonymous. But in the last decade or so it’s green tea that’s grabbed the overwhelming share of attention. With the popularity of green tea there’s… Continue reading
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Tea as a Mouthwash – Pros & Cons
The next time you reach for a bottle of mouthwash, you might wonder whether a cup of tea could serve a similar purpose. But is that really the case? I’ve previously written about tea and oral health in this overview of green tea’s potential benefits for oral hygiene and this earlier discussion of how tea… Continue reading
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Matcha: The One Healthy Tea to Rule Them All?
Here’s my oft-repeated opinion on the health benefits of tea, condensed to one sentence: I don’t deny that there’s evidence that tea can be healthy, but there’s no shortage of people who are eager to stretch those claims in the interest of selling tea. While many claims for tea’s benefits center on green tea, there… Continue reading
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Does Tea Need More Caffeine?
People have many different reasons for drinking tea. For some, it’s simply a habit formed in childhood. Others enjoy tea primarily for its flavor, while many appreciate the calming ritual of preparation and the contemplative nature of the experience. Of course, there are also those who drink tea for the boost provided by its caffeine… Continue reading
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