Health Benefit Claims Not Intended to Replace Doctor Advice
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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Green Tea and Liver Health
If you’re like me, you probably tend to take your liver for granted and might not be quite sure what it even does. Which is all well and good—until you run into problems with it. The good news is that tea and its related compounds may play a role in supporting liver health. Take hepatitis,… Continue reading
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Tea Is Not a Miracle Weight Loss Cure
National Center for Health Statistics data on obesity and overweight rates in the United States shows that roughly one-third of American adults are obese, with another third considered overweight. Given these numbers, it’s no surprise that weight loss is a major concern—and a lucrative opportunity for marketers, some of whom may make questionable claims. If… Continue reading
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Green Tea, Red Laser & Alzheimer’s
Quick – what do green tea and red lasers have in common? Well, there’s no science fiction involved and the title of this article actually tipped things off a bit. As our title suggests, researchers have found that a combination of green tea and the energy emitted by red lasers can be of some benefit… Continue reading
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Aging Gracefully with Green Tea?
“Anyone can get old,” as Groucho Marx once said. “All you have to do is live long enough.” Of course, as we’re all aware, old age brings with it varying levels of debility, a situation that’s largely dependent on the individual and their circumstances. While there will probably never be a bonafide fountain of youth,… Continue reading
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“Letter to a Friend, Concerning Tea,” by John Wesley
Anyone who has ever heard of John Wesley (1703 – 1791) probably knows him as the prominent theologian who, along with his brother Charles, is credited with being one of the founders of the Methodist branch of Christianity. What few people are probably aware of is that Wesley wrote about tea, most notably in his… Continue reading
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Green Tea for Oral Health?
Is there any miraculous health benefit that has yet to be laid at the feet of green tea? Aside from curing bubonic plague and the gout, it seems like just about everything else has been covered. To paraphrase the old advertising slogan about orange juice, “a day without a report about green tea’s health benefits… Continue reading
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Lowering Blood Pressure with Black Tea?
According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), about one in three Americans suffer from high blood pressure and its associated cardiovascular health risks , a serious condition that can lead to coronary heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, and other complications. While many individuals have been diagnosed with hypertension, the NHLBI notes that… Continue reading
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Green Tea and HFCS
Times have been kind of tough lately for high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), a substance which has been coming under fire over the course of the past few years. The popular and rather ubiquitous sweetener has been disparaged in certain quarters of late, with some blaming it for contributing to an increase in obesity, among… Continue reading
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Green Tea and Flu
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), seasonal influenza information and prevention guidelines from the CDC , flu activity in the United States typically peaks in January or February. The severity of each flu season can vary, and while some years are milder than others, the CDC continues to recommend annual vaccination… Continue reading
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10 Lessons I’ve Learned About Tea
I’m not one of those people who have been drinking tea since birth. As a matter of fact, I’ve only been a tea drinker for a relatively short period of time, about ten percent of my life. But over the course of the past few years I’ve been doing my best to make up for… Continue reading
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