Health Benefit Claims Reviewed
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Curious Medical Treatments Using Tea
The word is that tea can be good for your health. You’ve probably heard that before—or perhaps read some of the many articles discussing the topic, such as this collection of articles on tea health benefits and claims . While reviewing patent records recently (something I do from time to time), I came across several… Continue reading
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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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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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Is Puerh Tea a Health-Giving Elixir?
Not long ago, tea in much of the Western world was almost synonymous with black tea. Whether it was English Breakfast, Assam, Ceylon, or a familiar tea bag blend, black tea dominated the conversation. Over the past two decades, however, tea drinkers have expanded their horizons. Green tea gained widespread popularity, followed by growing interest… 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 into a single sentence: I don’t deny that there is evidence suggesting tea may offer health benefits, but there is certainly no shortage of people willing to stretch those claims in the interest of selling more tea. While many discussions about tea and wellness… Continue reading
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Reducing Stroke Risk With Tea?
I frequently grumble about exaggerated claims regarding tea’s health benefits. However, I don’t dismiss the possibility that tea may offer real advantages, and I’ve written a number of articles on the subject. Surprisingly, I had not yet explored the potential relationship between tea consumption and stroke risk. A stroke occurs when blood flow to the… 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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Tea, Alertness and Sleep
One of the great attractions of tea is that it’s good for a pick me up, thanks to its caffeine content. In this respect it’s much like coffee, but with tea there are additional factors that make the boost it offers a bit more gentle. The first point to consider is that the average cup… Continue reading
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Tea and Allergies
It’s spring again and, to paraphrase Tennyson a bit, it’s a time when a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of…allergies. While that may not have been the poet’s original intention, for many people the arrival of spring brings sneezing, itchy eyes, and other common symptoms associated with seasonal allergies. There are many types… Continue reading
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Bottled Tea and Health
Tea is good for you, right? In many cases, the answer is yes. Numerous studies suggest that tea offers a range of health benefits. However, it would not be far off the mark to say that when it comes to these benefits, some teas are “more equal than others.” Take bottled tea, for example. Or… Continue reading
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