Green Tea Fights Cancer, published study reports
Monday, October 26th, 2009 Posted in Health, Japanese Tea | 6 Comments »A Japanese study offers new evidence that regular consumption of green tea can drastically reduce the risk of cancer. The Tohoku University School of Medicine in Sendai studied 41,761 Japanese adults. Those drinking four cups of green tea per day ...
OK, so what exactly does Yerba Mate contain?
Friday, October 16th, 2009 Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea, Health | No Comments »Still more on our occasional Yerba Mate theme! The questions keep flooding in. Recently: "What exactly does Yerba Mate contain?". Well, I had to seek the assistance of some of the scientific journals and Emily, my scientist next-door neighbour, but ...
New study casts doubt on green tea’s anti-cancer properties
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 Posted in Health, Herbal Teas | 2 Comments »[caption id="attachment_1041" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The evidence for green tea's cancer prevention properties is not as strong as once thought"][/caption] A review of 51 previous studies of green tea’s health benefits has concluded the jury is still out on whether it really ...
Green tea linked to prostate cancer reduction
Monday, June 22nd, 2009 Posted in Health | 5 Comments »[caption id="attachment_966" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The research was conducted in Baton Rouge, Louisiana"][/caption] An American cancer centre has concluded that drinking the equivalent of 12 cups of green tea could help fight prostate cancer. The Feist-Weiller Cancer Centre in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, said ...
Men’s Health Week – time for a cup of tea!
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 Posted in Health | 5 Comments »You men are not exactly renowned for being the healthiest lot. And with Men's Health week now upon us, too many of you are still couch potatoes and do not exercise enough! So guess what Tea News's suggestion is for men ...
The rise of nettle tea
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 Posted in Health, Herbal Teas | No Comments »Stinging nettles make great tea The annual nettle eating contest in West Dorset may be a peculiarly English piece of whimsy, but the link between health and the “stinger” is well-known. In the Dorset competition around 50 challengers ...
Puer gold for makers of Posh’s weight-loss tea as China outlaws copycats.
Monday, June 15th, 2009 Posted in Chinese Tea, Health, Weight Loss | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_878" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Yunnan province"][/caption] As Champagne can only come from that region of France so Puer Tea will soon only be able to come from Yunnan Province in China. The decision is as controversial as the Champagne ruling and according ...
Green tea – new lung cancer trial underway
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 Posted in Health | No Comments »A new study is underway to discover whether green tea can help fight lung cancer. Researchers will administer capsules containing green tea compound. Each capsule is the equivalent of 3 cups of tea. The trial aims to establish whether ...
Yerba Mate – does it contain caffeine?
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea, Caffeine, Health | No Comments »A little while ago, I blogged on the subject of caffeine. Since then, I've had a number of enquiries about Yerba Mate. "I never knew it contained caffeine" has been the common theme. Well, I'm afraid that yes, it does ...
Green Tea Facts!
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea, Health, Japanese Tea, Weight Loss | No Comments »I was sitting at my desk yesterday afternoon, thoughtfully sipping a new blend we've just created (Wendy Tea, since you ask). The phone interrupted my reverie. The caller was one of our regulars. "I want to try green tea because I've ...
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