aging ● allergies alzheimer's disease ● antioxidants ● blood pressure ● blood sugar ● breast cancer ● cancer ● cholesterol ● diabetes ● fluid balance ● heart disease ● hypertension ● immune system ● interferon ● leukemia ● oral health ● osteoporosis ● rheumatoid arthritis ● weight control

aging

tea may contribute to fewer signs of aging, including wrinkles, age spots and hair loss.

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allergies

research shows that antioxidants in green tea block the biochemical process that produces an allergic response and may help fight pollen, pet dander and dust allergies.

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alzheimer's disease

drinking three to four cups of green or black tea daily can improve memory and help prevent alzheimer’s disease. tea appears to work similarly to drugs prescribed for alzheimer’s disease without the side effects of drugs.

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antioxidants

research has shown that tea may have stronger antioxidant properties than contained in many fruits and vegetables. antioxidants are believed to neutralize free radicals that play a role in the development of certain cancers and heart disease.

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blood pressure

research has shown that green tea is highly beneficial in lowering blood pressure.

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blood sugar

research has confirmed what was observed about 60 years ago at kyoto university, that sugar in the urine of diabetes patients fell significantly when they participated in a tea ceremony.

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breast cancer

research shows that women who drink green tea are at lower risk for breast cancer, regardless of other health, diet or family history factors.

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cancer

tea contains phytochemicals that help the body fight certain cancers. ● drinking four cups of green tea a day triggers a powerful antioxidant in tea called egcg that inhibits an enzyme needed by cancer cells in order to grow. ● dr. mitchell gaynor, director of medical oncology at strang cancer prevention center in ny, calls tea “one of the single best cancer fighters you can put in your body.” ● some research shows green tea to be slightly more effective than black tea in keeping cells healthy after exposure to cancer-causing compounds. other research shows that white tea has significantly more anticancer qualities than green tea.

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cholesterol

tea can help maintain healthy cholesterol levels by inhibiting ldl oxidation. one study showed that drinking five cups of caffeinated tea per day resulted in drops in ldl “bad” cholesterol of 10 percent. ● the u.s. department of agriculture found that people who drank black tea for three weeks had a decrease of between seven and 11 percent of bad cholesterol.

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diabetes

for type 2 diabetes, oolong tea appears more effective in lowering plasma glucose than using oral amihyperglycemic agents alone.

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fluid balance

drinking tea helps maintain your daily fluid balance.

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heart disease

research shows that drinking black tea may lower heart disease risk by preventing blood from clumping and clotting. in a study of heart attack victims, those who drank the most tea were least likely to die in the three to four years following their heart attack.

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hypertension

research shows that people drinking one small cup of green or black tea daily cuts the odds of developing hypertension nearly in half. those drinking 20 ounces or more daily cuts their risk about two-thirds.

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immune system

in one study, research showed that drinking five small cups of tea each day helps to boost the immune system, thereby creating a defense against emerging cancer cells. ● in another study, when volunteers who normally drank neither tea nor coffee were asked to drink five to six cups of tea or instant coffee for two or four weeks, the tea drinkers’ immune systems reacted five times more effectively against bacteria than the immune systems of the coffee drinkers.

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interferon

immunologists at harvard university credit drinking five cups of black tea a day for two weeks with increased cold and flu virus fighting interferon by 10 times. the researchers said that green tea should be as effective as black tea and that the boost in interferon also helps the body fight broad varieties of ailments including cancer, food poisoning, infectious cuts, athlete’s foot, tuberculosis and malaria. they also believe that fewer than five cups of tea a day would still offer valuable protection.

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leukemia

mayo clinic researchers found a component in green tea helps kill cells of the most common leukemia in the u.s.

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oral health

tea is rich in fluoride, and drinking tea has been shown to inhibit formation of plaque and cavities. research shows that rinsing the mouth with black tea helps stop growth of bacteria that causes bad breath.

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osteoporosis

fluoride is essential to keeping bones healthy, and tea contains approximately the same amount of fluoride as fluoridated water. ● researchers at cambridge university associated drinking green tea with higher bone mineral density, stating that in a study of 1,256 women, tea drinkers were up to 20 percent less like to suffer from bone fractures. ● in another study, researchers found that men and women who had drunk black, green or oolong tea for more than 10 years had a higher bone mineral density.

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rheumatoid arthritis

chemicals found in green tea and to some extent in black tea appear to reduce the inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis.

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weight control

research shows that green tea accelerates the burning of calories, including fat calories.

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