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REQUIREMENTS FOR REPRINT: You have permission to publishthis article free of charge in your e-zine, newsletter,ebook, print publication or on your website ONLY if itremains unchanged and you include the copyright and authorinformation (Resource Box) at the end. You may not usethis article in any unsolicited commercial email (spam).You may retrieve this article by:Autoresponder: teahealth@getresponse.comWebsite: http://www.apluswriting.net/articles/teahealth.txtWords: 442Copyright: 2005 Please leave the resource box intact with an active link,and send a courtesy copy of the publication in which thearticle appears to: marilynp@nctc.net---------------------------------------Substances in known as catechins have been provento be effective against many serious diseases.In experiments with rats catechin restricts theexcessive buildup of blood cholesterol.In Japan, where tea is drank several times a day cancermortality statistics on Japanese people indicate that thedeath rate from cancer is significantly lower, for both menand women. Only 254 mg. of catechin begin to showeffective results in the bloodstream. One cup of green teacontains 100 to 150 mg of catechin. In 1998, Chinesescientists presented details of a six-month study suggestingthat drinking improved pre-cancerous oral lesionsin patients.A study by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showedthat consumption of may trigger weight loss bystimulating the body to burn calories and decreasing bodyfat.Dutch researchers found that women drinking more than 5 cupsdaily had a lower risk of severe arteriosclerosis.In April 1999, researchers at Case Western ReserveUniversity in Cleveland published a study claiming thatdrinking four or more cups of a day may preventrheumatoid arthritis amongst
sufferers.Green tea can help control diabetes. Experiments show thatan extract of to mice had the ability to lowerblood sugar.Japanese researchers have determined that catechininactivates the influenza virus. Gargling with isvery effective in preventing influenza.Doctors at the Aichi Cancer Institute have verified the factthat catechin can inhibit the activity of the AIDSvirus.Green tea catechin suppresses the process of plaqueformation and destroys the bacteria that forms plaque.Studies showed a reduction in cavities among grade schoolchildren who drank after lunch. alsokills the bacteria which causes bad breath.Green tea has been demonstrated to kill seven strains offood poisoning bacteria including staphylococcus,clostridium and botulus. It is a good treatment fordiarrhea.Green tea can reduce and prevent high blood pressure bypreventing angiotensin II, a substance in the blood, whichcauses constriction of the blood vessels causing high bloodpressure.By stimulating fat metabolism studies suggest that green teaextract may be useful for improving endurance capacity."The best way to get the disease-fighting nutrients in tea isto drink it freshly brewed after allowing it to steep forthree to five minutes. Decaffeinated, bottled ready-to-drink, and instant teas have less of the healthfulcompounds.Researchers caution that tea can't be seen as a cure, but itcould be viewed as a vitamin for the immune system.For more information on and many other teas:http://www.apluswriting.net/health/teahealth.htm. Marilyn PokorneyFreelance writer of science, nature, animals and theenvironment.Also loves crafts, gardening, and reading.Website: http://www.apluswriting.net
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