I recently read a review article by Jane Higdon, Ph.D. that I thought provided a good basic overview of some of the research into tea and health. Dr. Higdon is a research associate at the Linus Pauling Institute (LPI) which has done some very good research on tea. One of the principle researchers on [...]

Hypertension, a symptom-free malady, is responsible for many forms of heart disease, the devastating trauma of stroke, and countless deaths in this country. In an earlier and healthier time, hypertension was more common in the elderly. Now, even youngsters are diagnosed with this silent killer.
I stumbled upon a fascinating brief of research regarding tea consumption [...]

I’m a subscriber to a monthly newsletter called Alternatives. It’s written by Dr. David Williams and is basically for health-conscious people in the alternative community. I’m delighted to read the new study out of Israel from the Technion Institute of Science. They have found that green tea not only “protects the brain cells from dying, [...]

A news release from Beijing on June 6th caught my attention. “Scientists have proved that drinking tea can help people lose weight.” This information was provided through Guo Xirong, director of the Nanjing Institute of Pediatrics, where they were investigating childhood obesity. “It has been confirmed that the continuous intake of oolong [...]

Science Daily reported a preliminary study suggesting that the normal dietary intake of green tea may protect against inflammatory responses of the bladder. Scientists from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine presenting at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association stated that their research could lead to remedies for millions of Americans [...]