Washington: Taking a cup of green tea lowers the risk of colorectal cancer, a new research shows. Researchers from the US found a lower risk of colorectal tumors in rodents given a standardised green tea polyphenol preparation, the Science Daily reported. After 34 weeks, the rodents receiving the green tea extract had 55 per cent […]

THURSDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) — A gel derived from black raspberries, a fruit beverage and old-fashioned green tea all hold potential promise as ways to treat or prevent different types of cancer, preliminary research suggests.”Until now, foods have not been considered good treatments for chronic illness, especially tackling tumors,” Greg Jardine, a biochemist at […]

Many people are now turning to inexpensive and natural green tea weight loss plans to help them in their weight control efforts. It is simple too. Green tea can be drunk like any other tea, usually without milk or sweeteners, or if you do not like the taste you can purchase green tea extract.
Research has […]

MANHASSET, N.Y., Nov. 8 (UPI) — A U.S. study suggested a component of green tea might be useful in treating severe sepsis — an abnormal immune system response to a bacterial infection.
Haichao Wang and colleagues at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research studied the therapeutic effects of dozens of Chinese herbal compounds in reversing sepsis, […]

The Chinese have used green tea to treat ailments for several centuries. Nowadays, Western culture is beginning to understand the benefits of green tea. Recent research has revealed some of the health benefits of using green tea including the possible prevention of arthritis, cardiovascular disease, cataracts and also cancer.
Besides the disease-fighting benefits, Green Tea also […]

(HealthNewsDigest.com) - This cold and flu season, while those around you are coughing, sneezing and feeling miserable, you might be able to avoid getting sick altogether or at least reduce the number of days you experience symptoms by an average of 36 percent.
A clinical trial completed by researchers at University of Florida and the Nutritional […]

Green tea is used by the Chinese as a traditional medicine to treat many ailments including acne and to improve general well-being. But does it provide an effective herbal alternative to modern medication?
The answer seems to be ‘Yes’.  There are only two herbal treatments that are known to be effective in treating acne and green […]

Tea may help women strengthen their hip bones, preventing the risk of fractures commonly associated with osteoporosis, according to researchers.

The Australian study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, was conducted using 1,500 female volunteers, ages 70 to 85, over a five-year period, and tracked the effects of tea consumption on their bone density.
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FIRST it was property, then the stock exchange. Now, a rare tea is at the centre of the latest asset bubble in China, that looks set to burst.
Like fine wine and malt whisky, fermented Pu’er tea improves with age. While a cake of two-year-old Ye Sheng Gucha tea sells for around £20, the 13-year-old fetches […]

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 It’s Official: Tea is much more than a refreshing great tasting beverage
    TORONTO, May 29 /CNW/ - Health Canada’s Natural Health Products
Directorate (NHPD) has deemed tea to be a natural health product and has
officially recognized tea for its role in maintaining good health.
    After a period of extensive review, the NHPD has approved three […]