Find Out If a Green Tea and Prostate Cancer Treatment is Possible

Achieving a green tea and prostate cancer treatment would be a great breakthrough in providing a solution to a condition that had 186000 new cases in the United States in 2008. However, while this is a clear possibility in the future, it is still a work in progress at present.

Studies in the laboratory have shown that the active ingredients of green tea (mainly polyphenols and catechins) take part in reactions against the start, growth and spread of cancers. Thus green tea (GT) polyphenols can prevent the formation of the same type of carcinogens as found in tobacco.

They have also been found to inhibit the same type of toxic molecules found in some cooked fish and meats that damage DNA and have been associated with pancreatic, colon and breast cancers.

One of the major catechins found in GT known as EGCG shows a strong effect against mutations and DNA damage and also inhibits the enzymes that lead to tumor promotion. This EGCG has also been found to inhibit the growth of malignant cells and can induce the death of unwanted cells (a process known as apoptosis).

It would be fantastic if green tea and prostate cancer treatment were possible now. However what we currently have are hints that it could be possible in the future. Nevertheless it still makes sense to take GT for many of its other major benefits.

Some of these benefits include the so-called Asian Paradox where the populations of Asia and Japan have been found to have much less incidences of cancer and cardiovascular disease even though they consume large quantities of cigarettes. This has been attributed to their high consumption of GT.

One may take GT as a beverage and this is fine. However this can be inconvenient because of the need to brew and take in large volumes of fluid. On the other hand one can also take it as a health supplement which is simple and offers a dose that is known.

The best supplement option is to use multi-ingredient products that contain other nutrients besides GT. When taken together, all the components work synergistically together to maximize the effect. This is my own preferred approach and I have a product that I personally use. Obviously by using this type of product one does not need to clutter one's cupboard with a whole gamut of different supplements and it also saves on costs.

So although green tea and prostate cancer treatment may still be some years away, there is good reason to take advantage of the known benefits of green tea. If you are interested in knowing more especially about the multi-ingredient supplement that I have researched and now take, then please visit my website today.

"Is green tomatoes healthier than green tea?"

Gardens have been popping up everywhere, especially with the direction the economy has been going. Red tomatoes are in short supply this year. The tomatoes are still green. This is good. It can be a real treat. Green tomatoes have many of the same health benefit that red tomatoes have.

There are a few differences, though. A medium ripened tomato or one that is green is about 30 calories. It has about 1 to 1.5 grams of protein and 1.3 grams of fat. An excellent choice of good food. The green tomatoes also have about the same amount of beta carotene as a red tomato. Those studying the green tomato found that the chlorophyll that is in the green tomato actually causes the red color from the beta carotene to hide.

Other green tomato benefits include three times the amount of calcium as the red tomato. They also contain slightly more vitamin C than the red tomato. The red tomato, in comparison, has more folate and more potassium than the green tomato. Any way you want to eat it, you are getting great health benefits from both red and green tomatoes.

Recipes from green tomatoes are all over the internet. Pick one, cook it up, and enjoy taste and health! Continue the health benefits of the green tomato by using healthy recipes. Grilled green tomatoes are a great way to do just that!

Grilled tomatoes:

Slice up a medium green tomato
Use salt and pepper to taste
Dip in flour and grill in olive oil lightly, do not over cook
Then eat up!

Tea Pot Antique For Green Tea Drinking

Below are some of tea pot antique, is good enough for green tea drinking in the afternoon?

1. This is maybe round shaping tea pot, it's nice and good looking.








2.Do you like classic sensation of green tea drinking?









3.Like drinking green tea in the palace ,this is the one...:-)









4.Big place ,big happy. Big size of this tea pot making satisfaction of green tea drinking in the afternoon







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READING THE TEA-LEAVES: A LOOK AT THE ANCIENT ART OF SELF-DECEPTION

Tasseography (also known as tasseomancy), or tea-leaf reading, was first practised in ancient China where tea-drinkers divined their fortunes by the remnants of tea-leaves left at the bottom of an empty cup. Although the ‘art’ has declined in recent years, literature on the subject is still popular and provides readers with, in the words of astrologer and leaf-reader Jane Struthers, ‘… a highly enjoyable form of divination which can be a valuable guide to the future.’

THE HISTORY OF TASSEOGRAPHY

In the book Tea-Cup Reading and Fortune-Telling by Tea Leaves by ‘A Highland Seer’, it is stated that:

‘…the practice of reading the tea-leaves
doubtless(ly) descends from the somewhat
similar form of divination known to the
Greeks as "κοταβος" by which fortune in
love was discovered by the particular splash
made by wine thrown out of a cup into a
metal basin.’

As the title of the author of the book denotes, the practice was popular in both England, Ireland and Scotland in the seventeenth century and, as tea became cheaper to purchase, tasseography became more popular with the lower classes. However, the introduction of teabags in the early twentieth century saw a gradual wane in the use of loose tea (culminating in the second half of the century) and, due to this, a phasing out of the reading of tea-leaves.

THE ‘ART’ OF READING

In her book The Art of Tea-Leaf Reading, Jane Struthers draws the reader’s attention to the etiquette of giving personal readings, noting:

‘When giving someone a reading, always
bear in mind that the person will be paying
a great deal of attention to what you are
saying even if he or she appears to treat
the whole thing as a joke.’

In terms of divination, tassoegraphy sits alongside crystal ball gazing and palmistry. However, it differs slightly from the others due to the fact the tea-leaves are very visible to both the sitter and the reader (unlike the fictitious images seen by a fortune-teller in a crystal ball) and sometimes there can be discrepancy regarding what exactly is formed by the leaves. Books depicting symbols of what can be found and their meanings sometimes differ in descriptions (not unlike literature interpreting the significance of dreams) and a great deal of perseverance would be needed to master the meaning of every symbol. Luckily many signs formed at the bottom of a tea-cup are self evident; for example a four-leafed clover signifies happiness and prosperity, whilst a broken heart signifies hurt.

Interestingly the icons associated with tasseography have changed with the times and literature on the subject now includes the possibility of the leaves forming into the shape of telephones, buses and airplanes.

The distinction between reading the tea-leaves and most other forms of divination is that it is stated that anyone can do it, if they are patience enough to learn what each symbol allegedly means. Just like tarot reading, tasseology, if learnt, equips the reader with a perfect party-piece to impress people with. Of course, there might be a slight difference between the death card staring up at you and the somewhat indistinct image of an elephant in a dirty teacup, yet both forms of apparent fortune-telling are almost identical in terms of practice needed by the reader.

The reading of the leaves was taken particularly seriously by the Scottish author of Tea-Cup Reading and Fortune-Telling by Tea Leaves as, early on in the book, it is quaintly stated that:

‘The greater number … of so-called fortune-
tellers are but charlatans, with the merest
smattering of partly-assimilated knowledge
of some form of divination or 'character-
reading'; whether by the cards, coins, dice,
dominoes, hands, crystal, or in any other
pretended way. With these, the taint of the
money they hope to receive clouds such
mind or intuition as they may possess ... They
are very different from the Highlander (and)
'spae-wife,' who, manipulating the cup from
which she has taken her morning draught of
tea, looks at the various forms and shapes the
leaves and dregs have taken, and deduces
thence … as to whether she is likely to go a
journey, or to hear news from across the sea,
or to obtain a good price for the hose she has
knitted ...’

TEA-LEAVES FOR PROFIT?

Not only do tarot cards provide a more mystic way of supposedly telling the future but they are also more practical in today’s society. Due to the fact that the process of making and drinking the tea is involved in the reading of the leaves, tarot cards give the reader a more instant way of supposed divination.

Furthermore, tea-leaf reading has never really been seen as profit-making. The Preface of Tea-Cup Reading and Fortune-Telling by Tea Leaves acknowledges:

‘…the reading of the tea-cups affords but
little opportunity to the Seer of extracting
money from credulous folk; a reason why it
was never adopted by the gypsy soothsayers,
who preferred the more obviously lucrative
methods of crossing the palm with gold or
silver, or of charging a fee for manipulating a
pack of playing-cards.’

Although there is an abundance of tarot readers charging for their services in Britain today, there are few tasseologers. An internet search yields only one prominent reader in the UK in the shape of ‘Jane …a genuine psychic and true entertainer’ (1.) Working for the corporate events and entertainment agency Contraband International Ltd., Jane’s CV states that she has:

‘ …worked with Mother Teresa assisting the
sick and also spent time treating children and
care workers in Romania, as well as teaching
massage and aromatherapy to Romanian
students.’

However, her psychic calling obviously proved to be of much greater use to her and her repertoire now consists of a whole range of spiritual delights including face reading, handbag reading and tea-leaf/coffee grain reading. Pictures on the companies site depict Jane dressed as an Eastern mystic, gypsy fortune teller and medieval shaman. A description of Jane’s readings declares that:

‘The cup is then moved in an anti-clockwise
direction three times, (at this time the client
is asked to focus on a subject that needs to be
addressed) then inverted onto the saucer
allowing the residual liquid to drain away.
The reader will then interpret the patterns
formed by the tea-leaves within the cup.’

An American tasseographer, Peter Joyes (whose is also a magician, face-painter and cartoonist), promises his clients with authentic Romany-style readings, ideal for large catered events (‘a variety of financial arrangements can be made’). For ‘those who do not want to drink or serve tea’ M&M readings can be conducted, where participant are asked to arrange the sweets on a small plate in order for their fortunes to be told.

Further searching produced the US based course ‘Reading Tea Leaves for Fun and Profit’ (for only $45!), where the description states:

‘Sit down with a relaxing cup of tea and the fun
begins! This is a moneymaking business for a
very small price!’

A CEU (Continuing Educational Units) certificate is provided at the end of the course in order for the reader to show that they are a fully fledged expert of tea-leaves.

HARMLESS FUN VERSUS SELF DECEPTION

Struthers’ book on tasseology proves that anything is possible once the student of tasseology becomes a seasoned reader, including a section on ‘Reading for Pets’, where it is advised that, while the owner consumes the cup of tea, they sit close to their animal and begin to ‘tune in with their pet’s energy’. Struthers states that:

‘Most cats and dogs will sniff the cup or
nudge it with their noses, which is their way
of participating in the reading.’

Other sources, along with Struthers, regard tea-leaf reading as being an aid for assisting them with instant answers to questions, along with finding solutions concerning career, romance and finances. This, of course, raises the question of whether there really are people who would be naïve enough to base their lives around the remnants of an empty cup. The simple answer is yes.

As with any form of divination, the results of tasseology should always be considered as an amusement with no substance other than its historical significance. To centre ones existence around the reading of tea-leaves might sound fantastic, yet it is not too far removed from those who frequent so-called psychics for advice and help, or consult the tarot when searching for a life-changing answer. The ancient Chinese staring into the leaves in order to have certain questions apparently answered is acceptable, but informed citizens of the twenty-first century fully believing in such customs is not.

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Green Teapot
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Capacity 540 cc. (18 ounces).







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Capacity 540 cc. (18 ounces).

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Fast & Fabulous Green Tea Ice Cream (Without Icecream Maker)

As it gets warmer, we start thinking about something cold… One thing everyone seem to love is green tea ice cream!

Just like California rolls, it’s invented in the kitchen of a Japanese restaurant in the US, and imported back to Japan. The first taste of this for me was in the US. I loved it, even though I wasn’t a big fan of matcha (green tea powder) because its bitterness… When mixed with sweet richness of ice cream, the freshness of matcha shines and creates a really nice harmony, without any trace of bitterness. Ingenious invention!

The challenge is, a good green tea ice cream is hard to find. Maybe at a Japanese restaurant, but wouldn’t you want to eat it at home too? Maybe after non-Japanese dinner?

Did you know you can make ice cream in the food processor at home, without an ice cream maker, nor the painful effort of digging up that partially frozen ice cream every hour for 10 times? It’s super easy and tasty – and cheaper too!

All you need to do is to swirl cream, eggs, and sugar first in your food processor. When it’s partially frozen, swirl it again, and freeze it. That’s it.

The beauty of making ice cream at home is that you can control what goes in to the ice cream, not just the quality but also change the amount of sugar and flavorings to suit your taste. You can also control the quantity, so that you can always eat freshly made ice cream. It helps with your portion control too! No more half gallon container of ice cream that takes up half of the freezer for several months with lots of ice crystals inside.

So here is fast and fabulous food processor ice cream recipe. You can also experiment with vanilla, chocolate, etc.















Ingredients:

* 3 egg yolks
* 3-4 TBS sugar
* 2 TBS green tea powder (Matcha), mixed with a little bit of water to form smooth paste. For the best results, use easy mix kind, you can add the powder directly into the cream without any water. Do not substitute with regular green tea or powdered green tea for this. It’s a lot weaker, it won’t work in ice cream.
* 1 1/4 c heavy cream (chilled, but not whipped)

Directions:

1. Combine first 3 ingredients and swirl it in food processor for 4-5 seconds.
2. Add cold heavy cream, and swirl it again for another 4-5 seconds.
3. Put it in a shallow metal pan (freezes faster), and freeze it about 3 hours until almost frozen.
4. Put the ice cream back in the food processor and process it again until it’s creamy and consistency of soft ice cream.
5. Put it back in the metal pan and freeze. When it’s frozen, this delicious ice cream is ready to eat!

Try it this Saturday… If you start in the morning, it should be ready to eat by the afternoon.

You can certainly impress your family and friends with this green tea ice cream!

Using Green Tea for Lucid Dreams

One of the more interesting experience is that a person can have is to experience lucid dreams. Although these may come in several different forms, the basic idea behind them is the fact that you will be able to remember the dream and actually realize that you are in a dream state while you are still asleep. Many people strive to achieve lucid dreams because of the possibilities of being able to do whatever you want while you are actually having the dream. It is something that you should strive for and if you have never experienced it, you should do what you can to make sure that you have these on a regular basis.

One of the difficult parts about lucid dreams is the fact that they are very difficult to achieve on a consistent basis. There are some things that you can do and some supplements that can be taken, however, which can help you to achieve lucid dreaming on a regular basis. A good example of this is green tea, and some of the chemicals that are available in this tea will help you to achieve this type of dreaming if you use it along with some exercises that are available to help you to remember your dreams as well.

One of the best chemicals that can be used in order to help you to remember your dreams and to realize that you are dreaming is caffeine. Although it is possible to get caffeine in a number of different ways, including coffee and supplements, green tea is one of the better natural sources of caffeine that you can find. Since it occurs in green tea naturally, it is better for you than if you were to take a lot of supplements. Loading up on caffeine throughout the day by drinking green tea regularly will help you to reach this state of dreaming.

There are also a couple of other chemicals in green tea which are known to affect brain waves to a certain extent and can help you to achieve lucid dreaming. These include l-glutamine and l-theanine. Not only do these affect your brainwave lengths but they also may have a relaxing effect on the body which will help you to sleep after a day of loading up on a stimulant such as caffeine. There are also some other health benefits to these particular chemicals that would also make it beneficial for you to drink green tea throughout the day.

Although it is possible to get your green tea in a concentrated form as a supplement, it is always better to use it in its natural form by brewing it as a tea. In this way, you will be able to have all of the health benefits that are available from drinking the green tea along with the caffeine and other various products that will help you to achieve lucid dreaming. Try it for yourself, and enjoy knowing that you are asleep and dreaming whatever way you like.

How to make matcha (powdered green tea) (Fun!!)

We will show you how to make matcha (powdered green tea) here.

Matcha is made by mixing matcha powder in hot water with a tea whisk.

Doesn’t that sound fun?
You can have a whole new experience of tea culture. This is “the way of tea” in Japan. People enjoy it in formal tea ceremonies, but also casually at home. We will explain the casual matcha style. Enjoy!


Matcha (1 serving)
Matcha is usually made and served in individual bowls.

	1. Pour boiling water (60ml) in an extra cup to cool it down.
	2. Put one scoop of matcha powder (2g) into a tea bowl. To prevent matcha from lumping use a tea strainer to sift it.
	3. Pour the hot water from the cup into the tea bowl. About 80 degree Celsius (175 degrees F) water is good for matcha.
	4. Mix the hot water and matcha powder with a tea whisk. Hold the tea bowl with your left hand and with your right hand move the tea whisk back and forth, not in a circle. Stir lightly but fast. The movement should be similar to beating an egg. It will probably take about 30 seconds of whisking.
	5. Enjoy matcha with your favorite sweets!! Many people enjoy matcha with Japanese cakes. You can also try chocolate and other sweets.

The Great British Tea Break

Here in Britain, we are the second largest, per capita consumers of tea in the world, with each person consuming a staggering 2.1 kg of tea per year. It is no wonder then, that the great people of Britain enjoy regular tea breaks whilst at work.

Some bosses may regard tea breaks as an unwelcome distraction, and a waste of time. However, as we are about to demonstrate, there is plenty to be gained from a friendly gathering around the tea machine. Read on to find out more about why the great British tea break is one of our finest traditions.

Boost Morale

There's nothing quite like a cup of tea to bring people together. Watch as people gather around the tea machine to exchange gossip and friendly banter over a cuppa and a biscuit. It may sound like a cliché, but a happy workforce is a productive one, and if all it takes is a 10 minute break and a cup of tea, then we think you'll agree that this is more than worthwhile.

Having time away from the computer screen is good for the eyes and brain, and can also help to prevent RSI. Spending a few minutes with colleagues from other departments really can help to improve relations between departments, and increase productivity.

Hydration

Keeping hydrated whilst at work is vital in maintaining concentration and focus on work tasks. Stopping for a tea break a couple of times a day could help your staff to work more efficiently and effectively. Not everybody enjoys drinking lots of water, so several cups of tea during the day, might just help to keep you going.

Caffeine

Most of us need at least one fix of caffeine to get us through the day. Many people, however, make the mistake of thinking that the only way to get this is through a strong cup of coffee.

Although containing less caffeine than coffee, tea releases it at a more controlled rate, making it a more effective way of staying alert and on the ball.

Health Benefits

Not only does tea keep your workers hydrated, it also contains antioxidants, which have proven health benefits. This may well go some way to reducing ill-health and subsequently improve productivity levels. As more and more people are aware of the health benefits of green tea and black tea, it is becoming more popular in the workplace.

Why not use quality loose tea rather than tea bags, so that your staff get the full health benefits of green and black tea. Also make sure that if you do use gourmet tea that you make it properly, using water at the recommended right temperature, and brewed for the right length of time. Don't you owe it to your staff to try and keep them healthy?

So there you have it, the great British tea break in all its glory. Why not fire up the tea machine in your office today and see what it can do for your workplace morale and productivity?

Green Tea for Health and Beauty

Adapted from The Book of Green Tea, by Diana Rosen (Storey Books, 1998).

Green tea does so much more for us than provide a few minutes of tea-sipping pleasure! Did you know that green tea has been shown to have many health benefits, including fighting the effects of aging and reducing the risk of some cancers? And green tea can also be used externally to make your skin glow, heal blemishes, cuts, and rashes, soothe strained or tired eyes, fight body odor, and more.

We’ll tell you more about the health benefits of drinking green tea, and give you the formula for a wonderful all-purpose Green Tea Soother Spray (you can use it as a mouthwash, a blemish-healer, and a whole lot more), as well as a great tip for keeping shoes and feet fresh. Learn the secrets of green tea for better health and body care. It‘s all right here:

Green Tea for Health

According to Professor Takuo Okada, “Vitamin E reduces the number of peroxide lipids, which slows down cell degeneration and the aging process. Green tea has been shown to be twenty times more active in this respect than Vitamin E.”

The polyphenols in green tea appear to reduce the risks of certain cancers. These powerful antioxidants help control the activity of free radicals, the unstable compounds that can destroy cells and are implicated n a host of diseases, not just cancer.

Researchers in Great Britain discovered that drinking four or five cups of green tea a day might help reduce both high cholesterol and high blood pressure, and that both black and green teas were shown to inhibit ultraviolet B light-induced skin cancers.

Green tea fights against flus and other viral diseases, strengthens capillaries, and prevents infection.

Green Tea for Beautiful Body Care

Green Tea Soothing Spray

This great soother has many uses (see below). Use unflavored, unscented plain green tea.

INGREDIENTS

1 cup green tea leaves
1 quart spring water

1. Steep the tea leaves in boiling water for 20 minutes.

2. Cool and strain the liquid into a sterilized bottle and refrigerate.

Uses for Soothing Spray:

1. As a cooling, refreshing bath splash.

2. As a perk-up for tired feet.

3. As an anti-fungal foot soak. Soak feet in a quart of soother and do not rinse.

4. Use as a mouthwash.

5. For minor cuts, rashes, or abrasions: saturate a cotton pad with soother and apply to injury for five minutes. Repeat. This can be done up to 4 times a day.

6. To soothe minor sunburn, soak a cloth in the soother and place on sunburned area. Keep on for about 15 minutes.

7. To freshen strained or tired eyes, soak cotton pads in green tea solution, squeeze out excess, and lay gently on eyelids. Let pads rest on lids for about 10 minutes. Repeat if necessary. This reduces puffiness and red eyes.

8. Use as a blemish remedy. Splash on face or dot on blemish with pure cotton. Do not rinse.

Great Idea for Fresher Shoes and Feet

A great use for leftover leaves after brewing:

Allow spent tea leaves to dry, then crush them and sprinkle in shoes and socks to help keep feet healthy. Or fill an old nylon stocking with the dried leaves and place in your shoes.

Bones May Suffer From Green Tea Consumption

THURSDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Green tea may weaken bones, suggests a U.S. study on mice.

Obese and lean mice had different amounts of green tea extract -- 0 percent, 1 percent or 2 percent -- added to their diets. Previous studies had found that consumption of the equivalent of 1 percent of the extract decreased the risk of cardiovascular disease in Japanese adults and protected obese mice against fatty liver disease.

After mice in the new study had consumed the experimental diet for six weeks, their bones were analyzed for size, mineral content and architecture. Mice that ate a diet that included green tea extract weighed less than those that did not have the extract added to their food. The difference was more pronounced among obese mice, the researchers noted.

The mineral density of the large bone in the leg, the femur, was not affected by body weight, the study found. However, consumption of green tea extract appeared to reduce femur length, volume, mineral content and cortical thickness. A similar effect was noted in lumbar vertebrae, according to the study published in the October issue of the Journal of Nutrition.

The findings suggest that consumption of green tea extract can cause harmful changes in bone microarchitecture and reduce bone size in growing mice. It's not clear whether similar effects occur in humans, according to the researchers, from Oregon State University and the University of Connecticut

How to Make Fresh Green Ginger Tea

Try green ginger tea drink? Now this time to take advantage of it.:-). This tea contains the benefits of anti-oxidants from green tea with the health benefits and warming effects of ginger. It's a fabulous combination and is perfect hot for a winter's day and iced to quell summer's heat.bugil




Ingredients:

• Green tea bags
• Ginger
• Water bugil

Equipment:

• A pot that can hold up to at least 5 cups of water
• Saucepan

Steps:

1. Peel the ginger and slice it thinly, in small pieces.
2. Boil the water.
3. Select a method. There are three ways to perform the next step - the method will depend on your preference:
   
   
   • Pour the boiled water into a teapot that you have already placed the freshly sliced ginger into. Put the lid on the teapot to stop the pot cooling down too quickly and to keep the aromatic ingredients in the tea. Steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
   • If you boil the water in a saucepan rather than in a kettle, you can add the ginger to the saucepan and simmer for 15 - 20 minutes. Let it sit for 5 minutes before pouring after simmering.
   • Use a teaball to hold the sliced ginger and steep in a cup for 15 minutes. Make sure to use a saucer to cover the top of the cup to prevent the aromatic elements from escaping.
4. Strain the tea after steeping or boiling and serve. Add sweeteners or flavour if desired.
5. Make the green tea in another pot.
6. Pour both of the teas into one pot capable of holding two cups of water.

May be a little tips:
The tea may taste a little bitter until you are used to it. Add a little more ginger if needed.

Watch out warning to you:
Do not add too much sugar or you will undo the health restoring benefits of the drink.
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Does tea really fight cancer?

By Karen Collins, R.D.

Dietitian

Special to msnbc.com

Nov. 21, 2003 - Research continues to link tea with lowered risk of several types of cancer, yet many questions remain unanswered. Studies have identified several pathways through which substances in tea can fight cancer development. And several population studies link tea consumption with lower cancer risk. But many specific details remain unknown.

A new report in the Journal of Nutrition identifies many different types of studies that show how tea could help in the prevention of cancer.

Laboratory research with human cancer cells show that a natural phytochemical in tea, called EGCG, can block several enzymes necessary for these cells to reproduce and flourish. But many of these experiments have involved concentrations of EGCG higher than those found in human tea drinkers, so it’s difficult to know how much of this benefit we can actually experience from tea.

Further laboratory studies show that EGCG and other polyphenol substances in tea are strong antioxidants. Antioxidants prevent and repair DNA damage that could otherwise lead to cancer, and also help to protect our heart and blood vessels.

Animal studies have consistently shown that tea and polyphenols in tea can inhibit cell damage linked with cancers of the skin, lung, colon, liver and pancreas. Scientists say that we now need research that includes good markers of oxidation damage in animals and humans, to further identify the effectiveness of antioxidants from green and black tea.

Many (but not all) human studies show important increases in antioxidant capacity with the consumption of one to six cups of tea per day. This research suggests that greater antioxidant potential in the blood after drinking green or black tea better protects our cells’ DNA, but again, scientists say we need better studies that can clearly measure such damage.

Inconsistent findings
Tea’s potential protection against colon cancer may not be surprising, since its antioxidants would be closely available to protect digestive tract cells. Yet another report in the Journal of Nutrition examines 30 different studies of tea consumption in 12 countries. It concludes that support for tea as a strong anti-cancer influence is not consistent.

One of the problems encountered in looking at large populations is that it’s not always easy to tell whether the effects we see are really due to tea. For example, in some studies, people who drink tea may also eat more vegetables and fruits, or exercise more regularly.

A new study of the potential link of green tea consumption with lower risk of breast cancer does suggest a protective benefit. Asian-American women who averaged at least three six-ounce cups of green tea per week were about half as likely to develop breast cancer as those who drank none.

One of the strengths of this study is that researchers statistically adjusted for the effects of many other influences on breast cancer risk, such as family history, smoking, exercise, body size, menstrual and childbearing history, and even consumption of soy and dark green vegetables. Adjusting for these influences reduces the chance that the protection seen was really due to some other factor. But it is possible, for example, that these Asian-American women who drank green tea more often also followed traditional Asian diets with less meat and more fish, or made other lifestyle choices that offered protection.

Many consumers also wonder whether they need to drink green tea to get health benefits. Green tea is higher in antioxidants than black tea. Some population studies have shown green tea consumption most strongly linked with lower cancer or DNA damage, but others have shown no significant difference in impact.

Bigelow Tea , What is it?

Bigelow tea is strange tea ,when first see that word. But after investigation more, finally got the knowledge about tea again and find founder about this bigelow tea. For more will be explain below.

Over 60 years ago my mother, Ruth Campbell Bigelow changed the way we drink tea in the United States. An avid tea connoisseur, Ruth thought tea drinkers like herself would enjoy a more zestfully flavored tea. Happening upon a special colonial recipe that called for tea to be blended with orange peel and spices, she decided to try and re-create what she felt sounded like a wonderful idea. After much trial and error in the family kitchen, she finally hit upon what she thought was the best tasting recipe. After sharing samples with family, friends and acquaintances, one of them reported back that her new tea had caused nothing but constant comments. Thus the "Constant Comment"® name was born

Bigelow Teas have grown and grown until today you can find a generous selection in virtually every supermarket in the United States.

Types of Green Chai Tea

Many different types of tea are consumed by people around the world. For centuries Europeans have been drinking tea and for millennia Asians have been drinking green tea. The main producers and exporters of green tea throughout the world include China, Argentina, Japan, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Tanzania. Green tea is available in many flavors, one of which is green chai tea.
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Many wonder what the fad about green chai tea is. Basically the original green tea from eastern countries has nothing to do with green chai tea. Western marketing firms created it in the 21st century. The word chai originated in the first place when the tea was different from the original green tea from India.
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Westernized Chai

In several languages “chai” means tea and started in the Indian language. Chimney, chai, masala chai, milk chai and several others are the most famous chais in India. India is actually the origin of the original green chai tea, where it was typically served at houses and chai stops all over the country without milk. The addition of honey and sugar can enhance this particular green chai tea. For inspiration many western companies probably looked to this tea and decided to commercialize green teas because of their popularity. Soon they were added to the roster of products sold in western countries like the United States.

Green chai tea is now famous everywhere in the western world and is an alternative to coffee for many people who want a healthy drink that will help keep them fit without have to go to the east. Single-serve and ready to drink tea lattes are the most common forms. Day by day the green chai tea industry is growing strong as time goes by. This is because people are becoming more concerned with their food intake and health. They find that green tea derivatives fit the bill since they burn their fat or cholesterol and help boost their energy levels.

Kashmir green chai tea, spicy tea latte, organic green chai tea are just a few of the various flavors that green chai tea comes in. They are very high in antioxidants just like the original teas and are extremely useful to the bodies immune systems. They can last for a long time since they are well packed so they are both economical to purchase and healthy.bugil bugil,bugil ngentot,bugil seksi,mandi bugil