HIV Too

29Mar07

This just in from the BBC. Drinking green tea could help in the fight against HIV, research suggests.

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Milky Chai Bad

09Jan07

According to a small German study, adding milk to your tea can destroy it’s health benefits. Michelle Rabin from T Ching concurs: Isn’t this enough information to convince people that if they want tea to be a health beverage, it is necessary to eliminate milk? For me, it is. Period…..end of story. For the milky […]

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Tea Healthier than Water?

24Aug06

According to the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, it is. Here’s an article from the BBC.

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What Are Polyphenols Anyway?

21Aug06

By now you have probably heard about polyphenols, if not from your doctor, then undoubtedly on TV. Polyphenols are a group of chemical substances found in plants. They’re called “poly”-phenols because they have more than one phenol group per molecule. A phenol is any chemical compound which contains a six-membered aromatic ring, bonded directly to […]

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More On Green Tea And Cancer

17Aug06

A follow up to my previous post about Green Tea and it’s health benefits. (Dr. Lee even commented on that post!) Dr. Lee is still fighting the good fight.

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