The risks of ovarian cancer in women can be reduced by drinking two cups of black or green tea daily, says a study conducted by the researchers at the University of Washington.
The researchers at the University of Washington studied 2,000 women and noticed a reduction of 54% in the risk factors in women who drank […]
A study published in Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention found that women who regularly drank green tea, lowered their risk of developing both colon and rectal cancers compared with women who drank green tea infrequently or not at all.
According to the study, “A significant dose-response relationship was found for both the amount of tea consumed and […]
Green tea is being studied as a treatment for uterine fibroids, according to scientists in the U.S. Their findings were published on January 14 in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Uterine fibroids, which affect 40% of women of reproductive age, cause excessive vaginal bleeding, anaemia, fatigue and lack of energy. Currently, hysterectomy is the […]
Drinking green tea may offer some protection against lung cancer, according to some researchers who have studied the disease at a medical university in Taiwan. In the study, smokers and non-smokers who drank at least a cup a day cut their lung cancer risk significantly, a US cancer research conference heard.
Laboratory studies have shown that […]
Depression amongst the elderly is a major concern, and far more common than you’d think. The persistent down moods can raise the risk of multiple illnesses, and worsen the outcome of existing medical conditions, thereby increasing mortality in senior citizens. Recently, Japanese scientists have found a link between green tea consumption and the risk of […]
Researchers at the Boston Biomedical Research Institute and at the University of Pennsylvania have a released a study whose results suggest that a chemical compound naturally occuring in green tea is a part of a chemical mixture that could be effective in the treatment of a number of brain disorders.
EGCG, which is a major component […]
The Japanese high end (and I mean REALLY high end) tea producer Royal Blue Tea Japan Co. will start taking reservations for 750ml bottles of green tea priced at US$2,420.25 each, later this month. To make the King of Green Masa Super Premium, handpicked rare tea leaves from Shizuoka Prefecture are infused for three […]
According to recent research which has been published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology, drinking green tea could help protect the liver from hepatic fibrosis, one of the leading causes of cirrhosis.
A team led by professor Hong-Yon Cho from Korea University, induced lab rats with hepatic fibrosis, and then administrated green tea. Afterward they took […]
Add another wonderful benefit to the list! Green tea might very well help to fight gum disease and reduce the effects of receding and bleeding gums, according to a study that was done in Japan and which was then published in the Journal of Periodontology.
According to the research, just one cup of green tea a […]
A massive research study in Japan, taking data from a over 40,000 participants, which links green tea with stress reduction was just published online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Researchers from the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine noted in the study that just under seven% of the research group (2,774 people) suffered […]