green tea

Green tea may help improve bone health

harminka — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:38:52 -0500

Researchers in Hong Kong are reporting new evidence that green tea — one of the most popular beverages consumed worldwide and now available as a dietary supplement — may help improve bone health. They found that the tea contains a group of chemicals that can stimulate bone formation and help slow its breakdown.

Green tea component may preserve platelets, tissues

harminka — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:46:34 -0500

In two separate studies, a major component in green tea, epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG), has been found to help prolong the preservation of both stored blood platelets and cryopreserved skin tissues.

Green Tea May Slow Prostate Cancer Progression

harminka — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:17:02 -0500

According to results of a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, men with prostate cancer who consumed the active compounds in green tea demonstrated a significant reduction in serum markers predictive of prostate cancer progression.

Green tea may prevent Velcade from working effectively

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:29:42 -0600

Two days ago, I was doing a journal scan and came across an interesting article in Blood about how green tea appears to affect the action of a cancer drug, Velcade (bortezomib) from Millennium, which is used to treat multiple myeloma.

Drink brewed tea to avoid tooth erosion

harminka — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:48:39 -0600

Today, the average size soft drink is 20 ounces and contains 17 teaspoons of sugar. More startling is that some citric acids found in fruit drinks are more erosive than hydrochloric or sulfuric acid—which is also known as battery acid.

Green tea may delay onset of type 1 diabetes

harminka — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:21:34 -0500

A powerful antioxidant in green tea may prevent or delay the onset of type 1 diabetes, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.

Ingredient in green tea inhibits breast cancer growth in female mice

harminka — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:49:34 -0500

Green tea is high in the antioxidant EGCG (epigallocatechin-3- gallate) which helps prevent the body’s cells from becoming damaged and prematurely aged. Studies have suggested that the combination of green tea and EGCG may also be beneficial by providing protection against certain types of cancers, including breast cancer.

Green tea helps beat superbugs

harminka — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:30:02 -0500

Green tea can help beat superbugs according to Egyptian scientists speaking today at the Society for General Microbiology’s 162nd meeting being held this week at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

Couple of cups of green tea before exercise could help burn fat

seher — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:17:27 -0600

Drinking a couple of cups of green tea before exercise could help burn fat, researchers at the University of Birmingham suggest.

Green tea may protect brain cells against Parkinson's disease

harminka — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:06:38 -0600

Does the consumption of green tea, widely touted to have beneficial effects on health, also protect brain cells" Authors of a new study being published in the December 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry share new data that indicates this may be the case.

Vitamin C give staying power to green tea antioxidants

harminka — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:57:16 -0600

To get more out of your next cup of tea, just add juice. A study found that citrus juices enable more of green tea's unique antioxidants to remain after simulated digestion, making the pairing even healthier than previously thought.

Green tea proves powerful medicine against severe sepsis

harminka — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:55:02 -0600

A major component of green tea could prove the perfect elixir for severe sepsis, an abnormal immune system response to a bacterial infection. In a new laboratory study, Haichao Wang, PhD, of The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, and his colleagues have been studying the therapeutic powers of dozens of Chinese herbal compounds in reversing a fatal immune response that kills 225,000 Americans every year.