Green Tea Lady

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A new study in the Nutrition journal published on January 18, 2010, showed that green tea’s antioxidant catechins are readily absorbed by our bodies. This is great news! First, a little science…
Catechins are plant-based compounds that are highly antioxidant. Antioxidants are food-based [...]

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Some of the best medical studies of the effects of green tea are coming out of Asia. This past week, a Taiwanese study** showed that tea drinkers were five times less likely to have lung cancer.
So what does this mean for smokers? [...]

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The smell and taste of green tea make me happy. It’s a very simple and very real truth. Still, it’s not a very scientific, is it? I’ve mentioned before the studies on how drinking green tea may lessen the likelihood of depression [...]

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I just found out that January is National Hot Tea Month! Wow! How exciting! In the Northern hemisphere, hot tea is the best thing ever on a cold January day. I’m currently cradling a pot of Japanese Gyokuro tea as I [...]

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There are a bevy of articles being posted today about the latest link between good health and green tea. Green tea always makes me happy and now there may be a physiological reason to explain this.
A study conducted in Japan, and published in [...]