| ANTIOXIDANTS AND TEAS: |
- 3 cups of tea a day has the same antioxidant power of eating 6 apples
- 1-2 cups of tea has the same free radical scavenging capacity as five portions of fruits and vegetables.
- 1-2 cups of tea has the same free radical scavenging capacity of 400mg vitamin C equivalents
- Tea has one of the highest total flavonoids content of all plants at 15% of the leaf by dry weight.
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| HEALTH BENEFITS OF TEA: |
- Tea flavonoids have been demonstrated to lower blood lipids.
- Tea flavonoids have been demonstrated to have anti-inflammatory effects.
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| TEA AND CANCER: |
- Laboratory studies have shown the initiation stage of some cancer cells can be prevented by tea
flavonoids.
- Tea flavonoids have been shown to inhibit growth of leukemia and lung Cancer cells.
- Animal studies have shown tea flavonoids to be protective against skin cancer, lung cancer and digestive tract cancers.
- The cancer research foundation has estimated that 30-40% of all cancers may occur as a result of diet
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| TEA AND ULCERS: |
- Tea extract has been shown to inhibit the growth of h. pylori the bacterial cause of peptic ulcers.
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| TEA AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: |
- Meta analysis of all studies showed 3 cups of tea a day reduces the risk of heart attack by 11%
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| TEA AND CAFFEINE: |
- Black Tea contains 1/2 the amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee.
- Green Tea contains ½ as much as Black tea.
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| TEA AND DENTAL HEALTH: |
- Tea extracts fluoride from the soil and is thus a very rich source of fluoride.
- Tannins in tea have been shown to be effective in increasing the acid resistance of tooth enamel.
- Tea inhibits the growth of dental bacteria by preventing adherence to the tooth and preventing the growth of the bacteria on the tooth surface.
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| TEA AND WEIGHT LOSS: |
- Studies have proven that people using green tea extract burned more calories in a day than those who did not.
- Japan study showed twice as much weight loss at four weeks on same diet in tea drinkers over non-tea drinkers. At 8 weeks the tea drinkers had lost three times as much weight and dropped an average of 2 more waist inches than non-tea drinkers.
- 3 cups of green tea a day = -80 calories
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| TEA CONSUMPTION FACTS: |
- 80% of the tea consumed in America is consumed as iced tea.
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| MATTE FACTS: |
- Matte anecdotally significantly contributes to weight loss
- Matte contains 15 amino acids
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| ROOIBOS FACTS: |
- Rooibos contains vitamin C
- Rooibos is naturally non-caffeinated.
- High in antioxidants
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