Jack Challem
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 Green, black, and white teas contain caffeine (less than coffee, though), but the effect of the caffeine is often neutralized by their L-theanine content.
A variety of health food brand herbal teas, such as those made by Celestial Seasonings and Stash, make tasty hot and iced caffeine-free teas. You can make sun tea by allowing two to three teabags to brew for several hours in a quart pitcher of water in the sun—or on your kitchen counter. One or two cups of weak home-brewed (or watered-down) coffee daily are probably all right for many people. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Herbal tea/warm milk. teas believed to be calming include chamomile, lemon balm and lavender. The active ingredients in these and other teas don't appear to have significant effects on insomnia. The same is true for milk. However, the nighttime ritual of a cup of tea or a glass of warm milk may reduce stress and help some people fall asleep more easily.
EVEN BETTER SLEEP
Insomnia medications are even more effective if you...
•Don't stay in bed too long. People who don't get enough sleep tend to go to bed earlier and get up later, trying to catch up. |
Jack Challem
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 Many noncaffeinated herbal teas make great iced teas. Celestial Seasonings' Red Zinger is one of our favorites. Always check the list of ingredients for added sugars, vague "natural sweeteners," or, in the case of one brand, "natural and artificial sweeteners." improve Your Keiationsnip witn rooa i uy
Practical Guideline #8. Don't Eat Foods Made with Refined and Added Sugars
Processed and refined foods commonly have added sugars, and in most cases these sugars rapidly increase your blood sugar. |
Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D.
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 For example, teas cultivated in direct sunlight, known as sencha, make for a more refreshing drink; those grown in shadow, or gyokuro, are milder. The first harvest of the year, in May, yields very fine, tender leaves that are used to make sencha and gyokuro. The summer harvest produces the leaves used to make bancha, a stronger-tasting tea which nevertheless contains less caffeine. Gyokuro teas are considered by connoisseurs to be among the finest green teas in the world.
Black tea. |
KC Craichy
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 Flora Therapeutic teas are made from herbs selected from pristine environments and are certified organic whenever possible; they are also packaged in unbleached paper tea bags (which means they are dioxin-free). The herbs are dried at low temperatures to protect the quality of the essential oils and tested for heavy metals, pesticides, and microbial content.
Mountain Rose Herbs: Handcrafted teas (www.mountainrose-herbs.com) are exceptionally fresh and long-lasting loose leaf teas. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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 Herbal remedies can take the form of ointments, poultices, inhalations, teas, decoctions, tablets and tinctures.
There are large numbers of herbal teas available on supermarket shelves, but you can also make your own. Brewing or infusion times vary, but generally for tender plants such as basil, sage, mint, being steeped in boiling water for five minutes is sufficient, whereas tough herbs like coltsfoot or horehound need 10 minutes. A tea can be drunk or gargled, depending on the herb or symptom you are treating. |
KC Craichy
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| Many of these teas are organic and caffeine free. See www.yogitea.com. Flora Health USA (www.florahealth.com) produces two healing brands of tea: (1) BIJA teas From Around the World use organic ingredients wherever possible, and tea bags made of a blend of hemp and tree fibers whitened with non-toxic, non-chlorine, environmentally friendly hydrogen peroxide. (2) Flora Therapeutic teas are made from herbs selected from pristine environments and are certified organic whenever possible; they are also packaged in unbleached paper tea bags (which means they are dioxin-free). |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Both Green and Black Tea Fight Cancer
The processing does change the chemical composition of the teas, but we now know that simply because the darker teas are more processed, that doesn't mean they're without health benefits of their own. Green tea (and presumably the even less processed white tea) contains a very powerful group of polyphenols called catechins. One of these catechins in particular—epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)—is believed to be responsible for the anticancer effects of green tea (about which more in a moment). |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
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 You can also dilute Rhodiola rosea tea with juice, tonic, or other herbal teas.
To make vodka mix: Mill 30 grams of Rhodiola rosea roots in a coffee grinder, add 150 milliliters of vodka without aromatic additives, agitate, and steep three to five days at room temperature. Separate and filter the extract. Have a teaspoon and a half a day for about three weeks (preferably at night, especially if you're operating heavy machinery).
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Jack Challem
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| Many noncaffeinated herbal teas make great iced teas. Celestial Seasonings' Red Zinger is one of our favorites. Always check the list of ingredients for added sugars, vague "natural sweeteners," or, in the case of one brand, "natural and artificial sweeteners." improve Your Keiationsnip witn rooa i uy
Practical Guideline #8. Don't Eat Foods Made with Refined and Added Sugars
Processed and refined foods commonly have added sugars, and in most cases these sugars rapidly increase your blood sugar. |
Tom Bohager
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 I suggest you buy flax oil, herbs, detoxifiers, vitamins, and teas from companies that specialize in those products. Though there are not a lot of companies that specialize in enzymes, the ones that do make very reputable and effective products. I recommend my company, Enzymedica.
2. Check the potency in the Supplement Facts. Although potency is often difficult to assess (see appendix A), the best products contain high active units (not milligrams) with multiple strains in each category. This is often expressed as a blend of protease, lipase, or amylase. |
KC Craichy
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| Many of these teas are organic and caffeine-free. See www.long-life.com.
Yogi Tea. Many of these teas are organic and caffeine free. See www.yogitea.com. Flora Health USA (www.florahealth.com) produces two healing brands of tea: (1) BIJA teas From Around the World use organic ingredients wherever possible, and tea bags made of a blend of hemp and tree fibers whitened with non-toxic, non-chlorine, environmentally friendly hydrogen peroxide. |
The Editors of FC&A
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| Choose green or black tea. All teas are not created equal. Herbal teas may be healthy, but your skin will love black and green teas. Both kinds come from the Camellia sinensis plant, but black tea is fermented before packaging, while green tea is not.
One study suggests black tea, which gets its power from cancer fighters called theaflavins, protects you better than green tea.
Yet many studies show green tea is no slouch in the protection department, either. That's because it's loaded with antioxidants called catechins. |
Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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 You won't get instantly smarter from "smart" water or faster from sports drinks or healthier from teas that have lots of artificial sweeteners or corn syrup. If you want to sweeten a beverage, use a teaspoon of honey or add x/% inch of 100 percent juice to your water or fresh brewed tea. If you count it as a half a Flex (2 for 1), you can combine 4 ounces of any 100 percent SuperFoods juice to your water or tea. And unless you're out there exercising for more than 60 minutes doing cardiovascular, aerobic exercise on a regular basis, you generally don't need a sports drink. |
Jack Challem
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 Many herbal teas also make wonderful beverages, and Celestial Seasonings, Stash, and other companies offer a wide selection of teas that can be brewed hot or cold. You can make a "sun tea" by allowing several tea bags to steep in a pitcher of water either out in the sun or on your kitchen counter. One of my favorite sun teas is Celestial Seasonings Red Zinger. Black tea, green tea, and white tea are other options, and while they contain some caffeine, they are also rich in antioxidant flavonoids, and their health benefits seem to override any caffeine-related health problems. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 PREPARATION AND SERVING SUGGESTIONS:
• Green and white teas are best brewed at a lower temperature (around 80 degrees Fahrenheit). If the water is too hot the tea leaves will burn, leaving a bitter taste.
• Black teas should be brewed at a higher temperature, around 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Black tea should not be allowed to steep for less than 30 seconds or more than about five minutes for the best flavor. Eighty percent of catechins are released by the five-minute mark.
• Honey, lemon, sugar, or jams may be added to tea for additional sweetness and flavor.
• Milk in your tea? |
Bill Sardi
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 Clinical Cancer Research 11: 4627-33, 2005]
Other teas
Two other teas of note in regard to cancer are rooibos and Essiac. Essiac tea, named after Canadian nurse Renee Caisse (Essiac is Caisse spelled backwards), is a combination of burdock root, Indian rhubarb, sorrel and slippery elm, though over the years others have made other versions of this tea. Caisse claimed a patient passed the formula on to her in 1922 after the patient's breast cancer had been cured. The original tea recipe was attributed to an unknown native American healer in Canada. |
Jack Challem
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| What else you should know: Theanine (known as L-theanine) is an amino acid found in green and black teas. It accounts for the taste of tea, and higher-quality (and generally more expensive) teas have higher concentrations of theanine. Theanine improves mood by increasing levels of serotonin, dopamine, and GABA. The result is a sharpening of mental activities, along with a mild tranquilizing, anxiety-reducing effect. Some reports describe the effect as being similar to meditation. |
| A variety of health food brand herbal teas, such as those made by Celestial Seasonings and Stash, make tasty hot and iced caffeine-free teas. You can make sun tea by allowing two to three teabags to brew for several hours in a quart pitcher of water in the sun—or on your kitchen counter. One or two cups of weak home-brewed (or watered-down) coffee daily are probably all right for many people.
Yet another beverage option is a veggie drink, such as Greens8000, which contains very few calories. (It's sweetened with the herb stevia, which has no calories. |
Elaine Magee
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 Apparently, bottled teas have fewer of these phytochemicals than freshly brewed tea. All that said, I've been on the lookout for some fun and flavorful iced teas, and I've found two to tell you about.
Brand: Republic of Tea (www.republicoftea.com) Type: Man Kind Tea
Description: Green tea infused with blueberry; available in 2.65-ounce tins (a portion of the profits go to the Prostate Cancer Foundation)
Brand: Peet's Tea (www.peets.com) Type: Mango Iced Tea
Description: Black tea infused with mango flavor; available in 3. |
Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D.
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| Green teas undergo the least transformation of all teas; their processing is still done manually for the most part. Only three steps are required to make green teas, but each of these is crucial to the quality of the finished product. The first step is a brief steam roasting of the freshly gathered leaves, which allows for the deactivation of the enzymes that would cause fermentation in a few seconds, and for the conservation of the leaf's original colour. |
Gabriel Cousens
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 Instead, consider the herbal teas and other teas made from natural plant sources.
STRINGBEAN POD
According to Paavo Airola in How to Get Well, stringbean pod tea is an excellent natural substitute for insulin and therefore extremely beneficial in diabetes. The skins of the pods of green beans are very rich in silica and certain hormone substances closely related to insulin. One cup of stringbean skin tea is equal to at least one unit of insulin.168 At the Tree of Life we juice the whole stringbean in the juice aspect of the program. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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 Neuroprotective Effects of Green and Black teas and Their Catechin Gallate Esters Against Beta-Amyloid-Induced Toxicity. Bastianetto S; Yao ZX; et al. European Journal of Neuroscience, 2006 January, 23(l):55-64.
The findings support the hypothesis that black as well as green teas may be beneficial against Alzheimer's disease and other age-related neurodegenerative conditions.
Carnosine and Carnosine-related Antioxidants: A Review. Guiotto A; Calderan A; etal. Current Medicinal Chemistry, 2005, 12(20):2293-2315. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Tea (Organic Replacements)
Choice Organic teas www.choiceorganicteas.com 1 (206) 525-0051
Numi Organic Tea www.numitea.com 1 (866)972-6879
The Republic of Tea® www.republicoftea.com 1 (800) 298-4832
Water (Organic)
Oxygen water is purified water with the additional benefit of providing oxygen to your system. hiOsilver Oxygen Water www.hiosilver. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| HEART HEALTH: Though several studies suggest that the consumption of both green and black teas may help in reducing the risk of heart disease by improving endothelial function (keeping the lining of the arteries open to allow more blood flow), lowering blood pressure, reducing total cholesterol, and preventing LDL cholesterol from turning into a more harmful form, the Food and Drug Administration has not yet granted a functional food claim for green or black tea. |
Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D.
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 Although most people are well aware that caffeine is in coffee, they sometimes forget that it is also in colas and other soft drinks, many teas, and even chocolate. A nice cup of hot cocoa before bed may seem like a relaxing idea, but it could actually keep you awake for hours. You have to stop drinking caffeinated beverages after one in the afternoon to avoid these negative effects, especially if you are sensitive to caffeine. So if you have trouble sleeping, your first course of action is to stop smoking and stop drinking alcohol and caffeinated drinks. |
The Editors of FC&A
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| His study didn't look at specific kinds of tea, but he says other studies have shown that "some teas, particularly the purified green teas" may dampen inflammation. So pour yourself a cup of tea, and say cheers to your health.
Make way for milk. The vitamin D in fortified milk could make a difference if you have RA. Animal studies show it may quiet inflammation, and it's crucial in protecting your bones from osteoporosis, an ailment common in people with rheumatoid arthritis.
But can this vitamin prevent RA in the first place? Mikuls believes it might. |
Andreas Moritz
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 To avoid imbalance in one way or the other, you should obtain your antioxidants only from one source—food, including, fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, herbs, spices, teas, etc.
It is not entirely clear, whether natural forms of vitamin E are harmful. I strongly suspect that the harmful side effects from vitamin E are due to taking it in synthetic form. There are numerous people who claim to have greatly benefited from vitamin E. The problem is that the general population is not made aware of this important distinction. |
Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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| It's nice to have a selection of two or three types of teas to choose from as
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