Originally published July 8 2005
Tea can help prevent cancer
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
In addition to being low in carbohydrates, tea is full of polyphenols, flavonoids, and antioxidants that some researchers claim are 100 times as effective as vitamin C and 25 times as effective as vitamin E. Several studies suggest that tea prevents various kinds of cancer.
Since my early childhood, when my Aunt Grace would give tea parties using bone china tea cups and silver spoons, tea has been my abiding passion, and my one true addiction.
Every morning, the first thing I do is brew a pot of tea.
I would demand to know why the leaves of every plant from peppermint to hibiscus counted as "herbs," but the leaves of the camellia sinensis - the tea bush - did not.
During my time at the holistic health center, a bit of news broke that made me unbearably smug: It turns out that tea is the ultimate health beverage.
To be exact, 8 ounces of brewed tea contains just 0 .7 grams of carbohydrate.
Tea is full of polyphenols and flavonoids, antioxidants some researchers claim are 100 times as effective as vitamin C and 25 times as effective as vitamin E. Several studies suggest that tea prevents various kinds of cancer.
A 1996 study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology showed that women who drank at least two cups of black tea a day were 40 percent less likely to develop urinary tract cancer and 68 percent less likely to develop cancer of the digestive tract.
Do you have to drink green tea to get these benefits?
Green tea and black ("regular") tea are from the same plant.
Sugary bottled teas and the raspberry iced tea available on tap at many fast food places are not the health food we're talking about, here.
Here's classic Southern sweet tea, decarbed - my Alabamian pal Kay vetted this recipe for me.
Nutritional content per serving: 3 grams of carbohydrate, a trace of fiber, a trace of protein.
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