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Jul 1, 2009, How To Make Iced Tea, Making Iced Tea And Ice TeaHow to make iced tea with complete instructions for making iced tea or ice tea with tea bags, loose leaf brewed ice tea and specialty flavored teas for a great summer treat! Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 30, 2009, Green Tea Slows Prostate Cancer Proteins
A small study at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center found that using green tea extract containing EGCG prior to prostate cancer surgery reduced three prostate cancer proteins. 26 men took green tea extract capsules (Polyphenon E) equivalent to drinking 12 cups of green tea daily for a month prior to prostate removal surgery. They were tested for three proteins that are associated with prostate cancer spread and growth: hepatocyte growth factor or HGF, vascular endothelial growth factor or VEGF, and prostate specific antigen or PSA. After the month of green tea, all three proteins were reduced, with some patients showing significant reductions of more than 30%. While this is a small study, it is supported by other green tea prostate cancer prevention studies Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among American men with an estimated 192,280 men diagnosed and 27,360 deaths for 2009. Researchers suggest that this study shows that green tea may help with low-risk prostate cancer tumors under active surveillance (Cancer Prevention Research, June 2009).
Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 30, 2009, Health News ArchivesHealth news including anti-aging, weight management, cancer, heart disease, influenza, cholesterol, memory, and more. Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 30, 2009, Green Tea Health NewsGreen tea benefits for weight loss, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, immune system, and much more. Over 3300 studies with explanations to help you choose your green tea. Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 25, 2009, EPA Public Health Emergency: Asbestos
The EPA has just declared the first public health emergency as part of the Superfund clean-up program established in 1980. This declaration will provide $6 million to residents of Libby, Montana and nearby Troy. Residents in these two towns have beeen contaminated with asbestos from vermiculite mined at W. R. Grace & Company (originally owned by Zonolite) mines which were closed in 1990. At one time, the mineral vermiculite from this mine provided 80% of the vermiculite used for blown insulation for attics and between construction studs in tens of millions of homes (estimated). In the two towns of 3900 people, there are currently 500 people with asbestos-related diseases including asbestos lung mesothelioma and asbestosis. There are an additional 50 new cases diagnosed annually. Workers in the mines were all exposed to asbestos. They also carried asbestos dust home and exposed their families through airborne transmission. Mesothelioma and other asbestos conditions may take years to develop but, to date, are largely fatal. The new fund will be used for co-pay and uninsured patient medical expenses. Does your job expose you to asbestos?
Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 19, 2009, Best Way To Wash Hands
With a flu pandemic (WHO raised the H1N1 swine flu alert), everyone should protect themselves by avoiding sick people (or wear a mask), using disposable tissue to cover their nose or mouth during a cough or sneeze, staying home if symptomatic, not touching eyes, nose, or mouth, and washing hands frequently. What's the best way to wash your hands? It turns out that plain old-fashioned soap and water work best. Microbiologists at the University of North Carolina tested 14 different ways to clean hands from antiseptic tissues and alcohol rubs to plain soap and water. Participants cleaned their hands, were exposed to a bacteria and virus similar in structure to disease-causing organisms, then cleaned their hands for 10 seconds. Hand wipes, including the alcohol-based ones, removed about 50% of the bacteria. But soap and water cleaning removed 90% of the bacteria (December 2005). Plain soap and water had almost twice the power to remove bacteria from hands as antiseptic wipes. The reasons are that plain old-fashioned soap is a surfactant which lifts bacteria (and dirt) off the skin. Rinsing with plain water then washes away the bacteria enveloped in the soap suds. Read more about flu prevention here
Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 17, 2009, Fasting To Lose WeightResearch on alternate day fasting to lose weight, or for anti-aging benefits, shows some benefits here. Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 17, 2009, Excess Stomach FatExcess stomach fat can not only ruin your social life, but y our health, Here's lifestyle tips to reduce that belly fat. Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 15, 2009, Flu Pandemic Official
The World Health Organization officially declared the current spread of H1N1 influenza virus A to be a global pandemic. This is the first declared flu pandemic since the Hong Kong flu of 1968. The declaration was made, not because of the strength of this virus to kill people rapidly (so far less than 150 have died worldwide), but because of the very rapid worldwide transmission. It took less than three months to spread to 74 countries, and is still infecting people. This WHO pandemic declaration will help fund and coordinate worldwide efforts to contain, treat, and prevent the flu. What are the symptoms of H1N1 swine flu? This influenza A shows a wide range of symptoms including fever, cough, aches and pain, headache, sore throat, chills, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and fatigue. The CDC has provided information for the public here. Here's more cold-flu virus information
Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 12, 2009, Calorie Burning FatCalorie burning fat sounds like a dream come true. Called brown fat, here are ways to activate it. Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 12, 2009, Caffeine Blood Pressure ResearchResearch on caffeine blood pressure, and green tea, including other cardiovascular risk factors. Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 11, 2009, Brown Fat And Your WeightBrown fat burns calories naturally. Here are ways to keep it activated. Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 11, 2009, Brown Fat, White Fat, And Weight LossBrown fat, white fat, and weight loss information including activation of natural calorie-burning fats. Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 5, 2009, Green Tea Stops Cigarette Smoke Lung Damage
A recent study exposed rats to cigarette smoke or plain air for 56 days. Half the animals had Chinese green tea high in EGCG added to their diets. The animals exposed to cigarette smoke without dietary green tea showed enlargement of airspace in their lungs, goblet cell hyperplasia, and significantly elevated levels of SOD, catalase activity, and serum 8-isoprostane. Animals receiving green tea showed no significant damage from the cigarette smoke (Chan KH, Chinese green tea ameliorates lung injury in cigarette smoke-exposed rats, Respiratory Medicine, May 2009). This is a preliminary study but it demonstrates the potential for green tea antioxidants to protect lung tissue from early oxidative stress from exposure to cigarette smoke.
Permalink -- click for full blog post May 24, 2009, EGCG Kills Antibiotic-resistant A. baumannii
Antibiotic resistance to drugs is increasing worldwide. Acinetobacter baumanni is no exception. A. baumannii can cause pneumonia and is a growing problem for hospital intensive care units. A preliminary study has found that EGCG from green tea killed 21 different isolates of multidrug-resistant A. baumannii. In addition, synergy was noted for EGCG and topical mafenide acetate (Sulfamylon) for one isolate (Osterburg A, Highly antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumanni clinical isolates are killed by the green tea polyphenol (-)-eipgallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), Clinical Microbiol Infect., April 2009). A. baumannii may become invasive after surgeries, increasing length of stay in hospitals as well as health risks. EGCG also shows effectiveness against MRSA
Permalink -- click for full blog post May 21, 2009, EGCG May Help Reduce HIV
A very preliminary study has found that EGCG from green tea may help supplement anti-retroviral medications to help reduce HIV transmission. There are peptide fragments secreted from prostatic acidic phosphatase that form amyloid fibrils. These fibrils then enhance HIV transmission by capturing HIV virus particles (virions) and directing them to human cells, increasing the potential for infection. EGCG from green tea can inhibit this activity of the fibrils and does so without toxicity to human cells (Hauber I, The main green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin-3-gallate counteracts semen-mediated enhancement of HIV infection, Proceedings National Academy Sciences USA, May 2009). Other studies have shown that green tea has many levels of activity against HIV infection.
Permalink -- click for full blog post May 19, 2009, A Fatty Liver And Green Tea ResearchA fatty liver, or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, has increased with the obesity pandemic. Green tea research shows some protection. Permalink -- click for full blog post May 18, 2009, Young, Smart, And Drunk
Social marketing studies identify a group of young people who are tech-savvy, fashionable, well educated, and ethnically mixed. They are called Cyber Millenials. Unfortunately they are also one of the highest risk groups for drinking alcohol to excess. They are also paradoxically more health conscious than other groups. They smoke less, exercise more, and eat healthy. Yet despite their education, money, and health practices, they drink alcohol in dangerous amounts and binge drink. Researchers hope that by using social marketing analysis, they can discover subgroups with specific health problems like the Cyber Millenials (Moss, Characterizing and reaching high-risk drinkers using audience segmentation, Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, May 2009). We all know where alcoholism leads. One can only wonder what the lives of this group of young people with so many advantages would be like if they substituted a habit of drinking green tea appropriately rather than excessive alcohol. Permalink -- click for full blog post May 12, 2009, It Was The Calorie
People have argued about the cause of massively increasing obesity throughout the world for several decades. Most reputable scientists have affirmed that stored fat is due to excess energy intake based on "calories in, calories out." Now a new study has explored calorie burning in free-living American adults and children. The scientists calculated the number of calories it would take to maintain a healthy weight and then recorded how much people were actually eating. With this information and recorded food intake from the 1970's and 2000's, they predicted the future weight of the subjects. For children, the predicted weight and actual weight matched exactly. This means that the calorie alone may explain childhood obesity. For adults, the predicted weight accounted for approximately 80% of the actual weight. The authors suggest that calories may explain all the weight increase, but some adults may be exercising more to account for the 20% reduction (Swinburn BA, Estimating the changes in energy flux that characterize the rise in obesity prevalence, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 2009). Need help losing weight? Here's 247 weight loss tips. Here are other ways exercise can help you Permalink -- click for full blog post May 10, 2009, Sitemap for Green Tea Health NewsSitemap for green-tea-health-news.com, covering all health benefits, research findings on cancer, cholesterol, stroke, immune system, weight loss, green teas of the world, and more. Permalink -- click for full blog post May 9, 2009, Where To Buy Tea: Green Tea OnlineSources to buy tea online, including Chinese and Japanese green tea, Jasmine, organically grown green tea and tea from around the world. Permalink -- click for full blog post May 9, 2009, Japanese Green Tea VarietiesOver 115 Japanese green tea varieties, including gyokuro, matcha, and sencha selections with some sources. Permalink -- click for full blog post May 9, 2009, Chinese Green TeaOver 200 selections of Chinese green tea available with some sources. Permalink -- click for full blog post May 7, 2009, Theanine And Marathons
Extended and intense training for long distance endurance exercise like marathons and triathlons may suppress the immune system. Athletes have shown decreased immune response, and increased inflammatory reactions during training and performance. Researchers have now been able to modify that immune suppression. They gave theanine (from green tea) and cystine (an amino acid) to long-distance runners for 10 days prior to the start of training. The placebo group of runners showed a decrease in lymphocyte production by the immune system and a significant increase in inflammation markers like hs-CRP or high sensitivity C-reactive protein. The group receiving theanine and cystine showed no decrease in immune system function or increase in inflammation (Murakami S, Effects of oral supplementation with cystine and theanine on the immune function of athletes in endurance exercise: randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, April 2009). This is a preliminary study which does not tell us if theanine alone could provide the same protection. Permalink -- click for full blog post May 3, 2009, Green Tea GargleA green tea gargle is simple and easy to prepare. Here's instructionsl. Permalink -- click for full blog post
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