Good news for tea drinkers!
February 26, 2009
Have a look at this article from the UKs Telegraph
I thought that UCLA’s Dr. Arab made a great point that “if we can find a way to prevent the stroke, or prevent the damage, that is simple and not toxic, that would be a great advance.”
I am not opposed to conventional medicine, but if there is something natural that works, it’s a great thing. For example, if I have a bad headache, I take advil or tylenol…but I wash it down with a cup of strong tea. For me, the heat of the tea is very comforting. Plus, if I have a bad headache I’m sensitive to some smells so anything strong smelling or sweet smelling (like some herbal teas) make me feel nautious. I drink less tea since the cleanse, I think three cups of tea sounds reasonable…especially if it reduces my chances of stroke!
Thanks to Flickr for this pic!
Entry Filed under: 12 Grain Program, Diet Rehab, Grain of the Week, Health, drink. Tags: Dr Arab, reducing stroke, stroke, tea, Telegraph, UCLA, UK.
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Breanna | February 27, 2009 at 9:46 am
Ahh the good ol’ catch 22. Black teas (amongst others) have caffeine, which leads to high blood pressure, which is the main cause of stroke. However, at the same time to antioxidants in the teas are preventing strokes.. So basically, they are just canceling each other out. I am unsure as to what exactly this article means by “Chinese or Indian” tea, as there are a number of variants.
However, I drink copious amounts of tea (herbal and caffeinated) ever since my naturopath told me I should drink warm liquid with every meal to aid digestion.
Yet another plus for tea!
Also, I have a strange love for the telegraph.. oddly enough I read it along with the globe and nyt daily.