green tea

A new study shows the beverage can protect the heart arteries by keeping them flexible and relaxed

(European Society of Cardiology) More evidence for the beneficial effect of green tea on risk factors for heart disease has emerged in a new study reported in the latest issue of European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation.

The study found that the consumption of green tea rapidly improves the function of (endothelial) cells lining the circulatory system; endothelial dysfunction is a key event in the progression of atherosclerosis.

Reishi mushroom and green tea scientific studies have found that combining the active ingredients in the mushroom and the tea creates synergetic effects that inhibited the growth of tumors and delayed the time of death in mice with sarcomas.

An antioxidant in green tea may be a powerful weapon against breast cancer.

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Mississippi finds that consuming EGCG, an antioxidant in green tea, significantly inhibits breast tumor growth in female mice.

These results bring us one step closer to better understanding the disease and potentially new and naturally occurring therapies.

Green tea can help beat superbugs according to Egyptian scientists speaking March 31, 2008 at the Society for General Microbiology's 162nd meeting being held this week at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

A unique dietary supplement of blueberry, green tea, vitamin D3 and carnosine -- developed to encourage proliferation of adult stem cells with potential to develop into most tissues and bone cells and the capacity to migrate toward damaged areas -- has been shown to have beneficial effects following experimental stroke in laboratory animals.

Tests showed that in animals given NutraStem, stroke-damaged brains developed significant numbers of new neurons over those not receiving the supplement.