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Posted 29/09/2011 20:16:29
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Sarah - you made me laugh about lawn mowings with hot water!  I know what you mean, but Twyinings do one with apple and pear - it's yummy!
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 Posted 05/10/2011 07:29:51
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Green tea is made solely with the leaves of Camellia sinensis that have undergone minimal oxidation during processing.It is rich in epigallocatechin gallate(EGCG) which helps to kill cancer without harming healthy tissue and also it lowers the cholesterol levels.Beside this Green tea can even help to prevent tooth decay.
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Posted 05/10/2011 09:42:46
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| I need all those benefits - cancer wiped out a whole generation on my father's side and family research shows it goes back further than this. Currently a first cousin has an untreatable malignant brain tumour. It's no good having healthy bones if you die of cancer. We have to arrive at a compromise based on our own situations and risk factors. Whilst we are supposed to avoid caffeine - tea and coffee are listed in Dr Glenville's "Dos and Dont's" as to be avoided or decreased (page 152 of Osteoporosis, how to prevent, treat and reverse it, 2010) - green tea is listed in her "Shopping list for alkaline foods", page 171. Based on the Hong Kong research about green tea being positively beneficial for OP, which is featured in scientific magazines, I am going to up my intake of it from virtually nil to at least one mug per day. The research cites 6-7 cups per day, but we have to bear in mind that the Hong Kong cup is only 100mls!
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Posted 16/01/2012 15:24:01
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Been reading this all with great interest. I no only have 1 cup of coffee per day whereas when I was working I drank up to 10 per day. Now I just drink herbal teas during the day and lots of water with lemon slices. That suits me and I quite like it.
With regard to all the various cancers these days, there are a few interesting videos on youtube if you search for Bicarbonate of Soda or Baking Soda as the US calls it. One specific one was from an Italien Childrens Oncologist. That all made sense to me and I drew the analogy of our pool - if the PH is incorrect, the water grows algae and goes 'off'.
I would be interested to hear others coments re Bicarb of Soda to balance PH - off course I would still follow a correct balanced diet!!!!
Regards
Sieglinde
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Posted 30/01/2012 21:35:18
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Just discovered Tetley do decaffeinated green tea. It's not as bitter as the regular stuff 
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Posted 25/02/2012 14:29:01
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Hi, Eliza.
Not all green teas are the same!
Japanese tea is reputed to have many health qualities, and if you are keen to drink it, you don't necessarily have to imbibe lots of caffeine.
Sencha is made from new leaves picked in spring and then steamed. It has a wonderful colour and smell (like fresh cut grass, I think) but it does contain caffeine.
The later the leaves are picked, the lower the caffeine content. I particularly like Hojicha, prepared from green tea leaves, steamed and then roasted. As the leaves are picked in June or July they have a lower caffeine content than Sencha.
Japanese Roasted Twig Tea - Kukicha - made from twigs and stems of the tea bushes harvested late in the season, when the plant's caffeine levels are at their lowest. The twigs are steamed, dried aged to develop their flavour, then roasted and mixed with a small portion of roasted tea leaves.It contains one tenth of the caffeine of normal tea.
I have taken the information above from the Clearspring website, which sells organic green tea made traditionally in Japan. I have written to them to ask more about the caffeine content of green tea, and will pass on the information when I receive a reply.
Kind regards
Judith
Celia
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Posted 24/03/2012 04:40:43
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More than a decade's worth of research about green tea's health benefits, particularly its potential to fight cancer and heart disease, has been more than intriguing, as have limited studies about green tea's role in lowering cholesterol, burning fat, preventing diabetes and stroke, and staving off dementia. Green tea is the least processed species and thus provides the most antioxidant polyphenols, notably a catechin called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), which is believed to be responsible for most of the health benefits linked to green tea.
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Posted 24/03/2012 16:20:27
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Green tea has undisputed health benefits - but it is full of caffiene. And caffiene is one of the things to avoid if you have OP.
Sarah
Tscore Lumbar spine -3.3, Femoral neck -2.6, Hip -2.2
Alkali diet (+ no caffeine/sugar/salt/rhubarb/spinach) and exercise and supplements of Vit D (2,000IUs daily), Vit K2 as MK7, vit K2 Menatetrenone, Cod liver oil.
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Posted 03/04/2012 10:21:09
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maybe try and avoid caffeine, but it is not a "must". Love my coffee and tea! Everything in moderation, I say
Jilly
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Posted 03/04/2012 12:15:08
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Like you I really enjoy tea and coffee, but my desire for my bones not to crumble is greater! Of course I lapse.
Tscore Lumbar spine -3.3, Femoral neck -2.6, Hip -2.2
Alkali diet (+ no caffeine/sugar/salt/rhubarb/spinach) and exercise and supplements of Vit D (2,000IUs daily), Vit K2 as MK7, vit K2 Menatetrenone, Cod liver oil.
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