Green tea's ability to fight cancer is even more potent and varied
than scientists suspected, say researchers who have discovered that
chemicals in green tea shut down one of the key molecules targeted
by tobacco to cause cancer.
Insure Your Health, producer of Cran-max, has announced the launch
of its latest product Anti-max, a blend of elderberry, green tea,
ginger and nigella sativa, designed to boost the immune
system.
Directly Young manufacturer of the serotonin-containing supplement
Serotab, claimed to be the first and only serotonin containing
dietary supplement, has announced its availability in the Naples,
Florida area.
Green tea is not an effective treatment for advanced prostate
cancer, say researchers reporting on a small in-vivo study,
although the plant has previously been shown to decrease tumour
size and cancer spread in mice.
Caffeine could one day be used to cure skin cancer, according to US
scientists who have found that the stimulant combined with an
extract from green tea can kill cancer in mice. More research will
be required to find out whether the...
BioTech of the US has introduced a new weight loss supplement
called Norexin which it claims will enable consumers to lose weight
without any unwanted side-effects which may be related to the use
of other slimming products.
The widely-reported health benefits of tea consumption are driving
growth in the speciality tea market, especially among older
drinkers, according to new research from Seattle-based Sage Group.
Final proof that dietary components like green tea, curry spice or
wine can fight cancer in humans and not just laboratory test tubes
remains elusive, but researchers are full of hope for the
unconventional treatments.
The antioxidant properties of green tea could help fight muscle
degeneration diseases such as muscular dystrophy, at least
according to initial evidence from research carried out on mice
The catechins found in green tea may benefit arthritis patients by
reducing the degradation of cartilage, according to an in vitro
study conducted at the University of Sheffield Medical School in
the UK.
Researchers at the University of Leeds have published information
on the levels of phenols, catechins and caffeine found in the most
popular teas consumed in the UK.
Coffee contains four times the amount of health-boosting
antioxidants as green tea, reveals a new study that examined the
effects of green tea, cocoa, herbal teas and coffee on antioxidant
activity.