Tea & green tea also improve circulation & blood flow….

Today's post: Monday, 7-16-2007

This was in the daily email from Early to Rise last week.

“Don't Miss Out on the Full Benefits of Tea

By Jon Herring

Dr. Sears and I have written numerous times in ETR about the outstanding health benefits of green and black tea. These teas have been shown to boost brain health, increase metabolism, protect the prostate, and reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease.

But the extent to which tea helps can depend on how you drink it. If you add milk, you could be negating many of its health benefits.

In a study published in the European Heart Journal, subjects were given either a pint of black tea or the same amount of hot water. Of those who were given tea, half drank it straight, while the other half had it with milk. The researchers discovered that blood flow to the forearms increased noticeably in those who drank the tea straight, but those who had either hot water or tea with milk saw no such benefit.

It is known that the flavonoids in tea (catechins) help to relax the blood vessels. And it appears that these catechins, including the highly beneficial antioxidant EGCG, are bound and rendered ineffective by casein, a protein found in milk.

So if you want the full range of health benefits that tea has to offer, drink it straight or with a squeeze of lemon…”


This article appears courtesy of Early To Rise, the Internet’s most popular health, wealth, and success e-zine. For a complimentary subscription, visit http://www.earlytorise.com/.

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Apparently not only does tea & green tea have the other health benefits you’ve likely read about already, it can help people with impaired circulation or high blood pressure by improving the functioning of their blood vessels & their blood flow.

So, it may help improve or prevent things like erectile dysfunction, peripheral artery disease, & circulation related mental decline -- & many others.