programmed to develop the disease.
In the laboratory, it reverses many different types of cancer, and is being tested in clinical trials at the Mayo Clinic for leukemia and at the University of Arizona for bladder cancer.
It can lower cholesterol, strengthen the immune system and protect the heart.
And now a new study—published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association, in September 2006—shows that people who drink green tea aren’t just healthier. They live longer, too.
The study was conducted by a team of Japanese doctors. They looked closely at health statistics from a 10-year study of 40,530 men and women in Japan, aged 40 to 79. And they found that, as these people aged, those who drank the most green tea had the lowest death rates from any cause, and also the lowest death rates from heart disease. The specifics:
Men who 1 to 2 cups of green tea per day were 7% less likely to die during the years of the study than people who didn’t drink green tea. At a daily intake of 5 cups or more, they were 12% less likely to die.
Women got even more protection from green tea: an 18% lower death rate among those drinking 3 to 4 cups, and a 23% lower death rate among those drinking 5 cups or more.
When scientists looked at heart disease—which kills 1 out of every 2 people, here in America—they found the protection was even stronger. Women who drank 5 or more cups of tea a day had a 31% lower risk of dying from heart disease than women who didn’t drink green tea!
Tea also protected against stroke, in men and women.
Needless to say, I’m not planning to break my green tea habit. Based on this study, it might be a habit you may want to consider for yourself.
Article Source: http://www.articlerocket.com
Yours for better health, Bill Gottlieb, author The Natural Fat-Loss Pharmacy and Alternative Cures (1.5 million copies in print) billgottlieb@drugfreehealing.com www.drugfreehealing.com
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