Results from a Dutch study of 40,00o people over 13 years indicates that having several cups of tea a day can protect against heart disease.

The risk of heart disease was cut by 1/3 for tea drinkers who had 6 or more cups of tea per day.

A new study from the Mayo Clinic focuses on a component of green tea being a non-toxic treatent for CLC, a form of leukemia. A chemical found in green tea has been shown to control a patient’s leumekia cells.   The Mayo Clinic is in the midst of follow-up studies.

Further research is needed, but this continues to show the many health benefits of tea.

The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry reports on a new study that shows green tea may help in the fight against glaucoma.

In the study, catechins helps reduce the stress placed upon your eyes. Green tea contains catechins, which are

antioxidants that offer the body protection.

The Journal reported on a study from Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering in Sendai, Japan.  The study found that elderly men and women consuming 4 or more cups of green tea had 44% less chance of having depression symptoms.

The study covered over 1,000 elderly Japanese citizens.  Reseachers think that theanine, a substance found in green tea, may be the reason for the study’s results.

Researchers caution that more study is necessary.

In the study, 3 components of green tea were exposed to cells that form bones.  Researchers found that one of the components of green tea, EGC, promoted growth and strengthened bones.  Plus, high EGC levels stopped a cell than can weaken bones.

A study in the American Journal of Epidemiology explored the relationship between green tea and blood cancer in approximately 20,000 men and 22,000 women in Japan. In almost 10 years of follow through, it was learned that blood cancer risks were 42% lower when subjects drank 5 or more cups of green tea per day. Plus, drinking the same number of green tea cups per day resulted in 48% lower rink of lymphoid cancer.

More research into the subject is necessary. But make sure green tea is part of your diet.

A study at the Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson are trying to determine the effect of green tea extract on viruses causing cervical cancer.

The study is sponsored by the Division of Cancer Prevention at the National Cancer Institute.

In the study, over 4 months, subjects take a daily green tea extract or placebo. Researchers hope that green tea extract will destroy the virus before it can lead to cervical cancer.

The study found that black tea provides you better heart health by lowering blood pressure and improving blood vessel reactivity.

Researchers studied 19 healthy men. The subjects drank a specific amount of tea over 5 periods lasting 1 week each.

Whether it is English Tea or Irish Tea, just drink more tea to improve your heart health.

The research was reported in Periodontology, the official publication of the American Academy of Periodontology. Yoshihiro Shimazaki of Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan authored the study.

Researchers studied 940 men between the ages of 49 and 59.

Catechin, the antioxidant in green tea, is believed to be the substance helping to make teeth and gums healthier.

So, have a cup of green tea and smile, you are helping to make your teeth and gums healthier.

The video is about 6 minutes long.  It is very worthwhile. Once we get permission to use the video, we will put in here (we want to act above board).

You should visit Dilmah’ s web site. It has a lot of great information on the health benefits of tea.

Of course, make sure to return to teadog.com when you are ready to buy your Dilmah Tea.