Black Tea May Help Protect Against Heart Disease

Your cup of black tea may help prevent heart disease. This is the finding of a new study from the University of L’Aquila in Italy.
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 [...]

Eat Mushrooms and Drink Green Tea to Lower Breast Cancer Risk

More good news about the health benefits of green tea.   According to a new study in the International Journal of Cancer, women drinking green tea and eating mushrooms lower their risk of developing breast cancer.
The study tracked 2,000 women in China.  Women who ate mushrooms and consumed green tea daily only had 11 to 18% [...]

An Excellent Video on Tea & Health

Tea is very healthy for you.  But some of the information about the health benefits of tea can be confusing.  We found  an excellent video summarizing tea and health.  We cant show the video yet on our blog so you will have to go to Dilmah.com to watch it.  Once you get to the page, [...]

New Research Shows How Green Tea Helps Your Heart

The good news about tea continues. New research shows green tea can keep your heart’s arteries flexible and relaxed. This allows your heart to better cope against changes in blood pressure.
An article in Time magazine reported on the study. A study from the Athens Medical School in Greece showed green tea drinkers [...]

Understanding Tea and Caffeine

Do you know how much caffeine is in a cup of tea? Most people are confused. Caffeine occurs naturally in coffee, tea and cocoa beans. It is added to cola to enhance flavor.
Since black and green tea come from Camellia sinensis, the tea plant, both contain caffeine. Most herbal teas are made from [...]