Category Archives: Tea

Tea: An Anti-Stress Drink

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Robert Barrington

Tea is a healthy drink that has been shown to have a number of beneficial health effects. The beneficial health effects of tea are thought to stem from the presence of antioxidants in the tea. However, tea clearly has benefits … Continue reading →

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Fruit Tea: A Useful Health food?

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Tea is the most drunk beverage in the world after water. Tea really refers to the decoction made from the Camellia sinensis plant. Tea can be black or green depending on how it is fermented. Tea is a healthy drink … Continue reading →

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Berry Tea: A Good Source of Antioxidants

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Black and green tea have been extensively researched and shown to provide significant health benefits. In particular, black and green tea are a good source of antioxidants and these antioxidants are able to reduce the oxidative stress associated with free … Continue reading →

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Tea As An Anti-Stress Drink

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Robert Barrington
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Herbal Teas and Antioxidants

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Evidence shows that black and green tea are rich in antioxidants, and it is these antioxidants that provide tea with some of its health effects. Antioxidants are important components of a healthy diet because they accumulate in tissues and protect … Continue reading →

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Is It Worth Changing Tea Brands Regularly?

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Tea is a healthy tea because it contains high amounts of antioxidants. The antioxidants in tea are dependent on the type of tea consumed. Green tea contains mainly flavonoids of the flavan-3-ol class called catechins. Catechins are known to have … Continue reading →

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How to Make Tea, Coffee and Cocoa Unhealthy Drinks

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Robert Barrington

There are many healthy drinks that have been shown to possess significant health benefits. Tea, coffee and cocoa all possess high levels of antioxidants. The high levels of antioxidants in these drinks may be the reason for the health benefits … Continue reading →

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Caffeine: Anxiolytic or Anxiogenic Agent?

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Caffeine is often considered to be an anxiogenic compound. In other words, caffeine is thought to be responsible for generating feelings of anxiety in individuals. One of the strategies often suggested to be useful in the treatment of anxiety is … Continue reading →

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The Weight Loss Effects Of EGCG

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Green tea has been evidenced to possess weight loss effects in humans. Of the constituents of green tea, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is thought to be partly responsible for the physiological effects of green tea, and may have particular weight loss … Continue reading →

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The Fluoride Content of Different Teas

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Fluoride is almost ubiquitous in food. Because water contains trace amounts of fluoride naturally, and because fluoride is also added to drinking water, the mineral is present in nearly all foods. All drinks made with water are also likely to … Continue reading →

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