Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I know green tea is good for cancer patients. Didn't know the rest. Thanks for posting this. Hugs nne Breast Cancer Patients Soul Mates for Lifehttp://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/breastcancerpatients.htmlAnxiety Depression and Breast Cancerhttp://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AnxietyDepressionandBreastCancer/Angel Feather Loomerwww.angelfeatherloomer.blogspot.comCheck out my ornaments at:www.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.htmlThe Cancer Clubwww.cancerclub.com **Who Knew Tea Did This_______? Who Knew Tea Did THIS?Tea fights colds. Tea fights the flu. Tea fights cancer. Maybe it's time to switch from coffee to tea. Drink five to six cups of tea a day--green or black, hot or iced--and you'll get a significant boost to your immune system that will allow you to better fight off diseases from viruses to tumors, according to a new research study presented to the American Chemical Society. HealthDayNews reports that scientists from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital have conducted the first study to link immunity with tea. A molecule that is in tea, as well as bacteria and parasites, activates certain components of the immune system called gamma delta T lymphocytes, which are very important as the first line of defense against infection and tumors.The study: Dr. Jack F. Bukowski and his team assembled a group of volunteers who did not drink tea or coffee. They were told to drink five to six cups of black tea infusion or instant coffee for either two weeks or four weeks. Blood samples were taken to test the activity of the immune system against bacteria.The results: The blood samples of the tea drinkers were five times better able to react against bacteria than the coffee drinkers by making the protein interferon gamma, a molecule that fights bacteria, viruses, and tumors. Bukowski's next study will go one step further and try to show how drinking tea can actually protect you from getting sick.Bukowski cautions that tea can't be seen as a cure, but it could be viewed as a vitamin for the immune system. The fish are biting.Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.20/737 - Release Date: 3/28/2007 4:23 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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