Re: Recent article about benefits of Tea.

[Guest guest]

Yes, one of the reasons to drink tea

(others are it has linked to reduction in liver cancer, chelates iron out of

the system, etc.) is just that.

In Health!

Jay W. Emmons

[ ] Recent

article about benefits of Tea.

Hello,

I saw the recent posts about tea, but have you

seen this recent

article? Sorry if this is a duplicate

posting. The most interesting

result is Tea Drinkers had 5 times the amount of

interferon in

their immune red blood cells. Is that the

kind HepC'ers need?

Is there more than one kind, I don't really

know. From CNN:http:/

/www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/04/22/tea.germs.ap/index.html

WASHINGTON (AP) -- An ordinary cup of tea may be a

powerful

infection fighter, a study suggests.

Researchers report in the Proceedings of the

National Academy

of Sciences that they have found in tea a chemical

that boosts

the body's defense fivefold against disease.

They said the chemical primes immune system cells

to attack

bacteria, viruses and fungi and could, perhaps, be

turned into a

disease-fighting drug someday.

Dr. Jack F. Bukowski of Brigham and Women's

Hospital in

Boston and Harvard Medical School said Monday that

he and his

co-authors isolated the chemical in the laboratory

and then

proved with a group of volunteers that it did

protect against

germs.

" We worked out the molecular aspects of this

tea component in

the test tube and then tested it on a small number

of people to

see if it actually worked in human beings, "

said Bukowski. The

results, he said, gave clear proof that five cups

of tea a day

sharpened the body's defenses against disease.

Penny Kris-Etherton, a nutrition specialist at

Pennsylvania State

University, said Bukowski's study adds to a

growing body of

evidence that tea is an effective disease fighter.

" This is potentially a very significant

finding, " she said. " We're

seeing multiple benefits from tea. "

But she said the work needs to be confirmed in a

much larger

study, involving more people.

Infection protection

In the study, Bukowski and his co-authors isolated

from ordinary

black tea a substance called L-theanine. He said

the substance

is found as well in green and oolong tea, which

also are

processed from traditional tea tree leaves.

Bukowski said L-theanine is broken down in the

liver to

ethylamine, a molecule that primes the response of

an immune

blood cell called the gamma-delta T cell.

" We know from other studies that these

gamma-delta T cells in

the blood are the first line of defense against

many types of

bacteria, viral, fungal and parasitic

infections, " he said. " They

even have some anti-tumor activity. "

The T cells prompt the secretion of interferon, a

key part of the

body's chemical defense against infection,

Bukowski said.

" We know from mouse studies that if you boost

this part of the

immune system it can protect against

infection, " he said.

To further test the finding, the researchers had

11 volunteers

drink five cups a day of tea, and 10 others drink

coffee. Before

the test began, they drew blood samples from all

21 test

subjects.

After four weeks, they took more blood from the

tea drinkers and

then exposed that blood to the bacteria called

E-coli. Bukowski

said the immune cells in the specimens secreted

five times

more interferon than did blood cells from the same

subjects

before the weeks of tea drinking. Blood tests and

bacteria

challenges showed there was no change in the

interferon levels

of the coffee drinkers, he said.

Bukowski said it may be possible to further

isolate and refine L-

theanine from tea and use that as a drug to boost

the infection

defense of the body.

The health effects of tea have been extensively

studied. It has

been linked to lower heart disease and cancer risk

through the

action of flavonoids, a type of antioxidant. Other

studies have

linked tea to helping combat osteoporosis, the

brittle bone

disease, and to relieving some allergy symptoms.

[Guest guest]

I haven't been drinking tea but I am starting today. I used to be a coffee-holic: I could drink 4-6 cups a day and fall asleep easily. I quit when I started tx but occasionally have a cup now and then.

RE: [ ] Recent article about benefits of Tea.

Yes, one of the reasons to drink tea (others are it has linked to reduction in liver cancer, chelates iron out of the system, etc.) is just that.

In Health!

Jay W. Emmons

-----Original Message-----From: deezeederro [mailto:deezeederro@...] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 9:52 AM Subject: [ ] Recent article about benefits of Tea.

Hello, I saw the recent posts about tea, but have you seen this recent article? Sorry if this is a duplicate posting. The most interesting result is Tea Drinkers had 5 times the amount of interferon in their immune red blood cells. Is that the kind HepC'ers need? Is there more than one kind, I don't really know. From CNN:http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/04/22/tea.germs.ap/index.htmlWASHINGTON (AP) -- An ordinary cup of tea may be a powerful infection fighter, a study suggests. Researchers report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that they have found in tea a chemical that boosts the body's defense fivefold against disease. They said the chemical primes immune system cells to attack bacteria, viruses and fungi and could, perhaps, be turned into a disease-fighting drug someday. Dr. Jack F. Bukowski of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and Harvard Medical School said Monday that he and his co-authors isolated the chemical in the laboratory and then proved with a group of volunteers that it did protect against germs. "We worked out the molecular aspects of this tea component in the test tube and then tested it on a small number of people to see if it actually worked in human beings," said Bukowski. The results, he said, gave clear proof that five cups of tea a day sharpened the body's defenses against disease. Penny Kris-Etherton, a nutrition specialist at Pennsylvania State University, said Bukowski's study adds to a growing body of evidence that tea is an effective disease fighter. "This is potentially a very significant finding," she said. "We're seeing multiple benefits from tea." But she said the work needs to be confirmed in a much larger study, involving more people. Infection protectionIn the study, Bukowski and his co-authors isolated from ordinary black tea a substance called L-theanine. He said the substance is found as well in green and oolong tea, which also are processed from traditional tea tree leaves. Bukowski said L-theanine is broken down in the liver to ethylamine, a molecule that primes the response of an immune blood cell called the gamma-delta T cell. "We know from other studies that these gamma-delta T cells in the blood are the first line of defense against many types of bacteria, viral, fungal and parasitic infections," he said. "They even have some anti-tumor activity." The T cells prompt the secretion of interferon, a key part of the body's chemical defense against infection, Bukowski said. "We know from mouse studies that if you boost this part of the immune system it can protect against infection," he said. To further test the finding, the researchers had 11 volunteers drink five cups a day of tea, and 10 others drink coffee. Before the test began, they drew blood samples from all 21 test subjects. After four weeks, they took more blood from the tea drinkers and then exposed that blood to the bacteria called E-coli. Bukowski said the immune cells in the specimens secreted five times more interferon than did blood cells from the same subjects before the weeks of tea drinking. Blood tests and bacteria challenges showed there was no change in the interferon levels of the coffee drinkers, he said. Bukowski said it may be possible to further isolate and refine L-theanine from tea and use that as a drug to boost the infection defense of the body. The health effects of tea have been extensively studied. It has been linked to lower heart disease and cancer risk through the action of flavonoids, a type of antioxidant. Other studies have linked tea to helping combat osteoporosis, the brittle bone disease, and to relieving some allergy symptoms.

[Guest guest]

The studies on green tea and liver cancer

had a usage of 5-10 cups per day (Orientals) so unless one is a coffee drinker;

that is a high amount of caffeine. I hope to have a decaffeinated green tea

soon so caffeine sensitive folks can take that high amount. Actually, Salada has

a decaffeinated tea bag that is economical.

In Health!

Jay W. Emmons

Re: [ ]

Recent article about benefits of Tea.

I haven't been drinking tea but I am

starting today. I used to be a coffee-holic: I could drink 4-6 cups a day and

fall asleep easily. I quit when I started tx but occasionally have a cup now

and then.

[ ] Recent

article about benefits of Tea.

Hello,

I saw the recent posts about tea, but have you

seen this recent

article? Sorry if this is a duplicate

posting. The most interesting

result is Tea Drinkers had 5 times the amount of

interferon in

their immune red blood cells. Is that the

kind HepC'ers need?

Is there more than one kind, I don't really

know. From CNN:http:/

/www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/04/22/tea.germs.ap/index.html

WASHINGTON (AP) -- An ordinary cup of tea may be a

powerful

infection fighter, a study suggests.

Researchers report in the Proceedings of the

National Academy

of Sciences that they have found in tea a chemical

that boosts

the body's defense fivefold against disease.

They said the chemical primes immune system cells

to attack

bacteria, viruses and fungi and could, perhaps, be

turned into a

disease-fighting drug someday.

Dr. Jack F. Bukowski of Brigham and Women's

Hospital in

Boston and Harvard Medical School said Monday that

he and his

co-authors isolated the chemical in the laboratory

and then

proved with a group of volunteers that it did

protect against

germs.

" We worked out the molecular aspects of this

tea component in

the test tube and then tested it on a small number

of people to

see if it actually worked in human beings, "

said Bukowski. The

results, he said, gave clear proof that five cups

of tea a day

sharpened the body's defenses against disease.

Penny Kris-Etherton, a nutrition specialist at

Pennsylvania State

University, said Bukowski's study adds to a

growing body of

evidence that tea is an effective disease fighter.

" This is potentially a very significant

finding, " she said. " We're

seeing multiple benefits from tea. "

But she said the work needs to be confirmed in a

much larger

study, involving more people.

Infection protection

In the study, Bukowski and his co-authors isolated

from ordinary

black tea a substance called L-theanine. He said

the substance

is found as well in green and oolong tea, which

also are

processed from traditional tea tree leaves.

Bukowski said L-theanine is broken down in the

liver to

ethylamine, a molecule that primes the response of

an immune

blood cell called the gamma-delta T cell.

" We know from other studies that these

gamma-delta T cells in

the blood are the first line of defense against

many types of

bacteria, viral, fungal and parasitic

infections, " he said. " They

even have some anti-tumor activity. "

The T cells prompt the secretion of interferon, a

key part of the

body's chemical defense against infection,

Bukowski said.

" We know from mouse studies that if you boost

this part of the

immune system it can protect against

infection, " he said.

To further test the finding, the researchers had

11 volunteers

drink five cups a day of tea, and 10 others drink

coffee. Before

the test began, they drew blood samples from all

21 test

subjects.

After four weeks, they took more blood from the

tea drinkers and

then exposed that blood to the bacteria called

E-coli. Bukowski

said the immune cells in the specimens secreted

five times

more interferon than did blood cells from the same

subjects

before the weeks of tea drinking. Blood tests and

bacteria

challenges showed there was no change in the

interferon levels

of the coffee drinkers, he said.

Bukowski said it may be possible to further

isolate and refine L-

theanine from tea and use that as a drug to boost

the infection

defense of the body.

The health effects of tea have been extensively

studied. It has

been linked to lower heart disease and cancer risk

through the

action of flavonoids, a type of antioxidant. Other

studies have

linked tea to helping combat osteoporosis, the

brittle bone

disease, and to relieving some allergy symptoms.

[Guest guest]

I have found many instances of HCV impacted persons with stories

similar to my own. I was at times using coffee, chocolate and at times

alcohol to combat the fatigue that comes with hepatitis c. I still

enjoy coffee, but just a cup and I ensure I have the good stuff. It is

now almost a spiritual event, as I now enjoy the flavours and aromas.

No if I'm tired I've tried something new, it's called getting one's

life organized. And when that doesn't work, I just go off and have a nap.

Tea is a wonderful compromise, as I have found you can be as eccentric

as some wine fiends. And good for you to boot.

Andy

[Guest guest]

I just keep reading more and more about the benefits of tea - black,

green, white, you name it! Love my tea!

Karolyn

> I have found many instances of HCV impacted persons with stories

> similar to my own. I was at times using coffee, chocolate and at

times

> alcohol to combat the fatigue that comes with hepatitis c. I still

> enjoy coffee, but just a cup and I ensure I have the good stuff. It

is

> now almost a spiritual event, as I now enjoy the flavours and

aromas.

> No if I'm tired I've tried something new, it's called getting one's

> life organized. And when that doesn't work, I just go off and have

a nap.

>

> Tea is a wonderful compromise, as I have found you can be as

eccentric

> as some wine fiends. And good for you to boot.

>

> Andy

[Guest guest]

Yes, the subtleties of tea are manifold.

It is quite akin to wine at least in the appreciation and ritual of drinking.

Perhaps more so in the ritual.

I happened to have tea in China at the University

(where he teaches) with the person called the ¡ÆGrandfather of Tea Polyphenols

of China¡Ç (a picture is here: http://www.liverfriend.com/Graphics/DrYang.jpg

) His infectious smile transcended the translator (the third person in the

picture was my translator, Dr Lin) while we spent the morning sipping tea in

his tea room at the University. He presented to me a gift of the finest light

(maybe what they are talking about with white) tea and a tea set. He also had a

sample of a skin tea polyphenol product that we had been working on for

reduction of sun damage. It is just now, over 2 years later, getting some

popular press.

In Health!

Jay W. Emmons

[ ] Re:

Recent article about benefits of Tea.

I just

keep reading more and more about the benefits of tea - black,

green, white, you name it! Love my

tea!

Karolyn

> I have found many instances of

HCV impacted persons with stories

> similar to my own. I was at

times using coffee, chocolate and at

times

> alcohol to combat the fatigue

that comes with hepatitis c. I still

> enjoy coffee, but just a cup

and I ensure I have the good stuff. It

is

> now almost a spiritual event,

as I now enjoy the flavours and

aromas.

> No if I'm tired I've tried

something new, it's called getting one's

> life organized. And when that

doesn't work, I just go off and have

a nap.

>

> Tea is a wonderful compromise,

as I have found you can be as

eccentric

> as some wine fiends. And good

for you to boot.

>

> Andy

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reaserching on hepatitis,and finally i found few herbs that are very

helpfull in reducing viral loads,i study it on 50 pt both b and c and i

found very good reult.

thanks to GOD

my e mail adress is

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>From: " deezeederro " <deezeederro@...>

>Reply-

>

>Subject: [ ] Recent article about benefits of Tea.

>Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 16:51:39 -0000

>

>Hello,

>I saw the recent posts about tea, but have you seen this recent

>article? Sorry if this is a duplicate posting. The most interesting

>result is Tea Drinkers had 5 times the amount of interferon in

>their immune red blood cells. Is that the kind HepC'ers need?

>Is there more than one kind, I don't really know. From CNN:http:/

>/www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/04/22/tea.germs.ap/index.html

>

>WASHINGTON (AP) -- An ordinary cup of tea may be a powerful

>infection fighter, a study suggests.

>

>Researchers report in the Proceedings of the National Academy

>of Sciences that they have found in tea a chemical that boosts

>the body's defense fivefold against disease.

>

>They said the chemical primes immune system cells to attack

>bacteria, viruses and fungi and could, perhaps, be turned into a

>disease-fighting drug someday.

>

>Dr. Jack F. Bukowski of Brigham and Women's Hospital in

>Boston and Harvard Medical School said Monday that he and his

>co-authors isolated the chemical in the laboratory and then

>proved with a group of volunteers that it did protect against

>germs.

>

> " We worked out the molecular aspects of this tea component in

>the test tube and then tested it on a small number of people to

>see if it actually worked in human beings, " said Bukowski. The

>results, he said, gave clear proof that five cups of tea a day

>sharpened the body's defenses against disease.

>

>Penny Kris-Etherton, a nutrition specialist at Pennsylvania State

>University, said Bukowski's study adds to a growing body of

>evidence that tea is an effective disease fighter.

>

> " This is potentially a very significant finding, " she said. " We're

>seeing multiple benefits from tea. "

>

>But she said the work needs to be confirmed in a much larger

>study, involving more people.

>

>Infection protection

>

>In the study, Bukowski and his co-authors isolated from ordinary

>black tea a substance called L-theanine. He said the substance

>is found as well in green and oolong tea, which also are

>processed from traditional tea tree leaves.

>

>Bukowski said L-theanine is broken down in the liver to

>ethylamine, a molecule that primes the response of an immune

>blood cell called the gamma-delta T cell.

>

> " We know from other studies that these gamma-delta T cells in

>the blood are the first line of defense against many types of

>bacteria, viral, fungal and parasitic infections, " he said. " They

>even have some anti-tumor activity. "

>

>The T cells prompt the secretion of interferon, a key part of the

>body's chemical defense against infection, Bukowski said.

>

> " We know from mouse studies that if you boost this part of the

>immune system it can protect against infection, " he said.

>

>To further test the finding, the researchers had 11 volunteers

>drink five cups a day of tea, and 10 others drink coffee. Before

>the test began, they drew blood samples from all 21 test

>subjects.

>

>After four weeks, they took more blood from the tea drinkers and

>then exposed that blood to the bacteria called E-coli. Bukowski

>said the immune cells in the specimens secreted five times

>more interferon than did blood cells from the same subjects

>before the weeks of tea drinking. Blood tests and bacteria

>challenges showed there was no change in the interferon levels

>of the coffee drinkers, he said.

>

>Bukowski said it may be possible to further isolate and refine L-

>theanine from tea and use that as a drug to boost the infection

>defense of the body.

>

>The health effects of tea have been extensively studied. It has

>been linked to lower heart disease and cancer risk through the

>action of flavonoids, a type of antioxidant. Other studies have

>linked tea to helping combat osteoporosis, the brittle bone

>disease, and to relieving some allergy symptoms.

>

>

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My name is Dr.AHMED MUSTAFA ,i live in Pakistan.For long time i am

reaserching on hepatitis,and finally i found few herbs that are very

helpfull in reducing viral loads,i study it on 50 pt both b and c and i

found very good reult.

thanks to GOD

my e mail adress is

drahmedmac@...

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>Reply-

>< >

>Subject: Re: [ ] Recent article about benefits of Tea.

>Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 13:55:58 -0500

>

>I haven't been drinking tea but I am starting today. I used to be a

>coffee-holic: I could drink 4-6 cups a day and fall asleep easily. I quit

>when I started tx but occasionally have a cup now and then.

>

>

> [ ] Recent article about benefits of Tea.

>

>

>

> Hello,

> I saw the recent posts about tea, but have you seen this recent

> article? Sorry if this is a duplicate posting. The most interesting

> result is Tea Drinkers had 5 times the amount of interferon in

> their immune red blood cells. Is that the kind HepC'ers need?

> Is there more than one kind, I don't really know. From CNN:http:/

> /www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/04/22/tea.germs.ap/index.html

>

> WASHINGTON (AP) -- An ordinary cup of tea may be a powerful

> infection fighter, a study suggests.

>

> Researchers report in the Proceedings of the National Academy

> of Sciences that they have found in tea a chemical that boosts

> the body's defense fivefold against disease.

>

> They said the chemical primes immune system cells to attack

> bacteria, viruses and fungi and could, perhaps, be turned into a

> disease-fighting drug someday.

>

> Dr. Jack F. Bukowski of Brigham and Women's Hospital in

> Boston and Harvard Medical School said Monday that he and his

> co-authors isolated the chemical in the laboratory and then

> proved with a group of volunteers that it did protect against

> germs.

>

> " We worked out the molecular aspects of this tea component in

> the test tube and then tested it on a small number of people to

> see if it actually worked in human beings, " said Bukowski. The

> results, he said, gave clear proof that five cups of tea a day

> sharpened the body's defenses against disease.

>

> Penny Kris-Etherton, a nutrition specialist at Pennsylvania State

> University, said Bukowski's study adds to a growing body of

> evidence that tea is an effective disease fighter.

>

> " This is potentially a very significant finding, " she said. " We're

> seeing multiple benefits from tea. "

>

> But she said the work needs to be confirmed in a much larger

> study, involving more people.

>

> Infection protection

>

> In the study, Bukowski and his co-authors isolated from ordinary

> black tea a substance called L-theanine. He said the substance

> is found as well in green and oolong tea, which also are

> processed from traditional tea tree leaves.

>

> Bukowski said L-theanine is broken down in the liver to

> ethylamine, a molecule that primes the response of an immune

> blood cell called the gamma-delta T cell.

>

> " We know from other studies that these gamma-delta T cells in

> the blood are the first line of defense against many types of

> bacteria, viral, fungal and parasitic infections, " he said. " They

> even have some anti-tumor activity. "

>

> The T cells prompt the secretion of interferon, a key part of the

> body's chemical defense against infection, Bukowski said.

>

> " We know from mouse studies that if you boost this part of the

> immune system it can protect against infection, " he said.

>

> To further test the finding, the researchers had 11 volunteers

> drink five cups a day of tea, and 10 others drink coffee. Before

> the test began, they drew blood samples from all 21 test

> subjects.

>

> After four weeks, they took more blood from the tea drinkers and

> then exposed that blood to the bacteria called E-coli. Bukowski

> said the immune cells in the specimens secreted five times

> more interferon than did blood cells from the same subjects

> before the weeks of tea drinking. Blood tests and bacteria

> challenges showed there was no change in the interferon levels

> of the coffee drinkers, he said.

>

> Bukowski said it may be possible to further isolate and refine L-

> theanine from tea and use that as a drug to boost the infection

> defense of the body.

>

> The health effects of tea have been extensively studied. It has

> been linked to lower heart disease and cancer risk through the

> action of flavonoids, a type of antioxidant. Other studies have

> linked tea to helping combat osteoporosis, the brittle bone

> disease, and to relieving some allergy symptoms.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>