Green Tea

Tea consumption is associated with decreased disease activity of rheumatoid arthritis in a real-world, large-scale study

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism — Jin J, Li J, Gan Y, et al. | April 24, 2020 Researchers analyzed 733 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients from June to December, 2016, to examine the likely link of tea intake with RA via a large-scale, real-world study. The evaluation of disease activity of RA was done as […]

Cholesterol and Dietary Supplements

Your body needs cholesterol to make hormones and other substances, but having too much of it in your blood is linked to higher risks of heart disease and stroke. High cholesterol has no symptoms; the only way to find out whether your cholesterol level is high is by having a blood test. A variety of […]

Association of flavonoids and flavonoid-rich foods with all-cause mortality: The Blue Mountains Eye Study

Clinical Nutrition — Bondonno NP, et al. | January 21, 2019 In The Blue Mountains Eye Study, which included 2,349 participants, researchers examined the associations of flavonoid and flavonoid-rich wholefood intakes with all-cause mortality and the moderating effects of risk factors for early mortality. Using US Department of Agriculture food composition databases, they calculated flavonoid […]

Advising Women Undergoing Treatment for Breast Cancer: A Narrative Review – Full Text Article

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Vol. 24, No. 9-10 Dawn Lemanne, and Victoria Maizes Published Online:24 Sep 2018 https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0150 Abstract A majority of women undergoing conventional treatment for breast cancer also undertake complementary and integrative approaches. Practitioners knowledgeable about the evidence base behind common integrative approaches can help patients attain improved quality of […]

An Integrative Approach to Prostate Cancer – Full Text Article

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary MedicineVol. 24, No. 9-10 Invited Review ArticlesFree Access Donald I. Abrams Published Online:24 Sep 2018 https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0169 The mostly indolent natural history and long overall survival associated with a diagnosis of prostate cancer provides a unique opportunity for men to explore diet and lifestyle interventions to alter the trajectory of […]

Breaking down Alzheimer’s diseases: Green tea extract delivers molecular punch to disrupt formation of neurotoxic species

McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences News Green tea is widely considered to be beneficial for the brain. The antioxidant and detoxifying properties of green tea extracts help fight catastrophic diseases such as Alzheimer’s. However, scientists have never fully understood how they work at the molecular level and how they could be harnessed to find […]

Tea consumption and risk of ischaemic heart disease

Heart, 01/23/2017 Li X, et al. This article was composed with the objectives to prospectively look at the relationship between tea intake and the risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD). In this large prospective study, daily tea intake was connected with a decreased risk of IHD. Methods A prospective study utilizing the China Kadoorie Biobank; […]

Alzheimers: Why is the Brain Deteriorating?

Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. After considerable research it is interesting to bring you up to speed on documented evidence of things which answer the question. “Why is the human brain deteriorating faster than the rest of the body?” There are a multitude of factors and today’s article will touch on a few and […]

Nutrition, dietary interventions and prostate cancer

Nutrition, dietary interventions and prostate cancer: The latest evidence BMC Medicine 01/20/2015 Lin PH, et al. – Prostate cancer (PCa) remains a leading cause of mortality in US men and the prevalence continues to rise world–wide especially in countries where men consume a ‘Western–style’ diet. The combination of all the beneficial factors for PCa risk […]

Nutrition, dietary interventions and prostate cancer – Full Text Article

Nutrition, dietary interventions and prostate cancer: The latest evidence Full Text BMC Medicine, 01/20/2015  Review Article Lin PH, et al. – Prostate cancer (PCa) remains a leading cause of mortality in US men and the prevalence continues to rise world–wide especially in countries where men consume a ‘Western–style’ diet. The combination of all the beneficial […]

Changes in Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Across Cancer Treatment and Relationship to Stress, Mood, and Quality of Life

J Altern Complement Med. 2014 Oct 24. [Epub ahead of print] Changes in Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Across Cancer Treatment and Relationship to Stress, Mood, and Quality of Life. Kang DH, McArdle T, Suh Y. Abstract Objectives: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is prevalent, but specific use of CAM across cancer treatment is […]

Green Tea and Pomegranate Extract Help Fight Diarrhea in Children

Medscape Medical News from the: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2014 National Conference and Exhibition Jim Kling October 23, 2014 SAN DIEGO — When an extract from tea leaves and pomegranate (LifeDrops, LiveLeaf) is combined with a standard oral rehydration solution, children with diarrhea improved faster, according to a new study. “If this were widely […]

Effects of tea intake on blood pressure: A meta-analysis of 21 randomized controlled trials

JACC – Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 10/22/2014 Clinical Article Gang L, et al. – The authors undertook a meta–analysis of randomized controlled trials to determine changes in systolic and diastolic BP due to the intake black and green tea. The meta–analysis showed that long–term (≥12 weeks) ingestion of a tea (green and […]

Analysis of the effect of the active compound of green tea on the proliferation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells

BMC Complement Altern Med. 2014 Aug 30;14(1):322. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-322. Analysis of the effect of the active compound of green tea (EGCG) on the proliferation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Saleh F1, Raghupathy R, Asfar S, Oteifa M, Al-Saleh N. Abstract BACKGROUND: Cancer immunotherapy requires proper manipulation of the immune system, lymphocytes in particular, in order […]

Green Tea’s Impact on Cognitive Function Now Visible

Medscape Medical News > Psychiatry Megan Brooks April 16, 2014 Green tea appears to boost memory by enhancing functional brain connectivity, a new imaging study suggests. A study led by Stefan Borgwardt, MD, PhD, from the Department of Psychiatry, University of Basel, Switzerland, shows that drinking a green tea extract enhances memory performance, a finding […]

Green Tea’s Impact on Cognitive Function Now Visible

Megan Brooks April 16, 2014 Green tea appears to boost memory by enhancing functional brain connectivity, a new imaging study suggests. A study led by Stefan Borgwardt, MD, PhD, from the Department of Psychiatry, University of Basel, Switzerland, shows that drinking a green tea extract enhances memory performance, a finding that researchers suggest may have important clinical […]

The effect of green tea on blood pressure and lipid profile

A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials  Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases, 03/27/2014  Evidence Based Medicine  Review Article Onakpoya I, et al. – The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the evidence for or against the effectiveness of green tea (Camellia sinensis) on blood pressure and lipid parameters. Green tea intake […]

Green Tea, Blueberry Supplement May Improve Cognition

Megan Brooks February 13, 2014 A commercially available nutraceutical supplement composed of, among other ingredients, green tea and blueberries led to modest improvements in cognitive processing speed in older, cognitively healthy adults, according to results of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. This finding is “noteworthy” given that processing speed is “most often affected early on in […]

Association of Tea Consumption and the Risk of Oral Cancer

Oral Oncol 2014 Jan 02;[EPub Ahead of Print], W Wang, Y Yang, W Zhang, W Wu Research January 08, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This meta-analysis of 14 studies and 4675 oral cancer cases found that green tea consumption was associated with a 20% reduction in relative risk of developing oral cancer. The consumption of black tea was […]

Coffee and tea: perks for health and longevity?

Bhatti SK, et al. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2013 Nov;16(6):688-97. doi: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e328365b9a0. Affiliation aSaint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute & University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri bJohn Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School, The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans cDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, […]