Here is a nice article by Rosie Schwartz of the National Post in Canada, summarizing the health benefits of tea and the pros and cons of tea supplements.
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Filed under: supplements, tea on August 22nd, 2007 | No Comments »
Published in the August issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, this study indicates that a green tea concentrate may help boost GST (Phase II) enzymes in people who have naturally low levels due to genetic or environmental factors. Forty-two people were fed a concentrate of green tea catechins While individuals who [...]
Filed under: antioxidants, science news, tea on August 13th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Out of Rutgers, comes a study indicating a synergistic relationship between EGCG and sulforaphane. According to the researchers, “the effects of these two phytochemicals in combination, was dramatically enhanced over the effects of either of the compounds alone, or their additive effects.” The complex molecular interactions and cell signaling pathways make direct translation of the [...]
Filed under: SGS, antioxidants, cancer, science news, tea on August 10th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Hoping to develop an alternative treatment for psoriasis, researchers at the Medical College of Georgia conducted a study on the effects of green tea on inflammatory skin diseases. In previous studies, green tea has shown to suppress inflammation. Mice treated with green tea showed reduced levels of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), which [...]
Filed under: colon, science news, skin, tea on August 9th, 2007 | No Comments »
Here’s a well-written article discussing the body’s Phase I and Phase II detoxification systems, and what we can eat to enhance the liver and kidney’s ability to flush toxins we’ve internalized from dangerous substances such as air pollution, alcohol and food preservatives.
The author provides great examples of detoxification foods including cruciferous vegetables, sulfur [...]
Filed under: books and articles, food on August 3rd, 2007 | No Comments »
Sulforaphane and DIM, separately, possess growth-inhibiting and cell death-inducing properties in cancer cell lines in vitro. Researchers in Germany examined the effect of sulforaphane and DIM on human colon cancer cells. The results indicate that at low doses, sulforaphane and DIM fight against each other. However, at higher concentrations, the joint effects [...]
Filed under: antioxidants, cancer, colon, science news on August 3rd, 2007 | No Comments »
