The Winner of the 2008 Calm-A-Sutra of Tea $20,000 Scholarship is …

John Ford of Los Angeles, California!  The Tea Council of the USA, Inc. received over 700 entries for this competition, in an effort to explore creative ways to promote the health benefits and simple joys of tea.  The winning video as well as the Honorable Mentions are here.
Mr. Ford’s clever entry is called “Interrogation,” [...]

Filed under: tea, video on September 17th, 2008 | No Comments »

Sulforaphane and COPD

The research continues in sulforaphane’s affect on lung tissue.
A study just published this month in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, suggests sulforaphane may reduce the damage that leads to serious lung disease, such as emphysema.
More than 16 million people are affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is often caused [...]

Filed under: SGS, lung, science news on September 15th, 2008 | No Comments »