Guest guest Posted November 14, 2004 Report Share Posted November 14, 2004 Tea helps memory Ian Sample, science correspondent Tuesday October 26, 2004 The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/science/story/0,12996,1336003,00.html Scientists have come up with the ideal riposte for those accused of taking too many tea breaks: tea keeps your brain healthy, they say. Tests on green and black tea suggest that regular tea drinking could help prevent age-related memory loss and keep dementias such as Alzheimer's disease at bay. Ed Okello and colleagues at the Medicinal Plant Research Centre at Newcastle University discovered that tea blocks brain enzymes that destroy acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that carries messages between brain cells. Though scientists do not fully understand the causes of Alzheimer's disease, those affected have extremely low levels of acetylcholine in their brains. Drugs to treat the condition work by boosting the neurotransmitter back to normal levels. Normal age-related memory loss is also linked to a loss of acetylcholine. By halting the destruction of acetylcholine - a natural and necessary process in healthy brains - chemicals in tea could prevent levels of the neurotransmitter dropping too low. Black tea is derived from the same plant as green tea, but is fermented. Both types blocked two brain enzymes, while green tea also blocked the effects of a third. "The beneficial effects of green tea lasted for a week, but with black tea, the effect wore off after a day," said Dr Okello, whose study appears in the journal Phytotherapy Research. "If this works in the body like it does in the lab, anything like five to 10 cups of tea a day would help the levels of acetylcholine if you have too little," said Dr Okello. Useful links More science news More research news Life: The Guardian's scientific supplement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 Tea contains more fluorine than any other plant. It is not wise to make it a main beverage. regards, Duncan Crow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 Duncan This is a pretty broad statement. Do you include all teas or fermented teas. What about good quality green and herbal teas.Really curious. Cheers, Doug - Duncan Crow Monday, November 22, 2004 12:57 AM Re: Tea helps memory Tea contains more fluorine than any other plant. It is not wise to make it a main beverage.regards,Duncan Crow«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§ - PULSE ON WORLD HEALTH CONSPIRACIES! §Subscribe:......... - To :.... - Any information here in is for educational purpose only, it may be news related, purely speculation or someone's opinion. Always consult with a qualified health practitioner before deciding on any course of treatment, especially for serious or life-threatening illnesses.**COPYRIGHT NOTICE**In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107,any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 ---Hi Duncan, I went to Mercola's website and read the page that you referenced and noticed that nowhere was it mentioned that the majority of tea growers(worldwide) spray the tea with a floride/aluminum mixture as a form of insect control karl In , Duncan Crow <duncancrow@s...> wrote: > > Duncan > > This is a pretty broad statement. Do you include all teas or fermented > > teas. What about good quality green and herbal teas.Really curious. > > Cheers, Doug > > Hi Doug, > > The tea plant accumulates more fluorine than any other pant. It's > immaterial what you do with the tea after it's picked. > > Look up fluorine tea EPA on google for more. Here's a Mercola example > that's well referenced: > http://www.mercola.com/2000/sep/10/green_tea_fluoride_thyroid.htm > > Pretty heavy stuff considering the oxidative stress, alzheimer's and > cancer link. > > > regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 Here's some good info: green tea and black tea are the same plant. Herbal teas are all different plants http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2000-4.htmlDouglas Murray <Doug wrote: Duncan This is a pretty broad statement. Do you include all teas or fermented teas. What about good quality green and herbal teas.Really curious. Cheers, Doug - Duncan Crow Monday, November 22, 2004 12:57 AM Re: Tea helps memory Tea contains more fluorine than any other plant. It is not wise to make it a main beverage.regards,Duncan Crow«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§ - PULSE ON WORLD HEALTH CONSPIRACIES! §Subscribe:......... - To :.... - Any information here in is for educational purpose only, it may be news related, purely speculation or someone's opinion. Always consult with a qualified health practitioner before deciding on any course of treatment, especially for serious or life-threatening illnesses.**COPYRIGHT NOTICE**In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107,any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§ - PULSE ON WORLD HEALTH CONSPIRACIES! §Subscribe:......... - To :.... - Any information here in is for educational purpose only, it may be news related, purely speculation or someone's opinion. Always consult with a qualified health practitioner before deciding on any course of treatment, especially for serious or life-threatening illnesses.**COPYRIGHT NOTICE**In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107,any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Mail - You care about security. So do we. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 ---Hi Bea, but at the same time many herbal teas are also green teas karl In , Bea Bernhausen <beabernhausen> wrote: > Here's some good info: green tea and black tea are the same plant. Herbal teas are all different plants > http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2000-4.html > > Douglas Murray <Doug@C...> wrote: > Duncan > This is a pretty broad statement. Do you include all teas or fermented teas. What about good quality green and herbal teas.Really curious. > Cheers, Doug > - > Duncan Crow > > Monday, November 22, 2004 12:57 AM > Re: Tea helps memory > > > Tea contains more fluorine than any other plant. It is not wise to > make it a main beverage. > > regards, > > Duncan Crow > > > > «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥« ¤»§«¤»¥«¤» > > § - PULSE ON WORLD HEALTH CONSPIRACIES! § > > Subscribe:......... - > To :.... - > > Any information here in is for educational purpose only, it may be news related, purely speculation or someone's opinion. Always consult with a qualified health practitioner before deciding on any course of treatment, especially for serious or life-threatening illnesses. > **COPYRIGHT NOTICE** > In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, > any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml > > > > > > «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥« ¤»§«¤»¥«¤» > > § - PULSE ON WORLD HEALTH CONSPIRACIES! § > > Subscribe:......... - > To :.... - > > Any information here in is for educational purpose only, it may be news related, purely speculation or someone's opinion. Always consult with a qualified health practitioner before deciding on any course of treatment, especially for serious or life-threatening illnesses. > **COPYRIGHT NOTICE** > In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, > any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 It's not the greenness. All herbs are completely different plants that work in different ways drawing different minerals and nutrients from their surroundings in different compositions---which is why we use them for different effects. The herb that is commonly known as tea, green or black (after fermentation)---I'm not sure of the official name for it--- happens to draw the most flouride of any known plant from its surroundings and stores it in its leaves. This was not so bad until the flouride in our polluted surroundings became serveral times normal levels--especially in some areas like China where there are very high levels of flouride polluition from coal. http://www.fluoridealert.org/coal-fluoride.htm (an excellent site for flouride info) However flouride pollution is elevated (some areas much more than others) throughout the world now from many different sources. The plant doesn't differentiate between natural flouride and the chemical pollution in its surroundings. madcowcoverup <k_t723 wrote: ---Hi Bea, but at the same time many herbal teas are also green teaskarl In , Bea Bernhausen <beabernhausen> wrote:> Here's some good info: green tea and black tea are the same plant. Herbal teas are all different plants> http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2000-4.html> > Douglas Murray <Doug@C...> wrote:> Duncan> This is a pretty broad statement. Do you include all teas or fermented teas. What about good quality green and herbal teas.Really curious.> Cheers, Doug> - > Duncan Crow > > Monday, November 22, 2004 12:57 AM> Re: Tea helps memory> > > Tea contains more fluorine than any other plant. It is not wise to > make it a main beverage.> > regards,> > Duncan Crow> > > > «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»> > § - PULSE ON WORLD HEALTH CONSPIRACIES! §> > Subscribe:......... - > To :.... - > > Any information here in is for educational purpose only, it may be news related, purely speculation or someone's opinion. Always consult with a qualified health practitioner before deciding on any course of treatment, especially for serious or life-threatening illnesses.> **COPYRIGHT NOTICE**> In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107,> any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml > > > > > > «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»> > § - PULSE ON WORLD HEALTH CONSPIRACIES! §> > Subscribe:......... - > To :.... - > > Any information here in is for educational purpose only, it may be news related, purely speculation or someone's opinion. Always consult with a qualified health practitioner before deciding on any course of treatment, especially for serious or life-threatening illnesses.> **COPYRIGHT NOTICE**> In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107,> any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 Does anybody know how much of the fluoride actually leaches out of the leaves when tea is brewed? Joy , Bea Bernhausen <beabernhausen> wrote: > It's not the greenness. All herbs are completely different plants that work in different ways drawing different minerals and nutrients from their surroundings in different compositions---which is why we use them for different effects. The herb that is commonly known as tea, green or black (after fermentation)---I'm not sure of the official name for it--- happens to draw the most flouride of any known plant from its surroundings and stores it in its leaves. This was not so bad until the flouride in our polluted surroundings became serveral times normal levels--especially in some areas like China where there are very high levels of flouride polluition from coal. http://www.fluoridealert.org/coal-fluoride.htm (an excellent site for flouride info) However flouride pollution is elevated (some areas much more than others) throughout the world now from many different sources. The plant doesn't differentiate between natural flouride and the chemical pollution in its surroundings. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 Nobody answered when I asked if organic or foreign tea was affected? Cjoyinthewoods <peessnic wrote: Does anybody know how much of the fluoride actually leaches out of theleaves when tea is brewed?Joy , Bea Bernhausenwrote:> It's not the greenness. All herbs are completely different plantsthat work in different ways drawing different minerals and nutrientsfrom their surroundings in different compositions---which is why weuse them for different effects. The herb that is commonly known astea, green or black (after fermentation)---I'm not sure of theofficial name for it--- happens to draw the most flouride of any knownplant from its surroundings and stores it in its leaves. This was notso bad until the flouride in our polluted surroundings became serveraltimes normal levels--especially in some areas like China where thereare very high levels of flouride polluition from coal.http://www.fluoridealert.org/coal-fluoride.htm (an excellent site forflouride info) However flouride pollution is elevated (some areas muchmore than others) throughout the world now from many differentsources. The plant doesn't differentiate between natural flouride andthe chemical pollution in its surroundings. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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