White Tea for Healthy Teeth? for bonedensity?

[Guest guest]

White Tea for Healthy Teeth?

 

I just read about white tea and its benefits to oral health. It is

also supposed to exceed green tea in antioxidants. What are your

thoughts, and where can I buy this tea?

 

-- Parminder Hanji

 

http://www.drweil.com/u/QA/QA318188/

 

 

White tea, imported mostly from the Fujian Province of China, is the

least processed form of tea – to make it, leaves are simply picked

and air-dried. Perhaps for that reason, white tea does have even

greater antioxidant activity than green tea, which is produced by

picking, heating (steaming or pan firing), and drying the leaves. To

make black tea, another step, oxidation, is required. White tea

comes from the same plant as black and green tea, Camellia sinensis,

and has a delicate taste and pale color. It releases the least

amount of caffeine of all three teas, typically from five to 15

milligrams per cup.

 

I haven't seen any evidence that white tea protects oral health any

better than other types of tea, but studies at the University of

Illinois College of Dentistry have shown that compounds in black tea

can destroy or suppress growth and acid production of cavity-causing

bacteria in dental plaque. Black tea also affects an enzyme

responsible for converting sugars advertisement

 

into the sticky material that plaque uses to adhere to teeth.

Furthermore, upon exposure to black tea, the Illinois researchers

learned that certain plaque bacteria lose their ability to adhere to

others, thereby reducing the total amount of dental plaque that

forms on teeth. They also found that rinsing with black tea for 30

seconds, five times in a row (in three-minute intervals), stops

plaque bacteria from growing and producing the acid that breaks down

teeth and causes cavities, although it might stain your teeth if you

do this frequently (white tea is much less likely to cause this

problem.) In addition, tea contains fluoride, which may further

explain why it helps protect teeth.

 

Even if white tea works better than black tea to promote oral

health, it would be a pretty costly mouthwash. Although widely

available in the United States now, it can be more expensive than

other types of tea. You can order white tea online from many

sources, including one of my favorites, In Pursuit of Tea.

 

Andrew Weil, M.D.

--

Drink More Tea?

 

 

 

I recently heard a news report about tea being good

for bonedensity. Is this true? How could tea have an effect on bones?

 

-- Anonymous

 

Answer (Published 05/23/2002)

 

You heard right. Results of a Chinese study published in the May

2002 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine showed that men and

women who are long-time tea drinkers do seem to have an advantage in

terms of bone mineral density over those who don't habitually drink

tea. That's not the only recent good news about tea. A study from

Harvard Medical School showed that tea drinkers among heart attack

patients might survive longer than those who drink something else.

Study participants who drank at least 14 cups of tea per week were

44 percent less likely to die than those who didn't drink tea;

moderate tea drinkers (those who consumed fewer than 14 cups per

week) were 28 percent less likely to die for up to four years than

those who didn't drink tea.

 

The bone density study involved 497 Chinese men and 540 Chinese

women over the age of 30 who were asked about how much tea they

drink as well as about such lifestyle factors as their ages,

physical activity, alcohol consumption, smoking and their intake of

coffee, milk and calcium supplements. Of the 1,037 study

participants, 48.4 percent were habitual, long-term tea drinkers.

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researchers found that those who had been drinking tea habitually

for six to 10 years had higher bone mineral density in the lumbar

spine, and those who had been drinking tea regularly for more than

10 years had higher bone mineral density in all body sites measured

than study participants who didn't drink tea regularly. The findings

held true no matter what the type of tea – black, green or oolong.

However, the study results would not hold true for herbal teas.

 

The researchers didn't speculate about how tea may strengthen bones

but did point out that it contains high concentrations of caffeine,

fluoride, flavonoids and phytoestrogens, all of which may affect

bone density. Stay tuned for more information.

 

The researchers who studied tea consumption in heart attack patients

speculated that the flavonoids in tea made the difference.

Flavonoids are potent antioxidants, also found in apples and

broccoli, which have been shown in previous studies to be protective

against heart disease.

 

As you know, I'm a big fan of green tea, which has been shown to

protect against both heart disease and cancer. The two new studies

suggest that drinking any type of tea also affords additional health

benefits.

 

Dr. Andrew Weil

www.drweil.com

[Guest guest]

It does have more antioxidants. It is the least processed form of tea -- same

tea as green but less processed. It is alkaline -- green and black teas are

acidic. The least expensive place to buy it is Vitamin World - usually located

in malls. Sometimes the have buy-one-second-one-free...Lynn Koiner

 

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JoAnn Guest

Friday, August 04, 2006 9:06 PM

White Tea for Healthy Teeth? for

bonedensity?

 

 

White Tea for Healthy Teeth?

 

I just read about white tea and its benefits to oral health. It is

also supposed to exceed green tea in antioxidants. What are your

thoughts, and where can I buy this tea?

 

-- Parminder Hanji

 

http://www.drweil.com/u/QA/QA318188/

 

White tea, imported mostly from the Fujian Province of China, is the

least processed form of tea - to make it, leaves are simply picked

and air-dried. Perhaps for that reason, white tea does have even

greater antioxidant activity than green tea, which is produced by

picking, heating (steaming or pan firing), and drying the leaves. To

make black tea, another step, oxidation, is required. White tea

comes from the same plant as black and green tea, Camellia sinensis,

and has a delicate taste and pale color. It releases the least

amount of caffeine of all three teas, typically from five to 15

milligrams per cup.

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

The White Tea would be excellent as an Oral Rinse for gums and teeth

as it would not stain the teeth Black Tea would. Green Tea is good.

 

One can buy *White Tea in major Supermarkets these day. Oral Rinse:

 

*Boil 1 pint clean water; add 1 or 2 tea bags; steep 1/2 hour;sip and

swish slowly around in mouth; spit-out. Tea is a natural cleanser. A.

 

It is true all Teas are from the same Herb;white green or dark tea.---

In , " JoAnn Guest "

<angelprincessjo wrote:

>

> White Tea for Healthy Teeth?

>

> I just read about white tea and its benefits to oral health. It is

> also supposed to exceed green tea in antioxidants. What are your

> thoughts, and where can I buy this tea?

>

> -- Parminder Hanji

>

> http://www.drweil.com/u/QA/QA318188/

>

>

> White tea, imported mostly from the Fujian Province of China, is the

> least processed form of tea – to make it, leaves are simply picked

> and air-dried. Perhaps for that reason, white tea does have even

> greater antioxidant activity than green tea, which is produced by

> picking, heating (steaming or pan firing), and drying the leaves. To

> make black tea, another step, oxidation, is required. White tea

> comes from the same plant as black and green tea, Camellia sinensis,

> and has a delicate taste and pale color. It releases the least

> amount of caffeine of all three teas, typically from five to 15

> milligrams per cup.

>

> I haven't seen any evidence that white tea protects oral health any

> better than other types of tea, but studies at the University of

> Illinois College of Dentistry have shown that compounds in black tea

> can destroy or suppress growth and acid production of cavity-causing

> bacteria in dental plaque. Black tea also affects an enzyme

> responsible for converting sugars advertisement

>

> into the sticky material that plaque uses to adhere to teeth.

> Furthermore, upon exposure to black tea, the Illinois researchers

> learned that certain plaque bacteria lose their ability to adhere to

> others, thereby reducing the total amount of dental plaque that

> forms on teeth. They also found that rinsing with black tea for 30

> seconds, five times in a row (in three-minute intervals), stops

> plaque bacteria from growing and producing the acid that breaks down

> teeth and causes cavities, although it might stain your teeth if you

> do this frequently (white tea is much less likely to cause this

> problem.) In addition, tea contains fluoride, which may further

> explain why it helps protect teeth.

>

> Even if white tea works better than black tea to promote oral

> health, it would be a pretty costly mouthwash. Although widely

> available in the United States now, it can be more expensive than

> other types of tea. You can order white tea online from many

> sources, including one of my favorites, In Pursuit of Tea.

>

> Andrew Weil, M.D.

> --

> Drink More Tea?

>

>

>

> I recently heard a news report about tea being good

> for bonedensity. Is this true? How could tea have an effect on

bones?

>

> -- Anonymous

>

> Answer (Published 05/23/2002)

>

> You heard right. Results of a Chinese study published in the May

> 2002 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine showed that men and

> women who are long-time tea drinkers do seem to have an advantage in

> terms of bone mineral density over those who don't habitually drink

> tea. That's not the only recent good news about tea. A study from

> Harvard Medical School showed that tea drinkers among heart attack

> patients might survive longer than those who drink something else.

> Study participants who drank at least 14 cups of tea per week were

> 44 percent less likely to die than those who didn't drink tea;

> moderate tea drinkers (those who consumed fewer than 14 cups per

> week) were 28 percent less likely to die for up to four years than

> those who didn't drink tea.

>

> The bone density study involved 497 Chinese men and 540 Chinese

> women over the age of 30 who were asked about how much tea they

> drink as well as about such lifestyle factors as their ages,

> physical activity, alcohol consumption, smoking and their intake of

> coffee, milk and calcium supplements. Of the 1,037 study

> participants, 48.4 percent were habitual, long-term tea drinkers.

> The advertisement

>

> researchers found that those who had been drinking tea habitually

> for six to 10 years had higher bone mineral density in the lumbar

> spine, and those who had been drinking tea regularly for more than

> 10 years had higher bone mineral density in all body sites measured

> than study participants who didn't drink tea regularly. The findings

> held true no matter what the type of tea – black, green or oolong.

> However, the study results would not hold true for herbal teas.

>

> The researchers didn't speculate about how tea may strengthen bones

> but did point out that it contains high concentrations of caffeine,

> fluoride, flavonoids and phytoestrogens, all of which may affect

> bone density. Stay tuned for more information.

>

> The researchers who studied tea consumption in heart attack patients

> speculated that the flavonoids in tea made the difference.

> Flavonoids are potent antioxidants, also found in apples and

> broccoli, which have been shown in previous studies to be protective

> against heart disease.

>

> As you know, I'm a big fan of green tea, which has been shown to

> protect against both heart disease and cancer. The two new studies

> suggest that drinking any type of tea also affords additional health

> benefits.

>

> Dr. Andrew Weil

> www.drweil.com

>