Why Drink Tea? Part One
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189792)
Boise, Idaho
January 4, 2017 5:24pm CST
White, green, oolong or black teas have plant-derived compounds called polyphenols. These help to strengthen the immune system and can protect you against diseases and that includes arthritis. Drinking teas also boosts T cells and they react against viral infections and bacterial ones.
Drinking green tea, which has anti-inflammatory properties, can stop progression of arthritis by blocking interleukin-1 which is a pro-inflammatory cell.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Jan 17
Black tea seems to have the caffeine in it. I like green and oolong.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Jan 17
@just4him ......I don't care for Earl Grey.Green seems to have the most.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Jan 17
@celticeagle I like almost all of them. There is one herbal that I really don't like, very bitter. Knowing me, it's probably the one with the highest antioxidants.
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@snowy22315 (208751)
• United States
4 Jan 17
I enjoy my tea and usually have a cup or two every day!
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