From Chinese Antiquity, Tea Has a Long History (The Epoch Times)
Tea’s rich history began in China, where the tradition of its cultivation and enjoyment is very old. Beans & Leaves (The Gourmet Retailer)
A new study shows that green tea can protect heart arteries by keeping them flexible and relaxed, and therefore better able to withstand changes in blood pressure. Against the evidence (The New Statesman)
Throughout the 1960s, the tobacco industry famously spent millions promoting a small group of vociferous "sceptics" who, in the face of overwhelming evidence, continued to deny the link between smoking and cancer. The strategy paid off. Principal Proposed Natural Treatments (ThirdAge)
The herb stevia is best known as a sweetener. Its active ingredients are known as steviosides. In a 1-year, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 106 people with moderate hypertension (approximately 165/103), steviosides at a dose of 250 mg three times daily reduced blood pressure by approximately 10%.
