Fighting Skin Cancer with Tea
Article by Beth Johnston
Owner Teas Etc.
It appears that both oral consumption and topical
administration of tea may have beneficial effects when it comes to skin
cancer. Various studies found the following results.
A University of Arizona study conducted on participants who drank iced black tea and citrus peel found a 42% reduced risk of skin cancer.
Hot black tea consumption is associated with a significantly lower risk of squamous cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer. The potential protective effects are thought to be influenced by the strength, temperature and amount of time the tea is brewed.
Topical application of green tea prior to UV exposure inhibited DNA damage or UV-induced skin cancer.
Scientist are gaining interest in and funding for further studies on the effects of tea on human health. More human trials are underway and additional studies are on the horizon. Many of the findings highlighted above are preliminary and only begin to scratch the surface of what lies ahead.
Tea leaves, freshly brewed, possess significant levels of some of the most powerful antioxidants mother-nature provides us. Depending on how it is brewed, tea is low in caffeine. Further evidence strongly suggests that tea can ease the effects of tension and stress, a benefit we can all use more of especially as the holiday’s approach. I have yet to find any evidence that drinking tea is harmful, so why wouldn’t you increase your consumption, potentially warding off the damaging effects of living in our world today?
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Beth Johnston, a tea importer and noted tea expert, publishes an
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