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Science says tea is good for you. Wait, no science says tea is bad for you. No, it’s seriously good for the heart. OK, fine. But on the other hand its bad in that it increases the risk in women of having arthritis… Let me see if I can break this down: If you drink tea, you will have a healthy heart but hurt like hell all over. If you DON’T drink it, you could die earlier from heart disease than those that DO drink it but otherwise feel fine doing it. *sighs* Sometimes… Science makes me tired. Here is a bit of the science behind why they say tea is bad: Rome, Italy, Friday 18 June 2010: Women who drink tea have an increased risk of developing Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) compared with those who drink none (p=0.04), according to results presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. Further results from the same study showed no correlation between the amount of coffee consumption and RA incidence (p=0.16). The results of the US based longitudinal cohort study involving 76,643 women showed a positive association of incident RA in tea drinkers with an increasing Hazard Ratio (HR) observed alongside tea consumption (p=0.03). Consuming any amount of tea carried a significant risk of developing RA (HR 1.40 (95%CI 1.01-1.93) p=0.04) and women who drank ≥4 cups of tea per day had an increased risk of developing RA compared to those who drank none (HR 1.78 (95%CI 0.83-3.82)). An analysis of the method of preparation of coffee (filtered vs unfiltered) and presence or lack of caffeine in the beverage did not show any significant associations with RA or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE, an autoimmune disease in which the immune system harms the body’s own healthy cells and tissues) (RA: filtered p=0.08, unfiltered p=0.38, SLE: filtered p=0.74, unfiltered p=0.97). No increase was shown in the risk of developing RA in participants who drank coffee compared to those that did not (RA: HR 1.09 (95%CI 0.77-1.54 p=0.63). Versus… Tea good: Drinking several cups of tea or coffee a day appears to protect against heart disease, a 13-year-long study from the Netherlands has found. It adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting health benefits from the most popular hot drinks. Those who drank more than six cups of tea a day cut their risk of heart disease by a third, the study of 40,000 people found. Consuming between two to four coffees a day was also linked to a reduced risk. While the protective effect ceased with more than four cups of coffee a day, even those who drank this much were no more likely to die of any cause, including stroke and cancer, than those who abstained. The Dutch tend to drink coffee with a small amount of milk and black tea without. There have been conflicting reports as to whether milk substantially affects the polyphenols – believed to be the most beneficial substance in tea. Coffee has properties which could in theory simultaneously increase and reduce risk – potentially raising cholesterol while battling the inflammatory damage associated with heart disease. But the study in the Journal of the American Heart Association finds those who drank between two and four cups a day lowered the risk of the disease by 20%. “It’s basically a good news story for those who like tea and coffee. These drinks appear to offer benefits for the heart without raising the risk of dying from anything else,” said Professor Yvonne van der Schouw, the lead researcher. So, my advice? In moderation, beer has many health benefits: - Up to two beers a day for men (women should only have one), will help to reduce your risk of having strokes, and heart disease. Light drinking appears to reduce the risk by as much as 20% according to research in United States. - Beer can help to increase the level of HDL (beneficial cholesterol) in the body and decrease the likelihood of blood clots. - A couple of beers can raise the level of anti-oxidants in the blood stream. This enables the cells to carry more oxygen around the body. More oxygen helps better muscle activity among other things. - Beer contains vitamin B6 which is needed to make haemoglobin, the red coloring in blood. This carries oxygen around the body. It also helps maintain correct blood sugar levels. - It is fat free, aids restful sleep and promotes relaxation. - Beer contains vitamins B and B2 (as well as B6) and essential minerals like calcium, potassium, and phosphorus. - Dark beer is better for you than light. It contains more flavanoids which are natural oxidants that help to protect the body from disease. - For post menopausal women, beer may be a beneficial addition to the diet. Some hop flavanoids have properties like oestrogen and research suggests that this property may make it possible to produce a natural form of HRT to replace the current one. - Beer drinking can also reduce the incidence of kidney stones. This may be due to the water, the hops, or the alcohol, but, whatever the reason, it seems to help. - Beer can help to reduce blood pressure and levels of insulin in the blood. Drink beer. Just a thought. Or I guess water is always an option too. *shrugs smiling*
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