Steep It Loose — HEALTH & WELLNESS

Though some places in the world are not looking traditionally wintry right now, colds are in full swing. I’m feeling pretty resilient (knock on wood) as are most of my colleagues, and I’m pretty sure that the copious consumption of tea is preemptively treating a cold or the flu. Warm beverages are favored this time…

I say the following without intentionally sounding like an infomercial. I’ve tried all sorts of diets and weight loss tips, and nothing has been as easy as this: I’ve been drinking tea on the regular for about five weeks, and now, I weigh less. I have noticed a few things since drinking tea daily. Besides…

Last year, more than 40,000 women died from breast cancer. Fortunately, the U.S. death rate from breast cancer has decreased by 30% since 1990.  Early detection deserves much of the credit. Studies show that screening mammography causes a significant reduction in mortality from breast cancer between age 40 and 50. – http://www.bch.org/ For Breast Cancer…

According to a study from the UCLA School of Medicine reported in this month’s Prevention Magazine, sipping tea may help protect you from a life-threatening stroke. Researchers collected data from 9 studies about 4,400 strokes amongst 195,000 people.  The encouraging trend that they pulled from this huge pool of data was that those people who…