Deborah Harrell wrote:
>
> --- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Tea has flavonids (sp?) that are good for you. 5
> > cups of green tea a
> > day gives demonstrated health benefits... I don't
> > know what the health benefits of black tea are,
> > but I think I remember reading something about them
> > sometime this year.
>
> Black tea also has flavonoids, and both have
> polyphenols as well; studies I recall (population
> studies, not double-blinded etc) reported decreases in
> heart disease, colon cancer and possibly stroke (which
> would make sense, as stroke and heart attack are both
> predominantly atherosclerotic processes).
The flavonoids and polyphenols aren't tied up with the caffeine, are
they? I've been drinking decaffeinated green tea in the mornings for
some time now. (Mostly I want a hot beverage, and herbal tea is now
somehow too decadent for morning consumption, according to my
palate....)
> Debbi
> who clearly needs to catch up on the doings of Laura
> Ingalls as I seem to have missed a lot! ;)
My guess is that you read the first 5 or 6 books and missed the rest.
:)
Julia
and don't *talk* to me about her daughter Rose, there are now 8 books
about *her*
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