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Drink your green tea people! (pg. 3)
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| dallastar |
i drink green tea EVERy single day!!!!
hence why I am always so chipper!!!:haha: |
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| Jem_hadar |
My brother does, drinks alot of green tea... so does the gf of a friend of mine.
i keep hearing about its good antitoxifying qualities and now this cancer one.
im strongly considering taking up green tea as opposed to regular orange peko tea that i currently drink alot of...
im not usually one for much experimentation in teas, but i discovered i really enjoy "ec-in-asia" {spelling please...} tea, so maybe ill give this a try..
even if i dont like it, i think its something i can make myself grow on... i hope so...
hey, how do yall talk it ? Just black (green?) ;) ? Like does anyone ever put milk or sugar in it ? thats how i drink regular tea... will it have any effect on the "goodness" of hte tea if i do ??? |
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| starsearcher |
And also...don't forget your Yogurt!!!
| quote: | Forget the Breath Mints, Eat Yogurt Instead
Tue Mar 15, 2:15 PM ET
Health - Reuters
By Charnicia E. Huggins
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New study findings suggest that yogurt may be another weapon in the battle against bad breath.
"Yogurt intake may improve oral hygiene, namely tongue-coating bacteria and halitosis," study author Dr. Kenichi Hojo of Tsurumi University in Yokohama, Japan told Reuters Health.
He and his colleagues found that study participants who consumed 90 grams of yogurt twice a day for six weeks tended to have lower levels of hydrogen sulfide and other volatile sulfide compounds that contribute to bad breath.
They presented their findings during the 83rd General Session of the International Association for Dental Research held last week in Baltimore.
Previous studies have also pointed to the benefits of regular yogurt consumption. One report found that women who ate yogurt at least three times a week were less likely to have recently developed a urinary tract infection than women who ate such probiotic bacteria-containing foods less than once a week.
Other studies have found that yogurt plays a role in the prevention and management of bowel disease and other gastrointestinal conditions. Furthermore, another study showed that people who eat yogurt regularly may have a lower risk of cavities.
During the first two weeks of Hojo's study, the 24 participants were told to maintain a diet free of yogurt as well as cheese, pickled vegetables and any other products that might contain streptococci and lactobacilli.
The participants then consumed sugar-free yogurt fermented with streptococci and lactobacilli twice daily -- between breakfast and lunch and between lunch and dinner -- for six weeks. Afterwards, the investigators analyzed samples collected from the study participants' saliva and tongue.
They found that most (80 percent) of the study participants identified as having halitosis had lower levels of volatile sulfide compounds after eating yogurt every day compared with the earlier two-week period when they did not eat any yogurt.
These study participants also had significantly less plaque and gingivitis as a result of their eating yogurt, according to Hojo and his team.
These findings suggest that yogurt intake may reduce the components leading to halitosis and harmful bacteria, they report.
Whether the grocery-store variety of sugar-free yogurt would be just as beneficial, however, remains to be seen. "I do not know that any sugar-free plain-flavored yogurt (would) have the same effect," Hojo said.
Hojo and his team also have not yet determined how or why yogurt consumption had such an effect on halitosis. "In the future," he said, "I will focus on the mechanism of that effect." |
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| dEsidEL |
| quote: | Originally posted by SurrJRS
Does this apply to all the "cold tea" I drink at Chinese restaurants after 2am? :) |
baha i wish ..
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| rabbitjoker |
White tea is even less processed than green tea.
White tea has the highest concentration of several of the antioxidants that are believed to benefit a healthy lifestyle. White teas have less caffeine and a milder flavor than most green teas. |
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| starsearcher |
white tea? never heard of it...do tell RJ...
Although I'm no sure about the milder flavour...green tea is pretty mild as it is no? Does taht mean we'll be drinking boiled water? :tongue3 |
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| rabbitjoker |
White tea is plucked within the two days between the time when the first buds become fully mature and the time they open. The leaves are then allowed to wither to allow the natural moisture to evaporate before being dried in the open air. White tea is sometimes slightly steamed prior to the natrual drying. Non-oxidized/non-fermented. Least amount of processing of all teas.
Green Tea is made with fully developed leaves, fully opened. The fresh leaves are allowed to dry in the sunlight and then placed into small hot roasting pans and quickly moved about and re-roasted for several hours at a time. This process stops the chemical changes from occurring in the leaf by never allowing it to wither and ferment. Non-oxidized/non-fermented.
Black tea is made with the same leaves as green tea. The leaves are then rolled and tumbled to allow the juices to react with the air and then oxidize. The green leaves turn black and are then fired in huge drying ovens to produce the final product. Fully oxidized/fermented. |
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| b4k-oz |
I likes my tea too. But there are days...that I need a change
Bubble tea is pretty good for those day...(of course I like mine minus the tappioca stuff...almost choked on it once) :p |
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| starsearcher |
someone I know once called the tapiocca cum balls :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:
I like em tho :p |
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| b4k-oz |
| quote: | Originally posted by starsearcher
someone I know once called the tapiocca cum balls :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:
I like em tho :p |
ROFL :stongue: :stongue: :haha: :haha: |
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| VERTiG0 |
| quote: | Originally posted by b4k-oz
Bubble tea is pretty good for those day...(of course I like mine minus the tappioca stuff...almost choked on it once) :p |
I friggin love bubble tea and would have it every time I drank something if I could. Too bad the closest place is in Waterloo, a good 30 minute drive :( |
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