4000 Year Old Secrets of Green TeaWritten by Gary Gresham
The Chinese have known about medicinal benefits of green tea for over 4,000 years. But recent studies are just starting to unlock these ancient secrets of green tea. Today, a great deal of research is being carried out about green tea health benefits and findings are very exciting. Here are just a few medical conditions that drinking green tea is reputed to be helpful with: Cancer Rheumatoid arthritis High cholesterol levels Cardiovascular disease Infection Impaired immune function Controlling high blood pressure Lowering blood sugar Researchers believe real secret of green tea lies in fact that it is rich in EGCG which is a powerful anti-oxidant. EGCG has been found to kill cancer cells without harming healthy tissue. A University of Purdue study recently concluded that a compound in green tea actually inhibits growth of cancer cells. Red wine has been long studied because it contains resveratrol, a polyphenol that limits negative effects of smoking and a fatty diet. But researchers from University of Kansas determined that EGCG is twice as powerful as resveratrol, which may explain why rate of heart disease among Japanese and French men is quite low, even though approximately seventy-five percent of them are smokers. Research also indicates that drinking green tea lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as improving ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol. But health benefits of green tea don't end there. Green tea has been found to inhibit abnormal formation of blood clots which is leading cause of heart attacks and stroke. New studies have actually shown that green tea can even help you loose weight. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition performed a study at University of Geneva in Switzerland. Researchers found that men who were given a combination of caffeine and green tea extract burned more calories than those given only caffeine or a placebo.
| | A Fresh Take on the World's Biggest LiesWritten by Terry Mitchell
We have all heard jokes about world's biggest lies being stuff like "the check is in mail" and "I'll respect you in morning." I'm now going to take this opportunity to refute some common, everyday fallacies by adding a few of my own to list along with a brief explanation of each. (1) That stock can't possibly drop any further. Yes, it can. When a stock is free-falling, it can (and often will) continue to drop, sometimes all way to zero. For example, take a stock that has dropped from $25 a share to $2.50 a share. Because stock has already lost 90% of its value, some investors will "reason" that most that can be left to lose by buying it is 10%. However, if someone buys stock at $2.50 and then it continues its drop down to $0.25, they've lost 90% of their investment. Countless numbers of individuals have lost most or all of their investment, using foolish strategy of believing a given stock just had to have already bottomed out. (2) 9/11 changed everything. Actually, not much has really changed since that fateful and dreadful day. Except for tighter security at airports, subway/train stations, bus terminals, nuclear plants, etc. and an eagerness on part of our government to fight pre-emptive wars, little has changed. Most of us are still doing pretty much what were doing on September 10, 2001. The ironic thing is that many of things that should have changed didn't, while many of things that should not have changed did. (3) Non-denominational. There's no such thing as a non-denominational church. So-called non-denominational churches have distinct sets of beliefs just like all other churches. Perhaps because they are too lazy to think of a name or intentionally choose to fool themselves and others, members of those churches decide to call them non-denominational. But that doesn't make it so. I could call myself Elvis Presley until I turn blue in face, but that wouldn't make me Elvis Presley. (4) Fair and balanced. No matter what Fox News says, that concept does not exist in this world. All persons, groups, and organizations are biased to a certain extent. Liberals are biased, but so are moderates and conservatives. It's just part of being human. There's nothing wrong with it. Now, granted, some persons/groups/organizations are more biased than others and are a lot more conspicuous about it. In contract, others actually make an effort to appear as fair and balanced as possible. (5) Equal protection under law. That concept may be encoded into our Constitution, but it's hardly something that occurs in real world. Those with money, power, status, and/or influence usually get a better deal from our justice system than those who do not have those things at their disposal. Also, people are still legally discriminated against, based on race, gender, military status, age, marital status, and other factors. In addition, crimes committed against certain demographic groups (ex., children) are punished more harshly than those committed against other groups. (6) A speedy trial. Another concept encoded in our Constitution that doesn't exist in modern society. The average felony case doesn't go to trail until at least six months after defendant is arrested or indicted. Scott Peterson didn't get his day in court until a year and a half after he allegedly murdered his wife and unborn child. When he finally did, his "day" lasted for nearly six months! That is not kind of thing our Founding Fathers had in mind when they framed Constitution.
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