Hi, there are claims on the benefits of white teas too. The western
cosmetic industry has recently discovered the benefits of white tea. In
addition to its anticancer properties, tea has a calming and
detoxifying effect on the skin. White tea is especially potent in that
it is has three times as many antioxidant polyphenols as green or black
tea and has been shown to be more effective in mopping up free radicals
that cause skin to sag.

Researchers at the Linus Pauling Institute in Oregon tested white teas
on selected rats to test for the ability of white teas to inhibit
natural mutations in bacteria and to protect the rats from colon
cancer. Interestingly, white teas were found to be more effective than
green tea in inhibiting the early stages of cancer but researchers were
quick to point out that their study was on rats and the effects should
not be extrapolated to humans.

- Athooya
http://www.niftea.com
your cup of tea to the healthy lifestyle


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> ginger, i think, seems to be good in preventing prostate cancer, in
> particular, and hopefully does other good stuff too. so i'm hoping
> ginger-tea (ginger boiled for a few minutes) would also pass on those
> benefits
>
> green tea has heaps of medical studies that support it being
> health-promoting in myriad ways (anti-cancer, weight-loss, strong teeth
> etc etc)
>
> I drink about a litre of a homemade green+ginger-tea combination
> everyday. are there any other teas that there is good scientific
> evidence for believing they are valuable to drink?
>
> thanks very much for your input!
>
> ps. I am also a nutrition-conscious vegetarian athlete, which I realise
> are higher priorities for good health & longlife.