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Our gut is filled with millions of bacteria that help us digest and process our food, but they also have an effect on our immune system. New research has shown that a particular gut microbe can prevent severe flu infection in mouse studies by breaking down compounds commonly found in black tea, red wine, and ...click here to read more

Living in a first world country like America has gotten us used to the many luxuries not available elsewhere. One of these luxuries is the availability of food in huge quantities. While there are many healthy food sources, the abundance of “fast food” establishments have made it quite easy to eat on a budget. Unfortunately, ...click here to read more

A new study finds that a daily cup of tea can help improve heart health. The findings revealed that daily tea drinkers were 35 percent less likely to have a heart attack or suffer a major cardiovascular event compared to nondrinkers. Tea drinkers were also found to have less calcium buildup in the coronary arteries ...click here to read more

Cardiovascular disease still remains to be the leading cause of death worldwide accounting for 17.3 million deaths, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). In the U.S., 83.6 million Americans are living with some form of cardiovascular disease or the after-effects of stroke. When it comes to matters of the heart, there is more that ...click here to read more

The other night I was sitting in my study flipping through my usual medical journals, which I do to keep myself on top of all of the latest scientific findings. I find this process oddly relaxing, and it’s one of my favorite things to do. But when I saw the headline of one particular study, ...click here to read more

In the past decade, tea drinking has increased in the Western world, resulting in massive production and sales of green tea and other types of herbal beverages.  The Western world has traditionally used black tea for ages, yet the introduction of green tea from China has been given much attention due to its positive effects ...click here to read more