Tea is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world. Since ancient times many cultures have adopted this drink for its pleasant flavors, its energizing effects, and for its many medicinal properties. But not all teas are the same and each has its own unique qualities.

Here are eight popular teas with their benefits and widely believed healing properties.

1. Black Tea

• Contains exceptionally high levels of antioxidant the arubigins
• Regular intake can reduce risk of cancer
• Can reduce risk of stroke
• Can reduce clotting of arteries
• Helps sooth the digestive tract
• Helps improve cholesterol levels
• Can improve breathing in asthmatics
• Steep for 15 min to alleviate diarrhea (no sugar)
• Helps maintain normal blood pressure
• Helps improve circulation

• Contains antioxidant flavanoids
• Often used as a muscle relaxant
• Helps alleviate menstrual cramps
• Helps alleviate discomfort from allergies
• Used topically for dressing burns
• Beneficial for skin irritations
• Can be taken internally or topically for acne
• Helps stimulate the immune system
• Helps fight infections during colds
• Helps relax nerves

• Contains exceptionally high levels of antioxidant catechin
• Regular intake can reduce risk of cancer
• Can benefit those with rheumatoid arthritis
• Helps improve cholesterol levels
• Can benefit those with cardiovascular disease
• Can help fight infections
• Known to stimulate impaired immune function
• Can help dieters burn extra calories
• Helps prevent food poisoning
• Help prevent plaque and tooth decay

• Contains exceptionally high levels of antioxidant polyphenols
• Regular intake can enhance metabolism and prevent obesity
• Helps prevent tooth decay
• Can alleviate skin conditions like eczema
• Helps improve cholesterol levels
• Rejuvenates internal organs
• Helps prevent hardening of the arteries
• Helps prevent bad breath
• Helps fight flu virus
• Helps regulate blood sugar levels

• Rich in antioxidants
• Regular intake may help prevent cancer
• Found to interfere with skin cancer cell production
• May reduce risk of heart attack and stroke
• Helps prevent DNA damage
• Enhances detoxifying enzymes in the liver
• Helps relieve constipation
• Helps alleviate inflammatory skin conditions
• Alleviates infant milk allergies

• Rich in essential oils
• Helps improve circulation
• Known to promote a healthy heart
• Known to soothe the nerves
• Helps soothe the mind
• Alleviates stress and nervous tension
• Known to soothe mild sore throat
• Can ease stomach bloating
• Used with brown sugar and red wine for menstrual pain

• Improves mental functioning and alertness
• Enhances immune system
• Improves circulation
• Increases resistance to stress induced illness
• Lowers blood sugar in type 2 diabetics
• Regular intake significantly reduces risk of cancer
• Can benefit cases of impotence
• Alleviate digestive disorders
• Helps regulate high blood pressure
• Alleviates many skin disorders

• Rich in antioxidants
• Good for detoxification
• Enhances immune function
• May reduce risk of cancer
• Improves digestive function
• Increases mental focus
• Relaxes muscles
• Helps alleviate allergies
• Helps burn calories in dieters
• May reduce risk of heart attack and stroke

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The imaging technology is comprised of dual cameras. The cameras allow physicians to examine the electrochemical and metabolic properties of a heart while under changing conditions. The advantages of viewing these physiological variables at the same time will likely have a huge impact in the area of cardiac diagnosis and treatment.

Cardiac patients with a diagnosis of acute coronary disorder now have the option of being monitored at home if they are at risk for re-hospitalization through a program called Connected Cardiac Care. Patients who participate in this program monitor their vital signs daily with telemonitoring device that also transmits the data to a physician. A telemonitoring nurse reviews the data and provides intervention if necessary remotely.

A similar concept is being tested by a group of Australian scientists to encourage cardiac patients to complete their rehabilitation programs following surgery. The trial is using a cellular phone to collect and transmit data to a central computer. Nurses are then able to review the data remotely. This technology, if successful, could be used by patients who find it difficult to make frequent trips to the hospital for the six-week rehabilitation program that’s recommended after heart surgery.

Stem cell therapy is an exciting innovation in the area of heart health. The first human received cardiac stem cells at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in June 2009. The clinical trial is using patients’ own heart tissue to grow stem cells. The stem cells are then injected into the patients’ hearts in an effort to heal damaged cardiac muscle. Twenty four patients participating in this break-through study will be monitored for six months with results scheduled for release in the latter part of 2010. This technology may enable patients to heal their own injured hearts that have resulted from heart attacks.

DecodeMe, a division of Decode Genetics, this year launched a test that detects genetic variations linked to a multitude of heart-related conditions. The test, costing $195, assesses an individual’s genetic risk for conditions such as heart attacks, atrial fibrillation, strokes, and clots in blood vessels. This information could possibly allow individuals at high risk for heart disease to receive early intervention before the problem actually manifests.

There’s a vast amount of exciting innovations on the horizon of heart health technology. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. among women and men. Hopefully, these breaking diagnostic tools and treatment options will at some point change this disturbing statistic.

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Lice, you should know are not picky. Whether you take five showers a day or five showers a month, they will easily pitch tent on your head given half a chance. As long as you have blood running through you then you qualify. They are so dependent on human blood; so dependent that they cannot go a day without it (talk about being thirsty). They easily change heads from one person to another.

First thing you should NOT do when your only child comes home from school with a head that is well inhabited by these blood suckers is to panic. It does not help at all. Throwing everything she touches in the waste bag and declaring quarantine is not fixing the problem. Calm down, allow yourself to relax and follow these three simple guidelines.

One thing you should not do is to go to your pharmacist to get something over the counter. Truth is it doesn’t work and it could have very serious implications and health effects that you do not want. Do not even think of trying to pick them out one by one. You wouldn’t get even half of them and the time that it takes, it’s just ridiculous. Good news is that you do not need six years of medical school to fix the problem. Try getting a conditioner and coating everyone’s hair. Leave it on for at least 8 hours (preferably overnight) since this is the long it takes to kill them. People go for different alternatives like Vaseline and mayo. These are hard to remove and as far as mayonnaise is concerned, it is disastrous since 8 hours out of the fridge means that it becomes toxic and if this leaks into your blood stream through the head, the results are not pretty. Enough said.

Do the laundry, from their bedding to their clothes. It is best to use the hottest setting for this since there is no taking any chance of leaving these things alive. To be even more sure, dry each laundry load twice. After all there is nothing to loose and that much more to gain.

The morning after, the breadwinner gets to be first in the cleaning process, them being the head provider and all. After they are well showered, with most of the conditioner out it is time to get picking. Have them sit on a comfortable chair. Get the best lighting in the house because you will definitely need it. You are on the advantage if you have a magnifying glass somewhere since it will improve your accuracy. At this point in time, the head will seem much bigger in surface area than it usually looks but don’t be deterred by this. A little patience is all that is required.

Get a lice comb and section the hair into portions and tie them all separate with rubber bands. Taking attention on one part, remove all the eggs with no mercy at all and once you’re dead sure that you have gotten rid of them, tie back that part and move to the next. It helps if you start from the back making your way to the front consecutively. Picking is the worst of it especially for the kids since they make the job so much harder for you. To reduce this, let them watch a favorite movie to lessen their movement. Try as much as possible not to be irritated because chances are you will be tempted to be on several occasions.

If you complete this process up to this far and you are still in one piece then you can afford a smile since you have just completed the thick of it. The rest of it is not as demanding.

The only other sacrifice you have to make is to repeat the whole picking procedure for another eight days running, making sure you do not miss out on one because that is simply bad news. The cycle is just as east to start all over again and you don’t want that. Redo the conditioner thing on the seventh day for extra caution.

To stop the lice armies from ever invading again, add a little peppermint oil to the family shampoo. They really don’t like that and they will not even consider setting tent on your family again. Besides peppermint is good for your head so it’s a big plus. Neem seed oil does the same, maybe even better but there’s a catch. It does not smell so good. Beside that, it is actually quite good. It not only prevents them from living on your head, it also obliterates them.

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