A new study just released from Kingston University London, finds white tea extract to be a super star, outperforming green tea and 21 other herbal extracts 2:1.  The study concludes that white teas high phenolic content along with its TEAC and SOD activities serve to slow the aging process of our skin. The most impressive figures reported on this healing tea were…

Anti Elastise inhibitory activity, white tea performed at 89% with its closest competitor, cleavers at 58%

Anti Collagenase activity, white tea at 87% and green tea at 47% (also its nearest competitor)

Only 9 of the 23 herbs tested ranked in both of these categories with white tea impressively leading the pack.

So now I add one more item to our list of health benefits associated with white tea consumption.

• Encourages interferon production
• Fights viral liver inflammation
• Enhances the performance of arteries
• Lowers blood pressure
• Lowers cholesterol
• Reduces chances of developing various types of cancer by neutralizing free-radicals
• Reduces blood sugar
• Antiviral
• Anti Fungal
• Anti Bacterial, Reduces the growth of staphylococcus and streptococcus, Pneumonia and dental caries
• Treats boils, stomach ulcers and sore throats
• And now increases elasticity and decreases breakdown of skin cells

Like I said before, white tea is good for what ails you. It is a healing tea and I continue to encourage everyone to add this delightful healthy beverage into your daily diet. Two cups a day will do wonders.

View the full report at: www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/9/27/abstract

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