A Brew That Prevents Parkinson’s?
March 2nd 2009 20:46
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Tea time. What better way to give your body and mind a little breather? But if you choose a certain color of tea, you may really do your brain a favor.
A large study in Singapore showed that black tea might have the power to slash Parkinson’s disease risk by almost a third.
Hormone Helper?
In the study, people who drank the most black tea were 29 percent less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease (PD), compared with the least enthusiastic black-tea drinkers. Although the researchers were poised to credit the caffeine in black tea for the benefit, it turned out not to be so. Instead, it may be that black tea somehow affects estrogen levels in a favorable anti-Parkinson’s way (the disease is less common in women than in men). Interestingly, green tea showed no protective effects against PD.
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But a certain amount of coffee is good for you too, but not preventative of Parkinson's that we know of.
Lovely to see you, as usual.