Tea cuts risk of heart disease and slows cancer growth considerably  
   
 
 

Tea drinkers take hear. Starting with your heart Teas of all the three varieties have a plenty of health benefits. Drinking four or more cups of green tea a day may help stave off skin cancer and the substance could be similarly effective if incorporated into skin care creams, researchers say. The brew, which is especially popular in Asia . Where cancer is rarer than in the West, contains antioxidants that are known to prevent skin cancer in humans, a report on green tea research has said. Research has suggested substances in green tea called polyphenols can kill tumor cells and may starve cancerous growths by as much as 90%, by limiting blood vessel growth around them The leaf and bud of the camellia plant are the basis of both green and black tea. But unlike black tea, which is fermented, green tea is steamed dry immediately after

 
  harvesting, which leaves it with larger amounts of polyphenols. Research also states that as tea lowers the rate of cell replications and thus the growth and development of neoplasms, it may also diminish the risk of specific types of cancer.  
     
  People who drink tea each day significantly reduce their chances of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, according to a study published in the Archives of internal Medicine. Tea polyphenols are powerful antoxidants that may play a role in lowering the oxidation of LDL-cholesterol, with a consequent dercreased risk of heart disease. The polyphenols in tea have beneficial effect on two long established heart disease risk factors- High Cholesterold & High Blood Pressure. Those who drank one or two cups a day lowered their risk of circulatory disease by 46 percent. For those who drank four cups a day, the risk dropped by 69 percent.

Tea is also known to have a positive effect through its ability to modify the intestinal microflora in the stomach and so reduce the undesirable bacteria and increase beneficial bacterial in the stomach. Components from black and green tea extracts can after the expression of genes known to play a role in the process of cancer formation and may therefore have significiant cancer prevention properties in pancreatic and prostate cancer.
 
     
 
Oolong tea extract is thought to enhance noradrenaline induced lipolysis in adipose tissue and inhibit pancreatic lipase activity, therefore suggesting an anti-obesity action of tea consumption. Tea has also been proven to express a cardiovascular-protective and lipid-lowering effect.

While Japanese research has found that three cups of Oolong tea daily can be beneficial in stubborn eczema, women seem to benefit more by drinking tea. Some findings show that drinking certain types of tea containing high concentrations of a particular amino acid may help strengthen the body's immune system response when fighting off infection. And adding milk, honey, lemon or sugar do not diminish the positive health effects, experts say.
  

 
     
  Tea fights Cavities, reduces Plaque  
     
 
 

Tea is one of the few natural sources of fluoride and has been shown to have positive effect on preventing tooth decay and gum disease. Scientists beleve that drinking tea improves oral health by helping prevent dental caries, by minimizing the possibility f dental plaques , the scale caused by mouth bacteria that leads to gum disease.
 
     
  The Beauty Factor  
     
 
 

For the beauty conscious, tea helps reduce skin damage and certainly unlike coffee, which has considerably high caffeine content Tea does not lead to stress. In fact it is a stress reliever. And, it is a known fact the major brands like Tropical Paradise, Michael Jrdan cologne, Elizabeth Arden and Calvin Klein's CK-One use tea infused fragrances.