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Tea could improve memory, study shows
University of Newcastle upon Tyne ^ | 25-Oct-2004 | Press release

Posted on 10/26/2004 7:12:22 AM PDT by AdmSmith

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To: Fatalis

Tea is for little girls and the british (but I repeat myself.)


21 posted on 10/26/2004 8:32:18 AM PDT by exile (Exile - Helen Thomas tried to lure me into her Gingerbread House.)
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To: zarf

Thanx. I'll check some of the local Asian markets.


22 posted on 10/26/2004 8:38:28 AM PDT by elli1
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran

hehe...maybe you ought make those LI teas w/ some green tea?


23 posted on 10/26/2004 8:39:34 AM PDT by elli1
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To: AdmSmith
Tony Benn, is a prime example of somebody who drinks tea and has a fantastic memory. He is said to drink 18 pints a day

18 pints? I guess all those bathroom breaks give him time to think. (And a 79-yr old prostate probably doesn't help much either.) LOL

24 posted on 10/26/2004 8:40:10 AM PDT by mollynme (cogito, ergo freepum)
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To: AdmSmith
Tea improved my memory but my teeth rotted away...

BTW How much tea are they talking about?

25 posted on 10/26/2004 8:40:27 AM PDT by tubebender (If I had know I would live this long I would have taken better care of myself...)
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To: AdmSmith

Sounds cool, but there are lots of missing data from your
posting...

1) What type of tissue did they study? Was it rat brain?
Bird-brain?, cat brain? Can this be correlated with human brain?

2) Is there a strong association with activity of those
enzymes in human dementia?

3) Are there other co-factors involved with development of
Alzheimers?

4) Will the "active" ingredients once identified, be toxic
on their own right? (i.e. could they inhibit AChesterase
in let's say the vagus nerve?)

5) Are there aged people who are alert, bright, cogent
without tea?

6) Are there animal models of Alz. dementia that we could
test this hypotheses on?

Just a few of the questions which come to mind(without tea!).


(sarcasm mode) -- on


I do know for sure, that if John Kerry is President, those
Alzheimers patients will all be able to think clearly again!


(sarcasm mode) -- off


26 posted on 10/26/2004 8:41:15 AM PDT by Getready ((...Fear not ...))
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To: AdmSmith
"The ageing politician, Tony Benn, is a prime example of somebody who drinks tea and has a fantastic memory. He is said to drink 18 pints a day and has a very sharp mind for a man of his age," he added.

When reached by this reporter, Mr. Benn was reciting the Odyssey in Greek from memory.

"When did you start this?" we asked.

"An hour and a half ago, when I first entered this bathroom," he said. "Tell my family I'll be out when my kidneys are empty."

27 posted on 10/26/2004 8:43:57 AM PDT by VadeRetro (A self-reliant conservative citizenry is a better bet than the subjects of an overbearing state. -MS)
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To: RightWhale

Nice tag line. I completely agree the Outer Space treaty is bullpoop (families here--must keep the language decent on any non-south park/team america/john kerry thread).


28 posted on 10/26/2004 8:55:23 AM PDT by tdewey10 (The democratic party is on the verge of starting only the second civil war in US history)
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To: AdmSmith

I wished I liked green tea. I hate the taste of it. I can tolerate black (though I vastly prefer coffee - it figures, no benefits there) but green tastes icky to me.

LQ


29 posted on 10/26/2004 8:59:49 AM PDT by LizardQueen
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To: Getready

They have not published the paper yet in Phytotherapy Research. You may check this link later this week for the October issue (I guess):

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jissue/109674855


30 posted on 10/26/2004 9:36:52 AM PDT by AdmSmith
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To: AdmSmith
said to drink 18 pints a day and has a very sharp mind for a man of his age

He has a sharp mind and a prostate the size of a basketball.

31 posted on 10/26/2004 11:49:00 AM PDT by oldcomputerguy
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To: zarf

"Couldn't of made a better decision."

Why is that? What have you noticed, if anything, since giving up coffee?


32 posted on 10/26/2004 11:51:09 AM PDT by oldcomputerguy
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To: AdmSmith

Al Gore drank lots of iced tea. Didn't seem to help him much.


33 posted on 10/26/2004 11:51:25 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (If this isn't the End Times it certainly is a reasonable facsimile...)
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To: oldcomputerguy
Why is that? What have you noticed, if anything, since giving up coffee?

I've dropped coffee and made alot of dietary changes (cut out processed foods, eat less meat and eat foods with a high antioxidant content) over the last half year. I'm drinking strictly decaff green tea, plus black and white teas which are also high in antioxidants.

My sleeping patterns are vastly improved, my energy level is very high and my mental attitude is radically improved (better balance mood wise).

The change is remarkable actually.

34 posted on 10/26/2004 12:48:27 PM PDT by zarf (Toilet paper medicated with aloe is the greatest invention since the electric light!!)
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To: AdmSmith
..but you MUST have it with scones--


35 posted on 10/26/2004 1:02:10 PM PDT by georgiegirl
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To: AdmSmith
..but you MUST have it with scones--


36 posted on 10/26/2004 1:02:14 PM PDT by georgiegirl
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To: AdmSmith
Eighteen pints a day?!? That man's going to die like the flooded Indian!

I mean, he's likely to drown in his tee pee.

37 posted on 10/26/2004 1:05:29 PM PDT by Oberon (What does it take to make government shrink?)
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