Tea as an Antioxidant
Tea is an aromatic drink that is usually prepared by soaking or pouring water over plant products, typically the tea plant, but also may be infused with other dried herbs, roots, or extracts. After plain water, tea is consumed more than any other drink globally, including soft drinks. It has a slightly bitter, astringent flavor, sometimes floral, sometimes metallic, that people find enjoyable and often relaxing or, in some cases, medicinal (Martin, 2007). The consumption of tea is said to have a number of beneficial health effects based on the properties it has including antioxidants, flavinols, flavonoids, polyphenols, and catechins. The catechins, particularly, are known for anti-inflammatory and cellular detoxicity. In addition, these catechins have proven neuroprotective activities that can bond with cannabinoid receptors and suppress pain and nausea and provide a relaxing effect (Korte, G., et.al., 2010). Medical studies have also shown that green tea can enhance weight-loss in some patients by reducing hunger and detoxifying the liver (Wing, R., et.al., 2006). Other studies have shown that tea can lower the risk of cognitive impairment, even benefit alzheimers. The key to this seems to be the tea properties of L-theanine, which has a calm but focusing effect on the brain that produces alpha wave dominant patterns (Nobre, A., et.al., 2008).
For centuries, health practitioners in the East have used teas and other traditional medicines. This paradigm combines combined the causation of disease with the idea of balance and a look at the holistic individual. Indeed, the very term "health," has come to mean more than just an absence of disease, but a more holistic and complete state of being. The Western model, of course, tends to look at disease and illness as being linked to specific bacteria, viruses, or pathogens. The use of tea, or other hrebals, then becomes controversial in Western medicine, and yet a new model, health as harmony, called the Health Psychology Model, tends to combine Eastern holism with Western organism for a more holistic view of the overall person (Micozzi, 2011).
The American National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) gives examples using herbalism, naturopathy and traditional Chinese medicine, which includes the use of tea and specially brewed teas as...
Lipton Tea Can Do That Term Marketing Project on Lipton Iced Tea Lipton Iced Tea Lipton Iced Tea is a beverage launched by Lipton in collaboration with Pepsico. Lipton is an established brand in the tea market while Pepsico has a prominent presence in the soft drink industry. Ever since the popularity of tea started to grow in the West, particularly in the United States of America, the tea market has evolved through various
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