A tea timeout is my favorite way to de-stress a day. It feels so
civilized to relax with a warm cup of jasmine-scented green tea
or perhaps the traditional English treat, black tea with milk.
Still, I've always wondered, is tea as healthful as many people
believe? Although tea has been enjoyed around the world for some
5,000 years, it wasn't until relatively recently that scientists
started searching for the facts. From the 1970s to the 1990s,
epidemiological studies found tea drinking might be associated
with better health. "More careful clinical and laboratory
studies are needed," said Johanna Dwyer, a professor at Tufts
Medical School in Boston, at the fifth International Scientific
Symposium on Tea and Human Health held Sept. 19 at the U.S.
Agriculture Department. But recent studies have been promising.
Just about every cell in the body could potentially benefit from
tea — with virtually no downsides. All true tea (white, green,
oolong and black, as opposed to herbal varieties) comes from one
plant: Camel