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"Want to guess the surprising beverage that scientist say may be as effective at relieving pain as aspirin? It just happens to be one of my favorite things to sip! Mint tea! Well, to clarify, Brazilian mint tea. The BBC reports that the plant Hyptis crenata has been used in teas in Brazil for thousands of years to treat ailments that range from headaches to stomach aches. And now a new study seems to confirm the tea&amp;#x27;s pain-relieving properties. I know, where the heck are we supposed to get Brazilian mint tea to cure a 3 p.m. mean-boss-induced headache? While I wish I could offer you a cup (and drink one myself!), I think we&amp;#x27;ll have to enjoy regular mint tea until this stuff becomes more widely available. But, it&amp;#x27;s interesting that something as simple as tea can have health-promoting properties, huh? I have always felt that tea is medicinal in it&amp;#x27;s own way (if anything, it perks up my mood!). P.S. If you&amp;#x27;re looking for a new tea, I just tried an amazing antioxidant-rich line of teas that are so good (I think I&amp;#x27;m sort of becoming addicted, in fact) from Dilmah Tea. They&amp;#x27;re gourmet teas that come bagged for wimps like me who are lazy. I really liked their green tea, which was not too sharp, not too mild--just right. What&amp;#x27;s your favorite tea? More reading: *Why iced tea is a fab addition to your snack... *Tea that thinks it&amp;#x27;s a ... dessert! *But wait, make sure your tea isn&amp;#x27;t too hot, it could give you ... More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;#x27;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow us on Twitter! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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