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February 7th, 2007

Have Some Tea, but Leave Out the Milk

According to recent research, adding milk can significantly reduce the health benefits of tea, reports WebMD:
“Milk may counteract the favorable health effects of tea on vascular function. Our results thus provide a possible explanation for the lack of beneficial effects of tea on the risk of heart disease in the UK, where milk is usually […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments

January 22nd, 2007

Healthy Foods that May Surprise You

Ruth over at Eating Fabulous shares this list of surprisingly healthy foods:

Chocolates
Oils
Potatoes
Nuts and nut butters
Coffee
Bruschetta
Spices
Tea
Soups

Read more about these goodies here.
What healthy treats do you enjoy?
Contents © Copyright 2007 Kristen King
Tags: Chocolate, Coffee, Diet/Nutrition, Eating-Fabulous, Exercise, food, Health, healthy, nuts, soup, spices, Tea, woman, women, Womens-Health

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October 30th, 2006

Do Coffee and Tea Count as Daily Water Intake?

A reader recently left this comment: I have never understood that whole “caffeinated beverages don’t count towards your water intake” business. Would you please explain that perhaps in a separate post?
I know caffeine is a dieuretic so you eliminate more than you take in, but you are still taking in liquid. To me “doesn’t […]

By Heather -- 2 comments