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Beverage Wars: Juice vs. Tea

Which is better for your brain -- a glass of juice or a cuppa tea?

When it comes to preventing Alzheimer's, juice may have the edge. In a recent study, three servings a week reduced Alzheimer’s risk impressively.

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bearkat

10 of 11 people found this helpful.

4/28/2008 11:40:54 PM

Soaking in a bath of apple cider vinager helps with sore muscles as well as bones.

clownfish

19 of 20 people found this helpful.

4/27/2008 7:46:34 AM

How are egg whites good for your face and plants and how do you use them?

7762

23 of 25 people found this helpful.

4/26/2008 12:36:58 AM

egg white is good for both face and plants.

chocklatte...

21 of 23 people found this helpful.

4/25/2008 9:03:04 PM

I add a ginger tea packet to my green tea drink every morning. The ginger calms my stomack for the day.

clownfish

17 of 17 people found this helpful.

4/25/2008 7:53:32 PM

The best ways to ensure that you gain the benefits of green tea are to let it steep for 3-5mins before drinking and leave the tea bag in the cup while drinking it. Also add lemon juice (or other citrus juice) to the cup of tea. The vitamin C in the juices help to protect the antioxidants in the green tea so that they do not oxidize before and while you are drinking it, thus saving the powerful antioxidants for your body!!! There has also been some research that supports green tea in melanoma prevention.

CO_Magnolia

8 of 8 people found this helpful.

4/25/2008 12:44:56 PM

I drink tea and a fruit smoothie (homemade) every morning. Do you get the same "fruit juice" benefit if you use whole fruit, blended in your smoothie?

SearchforH...

5 of 8 people found this helpful.

4/25/2008 9:33:35 AM

GOAIR4C,
I'd love to have your recipe. Does it taste awful?

RUNNER100

11 of 11 people found this helpful.

4/25/2008 8:57:52 AM

As a substitute teacher and a college adjunct, running and green tea are my two mainstays for keeping focused and low key. There have been days the thought of running does not peak my interests, but after a half mile into the run, I feel better. You have to just get up and put one foot in front of the other. (Walkers also fall into this category)

BeckySusie

8 of 8 people found this helpful.

4/25/2008 8:13:30 AM

Try to drink a cup/glass of each in the morning. Each has nutritional benefits in its own unique way, and most of us don't drink enough fluids (caffeine can act to dehydrate you). Don't swap one for the other if you can comfortably drink both.

European

2 of 4 people found this helpful.

4/25/2008 7:20:42 AM

while I think the juice thing is great, you can just eat the apple, orange etc and get the same effect. Distilled water is great for some things, but won't you be missing fluoride for your teeth?

GOAIR4C

6 of 7 people found this helpful.

4/25/2008 6:44:21 AM

I always have a cup of green or green and white , or white tea in the morning on the way to work. but first i make a juice mixture, which includes, prune juice, apple cider vinegar, pomegranate juice, liquid glucosamine and condroiten, flax seed, concord grape juice, several vitamin capsules and multi vitamins..and hi ho hi ho, its off to work I go!
At lunch I have ruby red grapefruit juice and in the evening I have a cup of green or english breakfast tea. I've been doing this routine for over 20 years...

tropicalbird

19 of 20 people found this helpful.

4/21/2008 3:57:46 PM

Love the info. I use both juice & teas + distilled water.

Avillesan

30 of 36 people found this helpful.

4/20/2008 5:41:02 PM

If you zap a teaspoon of natural peanut butter in the microwave for a few seconds (it only takes a very short time), the pb will get very soft and will go a verrrrry loooong way.

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