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rangerrebew

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Daily consumption of tea may protect the elderly from cognitive decline, study suggests

Date:
    March 16, 2017
Source:
    National University of Singapore
Summary:
    Tea drinking reduces the risk of cognitive impairment in older persons by 50 per cent and as much as 86 per cent for those who are genetically at risk of Alzheimer's, new research suggests.


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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170316093412.htm
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Offline ConstitutionRose

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Good.  Now I can throw this in the face of the busy bodies that chastise me for my tea because of the caffeine.
« Last Edit: March 23, 2017, 01:08:31 pm by ConstitutionRose »
"Old man can't is dead.  I helped bury him."  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas quoting his grandfather.

Offline Joe Wooten

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Hot Dang!!!!

Finally one of my excess consumptions is actually good for me. I probably drink a gallon or so of tea a day......