Can Tea Help Prevent Food Poison?

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Can Tea Help Prevent Food Poison?

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There are dozens of variations of food poison, and none of them

are pleasant. One of them is Bacillus cereus. While not usually

life threatening, this common form of food poisoning can cause

diarrhea, nausea, cramps and vomiting. Symptoms usually appear

8-16 hours after exposure to the bacteria, and can disrupt your

life for a few days.

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Can Tea Help Prevent Food Poison?

Copyright © 2007 Jon M. Stout

Golden Moon Tea

http://www.GoldenMoonTea.com

There are dozens of variations of food poison, and none of them

are pleasant. One of them is Bacillus cereus. While not usually

life threatening, this common form of food poisoning can cause

diarrhea, nausea, cramps and vomiting. Symptoms usually appear

8-16 hours after exposure to the bacteria, and can disrupt your

life for a few days.

Bacillus cereus is usually caused by improper cooking. The

problem can be exacerbated by improper refrigeration, which just

allows the spores to further grow. Cooked rice that is improperly

refrigerated is one of the most common carriers of bacillus

cereus.

However, researchers are learning that there may be ways to

protect our bodies from the ravages of such bacteria. It appears

that tea's catechins may protect our bodies from bacteria like

bacillus cereus. Tea has far more anti-microbial properties than

previously realized.

One particular study reported by the UK Tea Council evaluated the

anti-microbial activity of seven green tea catechins and four

black tea theaflavins, both important anti-oxidants. They also

evaluated actual infusions of 36 commercial black, white, green

and oolong teas, as well as herbal teas. These anti-oxidants and

infusions were evaluated to determine their anti-microbial

activity against bacillus cereus. This study concluded that all

eleven of the anti-oxidants evaluated contained anti-microbial

properties.*

In fact, most of the compounds were more active than medicinal

antibiotics such as tetracycline or vancomycin at comparable

concentrations. The study also concluded that the brewed

infusions of true tea that contained these catechins and

theaflavins also had anti-microbial properties as well,

particularly freshly brewed infusions. However, herbal brews did

not have anti-microbial properties.

So, just what does this mean to our real life? Well, it means

that drinking tea can protect your body against certain harmful

bacteria like bacillus cereus. If we consume tea on a regular

basis, we may be able to ward off these harmful bacteria before

they wreak havoc on our bodies. The presence of the anti-oxidants

in tea may be enough to keep us from getting sick from these

bacteria, or at least be sufficient to lessen their effects.

This is likely just the tip of the iceberg. We already know that

green tea prevents many serious illnesses, such as heart disease,

Alzheimer's disease and some forms of cancer. And, if we've

determined that it can kill bacteria such as bacillus cereus,

then there's certainly potential that it can act as an

anti-biotic against other harmful bacteria, as well.

Certainly it has been determined from this along with many other

studies that tea is an important part of living a healthy life.

In Japan, the medical community recognizes green tea as a known

cancer preventative, and it's likely that medical communities in

other countries will soon follow suit. This information, combined

with the other studies that have shown green tea to be effective

in preventing heart disease should be enough to convince us that

drinking a few cups of green tea each day is a simple way to

protect our health.

But, why is does it seem that so many of the positive findings

are associated with green tea, and not black tea too? Well, it

stems from the way the tea is processed. While the study noted

here on the anti-microbial activity of tea didn't find a

difference between the two, in most health studies green tea

beats black tea every time.

Black tea is fermented during processing; green and white teas

are not. The fermentation process changes the anti-oxidants in

the tea from their natural, original state, into a slightly

different compound. While black tea is still healthy, and still

contains important anti-oxidants, the more natural anti-oxidants

in green and white tea are far more powerful.

The research done so far has mostly been performed on green tea

because it is much more widely consumed. However, it is likely

that researchers would find that white tea is just as healthful,

since its anti-oxidants are preserved in their natural state,

just like those in green tea.

Green tea first gained notice as a health preserver because of

the much lower incidence of heart disease and cancer in Asian

countries, where green tea is a staple. Scientists decided to

back up this anecdotal evidence with research and the findings

have been astonishing.

In addition to evidence suggesting that green tea protects our

health, there has also been evidence to suggest that green tea

may even be effective as an alternative cancer treatment. Some

studies have shown that green tea slows the growth of certain

cancers. Other studies have shown that administering green tea

along with chemotherapy makes the chemotherapy more effective

than when it is administered alone.

So, it appears that green tea may be one of the most promising

natural health products we can consume. As time goes on, and more

studies are conducted on human subjects, we'll learn more

definitive information about this wonder beverage. It's amazing

to think that something many of us have been drinking all our

lives just for the taste could hold so much power to protect our

health.

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Jon M. Stout is the Chairman of the Golden Moon Tea Company.

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