Green tea for arthritis pain relief - the benefits of green tea grow
October 20th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
If you’re thinking that green tea is a magic liquid with benefits for many ailments, you’re right. New research indicates that green tea can provide arthritis pain relief.
Green Tea Fights Rheumatoid Arthritis reports:
Researchers examined the effects of green tea polyphenols on mice injected with collagen. (A procedure that produces a condition similar to rheumatoid arthritis in humans.) Polyphenols are considered to be an antioxidant and occur naturally within the body and in certain foods.
During three different studies, mice that were given the green tea polyphenols were significantly less likely to get arthritis. Of those who ‘drank the tea’, 44% became arthritic. For the ones who were not given the antioxidant, all but one (94%) developed the disease.
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