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Tea and Memory: What the Research on Dementia Risk Shows

What does the research say about tea and memory? Here's what a 377,592-person study found on dementia risk and the...

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Does Green Tea Lower Blood Pressure? What Studies Show

Does green tea lower blood pressure? Here's what the meta-analyses actually found — the real numbers, the effective dose, and...

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Green Tea Weight Loss: What the Research Really Shows

Does green tea weight loss actually work? Here's what the meta-analyses found — real numbers, effective dose, and the diabetes...

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Green Tea Cholesterol, Blood Sugar & Weight: What's Proven

Does green tea cholesterol reduction hold up in research? Here's what's proven on cholesterol, blood sugar, and weight — plus...

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Pesticides in Tea: What Organic Does (and Doesn't) Tell You

Worried about pesticides in tea? Organic isn't automatically the safest answer. Here's what organic certification covers, and why EU pesticide...

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The Best Tea for Sleep? The Research Behind Our Nightfall Blend

Looking for the best tea for sleep? We put our rest and digest tea, Nightfall, under the microscope. Here's the...

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