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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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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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