Thursday, March 13, 2008

The power of tea with C

New research shows you might want to add a dash of citrus juice to your next cup of green tea. Since tea's antioxidants are most stable in an acidic environment - and our digestive tract is near neutral in the small intestine - a dash of lemon or orange juice makes the antioxidants more available for absorption by the body.

(excerpt from"Natural Solutions" magazine- study by Mario Ferruzzi, PHD, at Purdue University)

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