Green Tea Prevents Pneumonia

Quick Note on Green Tea:

Pneumonia risk seems to be reduced even by drinking small amounts of green tea.  Drinking as little as one cup or less of green tea per day was associated with 41 percent less risk of dying from pneumonia among Japanese women, investigators have found.

There's a new recipe for Green Tea Chicken Stock on our website to view it click here.

Ear Acupuncture for Back Pain

In a recent study, women who had tiny acupuncture needles held in place with tape at three acupuncture points in their ears for one week, were more likely to experience significant reductions in lower back and pelvic pain than those who had the needles placed at three "sham" points or women in a control group who didn't get either real or fake acupuncture. A 30 percent or greater reduction in pain was reported by 81 percent of women in the acupuncture group, 47-59 percent of the two other groups.

Thirty-seven percent of women in the acupuncture group were pain-free after a week of acupuncture. Improvements in function were significantly greater among women who had real acupuncture compared to those who got the fake version or received no treatment. The only side effect was temporary tenderness in the ear area, reported by only 4 out of the 159 women in the study. The treatment is inexpensive and takes about three minutes for the needles to be put in place.

SOURCE: American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, September 2009.

Yours in health,
Pamela

Which Nut Decreases Your Risk of Breast Cancer?

With the Run for the Cure for Breast Cancer still fresh in my mind, this seemed like a timely topic.

There was a study done at the Marshall University School of Medicine that showed that when mice were fed the equivalent of 2 ounces of walnuts per day in a human the mice had a significantly lower incidence of breast tumors.

To get more walnuts in your diet, there's a recipe for Garlicky Pumpkin Seed and Walnut Snack Mix on our website, to view it click here.

In health,
Pamela