Healthy Tea

Black tea and health

Tea is one of the most ancient and popular beverages consumed around the world. Black tea is more widely consumed than green tea worldwide. India is the largest producer of black tea and hence it is necessary to focus attention on black tea with respect to its health promoting attributes.

What is Black tea ? Black Tea is more oxidized than green tea The black tea making process involves and additional step of aeration of the cut, withering leaves for several hours which oxidises the flavonoids as well as darkening the leaves' colour.

Health benefits

Until recently, tea research has focused more on green tea. However, recent studies indicate the compounds contained in black tea - theaflavins and thearubigens – not only contribute to the dark color and distinctive flavor but they represent potential molecules with therapeutic implication.

Polyphenolic compounds present in black tea can protect cells and tissues from oxidative stress by scavenging free radicals. Synergistic interactions amongst black tea constituents play a major role in the beneficial effect of tea. Number of studies with black tea have demonstrated that plasma antioxidant capacity gets enhanced, ∼1 h after consumption of moderate amounts of tea.

Neurological disease

Reports suggest that Black tea could lower the incidence of Parkinsons disease, Theanine present in black tea increases alpha brain wave activity resulting in calmer state of mind and it also reduces stress.

Diabetes

Tea consumption is said to be associated with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes It may blunt the spike in sugar level after the meal.

Cardiovascular disease Black tea is said to reduce the risk of heart problems by cutting levels of bad cholesterol and blood sugar. Studies have shown that there is risk reduction of coronary heart disease at intakes > 3 cups tea per day.

Cancer

Studies suggest that Tea polyphenolics inhibit tumor cell proliferation. In addition, tea polyphenols may protect against damage caused by ultraviolet (UV) B radiation.Theaflavin and catechins modulate immune system function..

Osteoporosis Studies suggest that tea may positively influence bone mineral density (BMD) and that tea drinking may protect against osteoporosis in older women. Gastric ulcer

Tea does not cause acidity . Studies have revealed it reduces the incidence of ulcer, in experimental animals .

Anti HIV agent

Theaflavins in tea are potent anti-HIV-1 compounds. They inhibit HIV-1 entry into target cells.

Oral health

Random surveys have reported that black tea reduces the incidence of dental cavities. Polyphenols in tea inhibit bacterial growth and wards off mouth infections. Tea is a natural source of fluoride, therefore helping to promote healthy tooth enamel. Also, tannins present in black tea inhibit the growth of plaque-causing bacteria apart from inhibiting the action of salivary amylase, thus making their contribution in cavity prevention.

Immune defense

By making tea a common part of your everyday food intake you can build up your immunity. Tea won't keep you complete safe from getting sick but it can help.

Anti aging

Being a very high source of antioxidants, black tea is said to slow down aging process and age induced diseases.

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Venezuela

Venezuela has seen a new dawn with the victory of its popular leader to the post of President of the country. The election has never been rigged and no unfair means were necessitated by the ruling party to win the election. It was a popular mandate against American imperialism and its stooges. The ruling left in that country never encouraged entry of Walmart like retail giant or any other MNCs dealing frauds in the name of Insurance and others. Yet the oil reached nation has able to resist the greedy American oil lobby and never allowed the country to become Kuwait or Iraq. Venezuela is not a safe destination for the US marines or NATO operatives. The country is waging a lone battle in a multi polar world divided over looting wealth of the poor nations and in absence of any socialist block of nations. Its now the first sun of the oppressed people to rise from the hill tops of Venezuela.

Pseudo Left

Now the left is blaming Mamata of being a pseudo left. Mamata has hijacked demands of left include Marxists. No to FDI in retail chain, no diesel/ petrol/ rail fare hike. Bring back those black money piled in Swiss & other foreign banks. 

The fact remains the Bengal communists are a lot of liar and hypocrite. They masterminded in bringing a German retailer to Calcutta and cleared proposals for Ambanies to open similar shops in the city by evicting local retailers in a busy market. 

In each and every time, the government of Bengal left raised bus/taxi fares with the revision of prices of diesel and petrol and never curbed illegal hoarding of essential commodities in the state of Bengal made the suffering people no where to go. Yet they talk of opposing the Center's move and warned people of the '"pseudo left in Mamata & her party ruling the state of Bengal". They do not have any introspection.  They are not ready to take lesson from the past.    

The Insane

Insane roams everywhere. Right from the governing body of a country or organisation to a family. Amazingly, the insane speaks volumes everywhere without substance and pretends to be wise. Basically the abnormal lot enjoys good position, demands attention from others. They are out and out dishonest in thoughts and deeds. While caught, they pretend to be innocent and to have committed the wrongs under pressure; but of what? No answer.

One such story teller came closer to win me in order to draw some cash benefits. I was, however, able to recognise the insane and gladly paid some cash for her enjoyment and left the place with the remark attributed to her to be careful in spending the counterfeit notes of money. She at once gave me back the notes with the reply,  "There is a bigger insane and a fraud than me ! I must now change my ways of dealing. Its a set back for me indeed !"

I laughed and laughed at the stupid insane and happily spent those original notes by buying classic brand of cigarettes from a devil smokers' outlet.

A Game Indeed !

Recently a consumer affairs minister of the state government in Calcutta remarked in a traders' meet that he didn't find reason in opposing entry of American retail giants include Walmart into Indian market while Chinese substandard retail commodities were already flooded in Indian retail market. With this remark, he welcomed modern management technology and tools in retail outlets in Indian commodity markets. Organised retail chains are already in existence through Metro Cash & Curry (a German wholesale retail outlet) and many others by Indian monopoly corporates. Right from mobile phones to clothes, foreign commodities are being sold in competition with Indian goods in peaceful coexistence. The party in power in the city objects entry of FDI in retail chains but welcomed in infrastructure sector like electricity, highways etc. etc.Yet the main concern is to oppose reduction of subsidy in LPG that really hit hard to the common men. The LPG issue is not totally settled by leadership at 10 Janpath Road, New Delhi that exposed in raising demand by a central food minister against the move of the center. To the office of the PM, the principal issue is FDI in retail chain to settle which is why a clever game is played by putting both FDI and LPF/ diesel price hike in the same card. If one is forced to compromise, the other will be sorted out for acceptance under pressure. Perhaps, the straight game would have backfired. A good game indeed !

"No To Reservation In Promotion"

For the first time in the history in independent India the Parliament heard slogan yesterday from the law makers against reservation in promotion in government jobs. Members in the upper house supporting the ruling government were up in arms against 'hurried' and 'unconstitutional bill to extend reservation of Scheduled Cast/Scheduled Tribes in promotion in government jobs with retrospective effect i.e. year 2005'. 

One major partner of the ruling regime and its national leader were heard saying. "we'll not allow to make those senior employees as junior by the  move." The opposition was so aggressive that led to the physical scuffle with other few members supporting the bill. Visible that those sellers of reservation cards in a vote bank politics are now in back foot. The ruling major party and those few promoters of reservation were also blamed to divert from the issue of corruption and coal-gate scam to the proposed reservation. From the happenings yesterday, it transpired that the move to get the reservation passed by both upper and lower house of Parliament are not going to be materialized. 

It was very much expected from a government headed by none other than a noble and meritorious economist would move the issue in a right earnest to ensure a system of check and balance in promoting the deserving efficients to find the right place in government administration in order to deliver desired result to the benefit of the citizens and address the issue of welfare measures for real needy communities including SC/ST/OBC etc. But things were moved in wrong direction that compromised the basic tenets of the constitution. As an admirer of a great teacher and economist decorating the chair of the Prime Minister, I feel bad for what was observed recently on the issue. 

Love

She is no more visible. Her shadow reminds her presence all the time. While a kid was badly needed her sweet company she left making her boy orphan. She made him a subject of neglect and torture by the surrounding. The boy grew young with a heavy heart unlike his contemporaries.

In youth, she came back with a different face  promising not to desert him ever. She took him to river, temple and rose garden to make him happy. Suddenly, she left never to come back leaving a bunch of memories.

At last, she appeared with a broken heart promising to stay for ever. But his heart is already dried with nothing to recall her except waiting for the final bell to ring for a final departure.