Not Dead Yet - Forum

A cup of green tea a day could help keep your heart healthy, a study shows.

The drink was found to widen the artery which runs from the shoulder to the elbow by 4 per cent within 30 minutes - reducing the risk of blood clots.

This is a good indicator of improved blood flow around the body, says a report in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. It is the first time green tea has been shown to have a short-term beneficial effect on the large arteries.

http://tinyurl.com/4z3a7o


Quite an interesting article, I think I could wind down one cup of green tea a day, I might give it a try.(http://www.postsmile.com/img/emotions/143.gif) (http://www.postsmile.com/)

My chinese mate drinks it she swears by it.

Have you ever tasted it? its an acquired taste. I had some once I hated it but if it keeps the ticker going I could get to like it. :D

Val,I dont even like Earl Grey !!!!1 lol

I don't think I've ever had earl grey, much too posh for me. ;D

I only like tea the traditional way !
it might be posh all the `nobs` drink it but its not nice lol....................
the green tea is worse lol

Green Tea is supposed to be very Good for us ??
 We did try it -- But?? Eve did not like it!! She has partially Blocked veins in her legs -Hurts when walking:

I have tried to get her got for it ?? Answer?   NO!!

I used to keep Earl Grey Tea and Lamsamsuchon ?? In stock, but now down to whatever. I prefer very little milk and sometimes, non at all --- strength to taste. ---
 For night time, it is mostly "Camomile" for relaxing ::)

I drink camomile before bed, it really knocks me out, camomile and apple is lovely but again as Mac said it is awful when you first have it and must admit my preference is a good old English, Tesco's own cuppa or a coffee.
Sorry to hear about Eve's veins, it must be painful for her.

have not tried apple with camomile, perhaps next time??
i think it's really great to help one's sleep ??  as long as one takes it  Early enough, so as not to Get Up to carry out --- Home Patrol, during the (twilight) hours  ::) ::) -- Mind you, our 'Misty' (deputy dog) would certainly 'wake' us at the slightest noise ??? ???

How come we seem to 'inherit' aches and pains as we 'grow older'?????

I wish I knew, where do they come from and what are they?leg ache, back ache, wrist ache, no one ever mentions getting old can be painful.

Val, green tea is very healthy and thus popular in Germany - but you have to drink at least 9 cups of it daily say our Asian orientated doctors.
You ask were leg, back and wrist ache come from - they come from age and from our having used our legs, our back and wrist our whole life. Every machine is subject to wear and tear and the same seems to be applicable to our body.

I couldn't wash down 6 cups of green tea but according to that article just one has benefits.If we lead a sedentary lifestyle does that mean we don't get much wear and tear so don't ache so much?   I wish....You're right it is wear and tear but no one has ever said it can be painful, they wrap it up as arthritis so make it seem like a disease or illness, when in fact they should say, Val you're wearing out get used to it... ;D

Perhaps?? I am very fortunate??  With my 3 main problems, I have No Pain!! -- I fully believe that having taken, Cod Liver Oil capsules for absolutely Decades, that has Helped ?? These problems of mine, have only been with me over the last two years, so I have no complaint?? I Think??

Teri,  As with every piece of Machinery -- Our Bodies need regular Maintenance to try to keep our joints Flexible. Not an Easy Task??  -- I hope the pills I take, keep finding the right place to go ::) ::)

Val, one of my neighbours said to me twenty years ago "it's not easy to get old" and that's true. As to the pains, there exist good pills to ease them, but they are not at all healthy.
Phoenix, you are right, but some bodies suffer from wear and tear even if they are maintained regularly.
However, each human being is an individual with its own organisme, so what's good for you, must not be good for me!
But Cod Liver Oil is very good, but it tastes terrible!

I must admit I take glucosamine it certainly helps with my wrists. trouble with cod liver oil its good but if you leave them off for a time I find I come down with something awful that won't be shifted, it happened to me in January, I still wasn't back to normal [whatever that is] in April so I don't take the capsules now.Remember the malt and cod liver oil we used to take at school? I loved the malt, couldn't get enough of it.

Oh I do remember the cod liver oil we had to take,I think this was supplied by the health service,it must have been because we had no money to buy it !!!
We got fresh orange juice too
and milk !
and smashing dinners with a pudding and all for a shilling lol (5p) no fat kids then !

Mac,seems to have been a nice time. We got either milk or chocolat (both tasted terrible in my eyes) - Schulspeisung they called it - and our parents had to pay for it.

Anyone have gypsy tart for pudding at school?   There was never ever any seconds and it was gorgeous, I have made it but it is oh so fattening and these days it just goes straight to the tummy and hips.

Val, what's gypsy tart for pudding?

I guess you would call pudding a dessert lol...

gypsy tart here is the recipe.
1 400g (14oz) Tin of Evaporated Milk
340g (12oz) Dark Muscovado Sugar
1 10inch Pre-baked shortcrust pastry case

Pre-heat oven to 200°C: 400°F: Gas 6.
Whisk evaporated milk and sugar together for approximately 10 minutes
Until light and fluffy and coffee coloured.
Pour the mix into the pastry case.
Bake for 10 minutes.
The surface will appear slightly sticky but will set completely when left to cool.
Serve cold.

Serves 6


Be warned its addictive especially if you have a sweet tooth.

SOUNDS DELICIOUS VAL, NEVER HEARD OF GYPSY TART NOR OF MUCOVADO SUGAR,BUT THEN IM ONLY A MAN.
WILL LOOK FOR IT IN OUR CO-OP

muscavado sugar is just brown sugar, so any brown sugar will do, I think muscavado is just a trade name.

Thank you Val, after my holidays in Wales I'll try to make it and inform you if I have been successful!

Hi Mac,  Did you forget that 'Thick Malt' we used to have as well??  --Coloured Tokens at school for soup- main meal and Puddings?? --The WVS for helping with Clothes etc:
All Free!!  By courtesy of --------

Hi Val, that is so true!!  everybodies system is different and is treated as such, hopefully?? -- I really trust that Cod liver oil capsules and Glucosamine/chondrotine is helping my joints keep flexible -- Just wish I could walk faster, to keep up with 'Misty' on our walks together ???