A Tea Affair

Mammals have two largely independent immune systems in their bodies. In spite of the fact that these resistant frameworks do cooperate, they serve two altogether different jobs in securing us against pathogens, including malignancy and irresistible illnesses . Most people are generally familiar with the immune system that is activated by vaccines . This immune response is highly specific, but it is also very slow to respond to specific pathogens . This is why vaccines exist... to pre-activate this genetic or adaptive immune response to specific pathogens. The faster an immune response can be mounted against a specific pathogen, the more immunological protection it provides . Herein lies the problem. If a person has never been exposed , for example, to a particular influenza virus strain, the specific immune response to this virus may be too slow to protect us against death . This is why flu vaccines are changed every year. The key word is specificity. Yesterday'...

There is a well known Chinese precept, "Drinking a day by some tea will most likely starve the pharmacist." There is a great deal of truth in this saying. Individuals since antiquated occasions have been drinking tea as a component of their day by day schedule . Some even like to open their eyes in the morning by sipping hot tea. The anti-depressant elements present in tea lends freshness and makes the mind more alert and perceptive to the surroundings . Here, the reference is not to the traditional black tea but the healthy Oolong tea that is produced at high mountains under special weather conditions . The fine weather conditions in which it is grown leads to the tea inculcating the properties that facilitate the benefits of both the black tea and green tea . Oolong Tea versus Black Tea Oolong tea is certainly healthier than black tea in the following aspects: 1 . Lesser caffeine content: A cup of Oolong tea has half the caffeine content as in a cu...