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Can Hot Coffee or Tea Cut MRSA Risk?
Coffee and Tea Drinkers Less Likely to Have Evidence of MRSA Inside Their Noses, Researchers Say
By Denise Mann
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Cup of coffee
July 11, 2011 -- Can drinking a steaming hot cup of coffee or tea reduce the likelihood of having MRSA bacteria lurking inside your nose? Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body. It's tougher to treat than most strains of staphylococcus aureus -- or staph -- because it's resistant to some commonly used antibiotics. New research in the Annals of Family Medicine says these beverages have antimicrobial properties and drinking hot tea or coffee is associated with a lower risk of carrying MRSA bacteria within the nasal passages.
Nearly 2.5 million people have evidence of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) inside their noses. In the study, people who drank hot tea were 50% less likely to have MRSA in their nose, compared with people who did not drink hot tea. The same held for people who drank coffee vs. those who didn’t. Soft drinks and iced tea had no significant effect on nasal MRSA risk.
The more coffee or tea participants drank, the lower their risk for MRSA, says study author Eric Matheson, MD, an assistant professor of family medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
MRSA often causes illness when it comes into contact with an open skin wound. People with weakened immune systems are at higher than average risk of having an MRSA-related illness. Hospital-acquired MRSA accounts for many fatal MRSA infections, and these bugs tend to be resistant to many antibiotics.
MRSA: How Much Do You Know About This 'Superbug?'
Some Like It Hot
The study showed an association between tea and coffee drinking and MRSA risk, but does not show cause and effect. “The next logical step is to see if tea or coffee has any effect on people with MRSA,” Matheson says.
There are a few theories as to why tea and coffee -- as long as it is hot -- may help.
“Certain compounds in tea or tea-based extracts may have antimicrobial properties that can possibly destabilize and weaken this superbug,” he says.
Just don’t put your beverage on ice, Matheson says. “Some of these compounds may be destroyed when they are iced, as they are more soluble at higher temperatures,” he says. It may also be that some of the antimicrobial compounds are breathed in via the vapors from piping hot cups of coffee or tea.
“If you don’t drink coffee or tea and work in a health care setting, you may want to start and this may decrease your risk of carrying MRSA in the nose,” he says. “It couldn’t hurt.”
More Research Needed
“This is really a tease,” says Bruce Hirsch, MD, an infectious disease expert at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y.
“This is not a definitive finding or something that indicates hot coffee or tea reduces MRSA nasal carriage by 50%, but it is an intriguing clue and an interesting finding,” he says. “Because of the impact of MRSA, it should be explored.”
Still, Hirsch has no intention of making any changes to his coffee or tea habits as a result of this one study, he says.
Philip Tierno, PhD, director of clinical microbiology and immunology at the New York University Langone Medical Center in New York City, is a little more skeptical about coffee and tea’s ability to take on MRSA.
“Tea and coffee do have antimicrobial properties, but antibiotics, which have massive microbial properties, don't work at eliminating MRSA” he says.
WebMD.
Coffee and Tea Drinkers Less Likely to Have Evidence of MRSA Inside Their Noses, Researchers Say
By Denise Mann
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Cup of coffee
July 11, 2011 -- Can drinking a steaming hot cup of coffee or tea reduce the likelihood of having MRSA bacteria lurking inside your nose? Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body. It's tougher to treat than most strains of staphylococcus aureus -- or staph -- because it's resistant to some commonly used antibiotics. New research in the Annals of Family Medicine says these beverages have antimicrobial properties and drinking hot tea or coffee is associated with a lower risk of carrying MRSA bacteria within the nasal passages.
Nearly 2.5 million people have evidence of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) inside their noses. In the study, people who drank hot tea were 50% less likely to have MRSA in their nose, compared with people who did not drink hot tea. The same held for people who drank coffee vs. those who didn’t. Soft drinks and iced tea had no significant effect on nasal MRSA risk.
The more coffee or tea participants drank, the lower their risk for MRSA, says study author Eric Matheson, MD, an assistant professor of family medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
MRSA often causes illness when it comes into contact with an open skin wound. People with weakened immune systems are at higher than average risk of having an MRSA-related illness. Hospital-acquired MRSA accounts for many fatal MRSA infections, and these bugs tend to be resistant to many antibiotics.
MRSA: How Much Do You Know About This 'Superbug?'
Some Like It Hot
The study showed an association between tea and coffee drinking and MRSA risk, but does not show cause and effect. “The next logical step is to see if tea or coffee has any effect on people with MRSA,” Matheson says.
There are a few theories as to why tea and coffee -- as long as it is hot -- may help.
“Certain compounds in tea or tea-based extracts may have antimicrobial properties that can possibly destabilize and weaken this superbug,” he says.
Just don’t put your beverage on ice, Matheson says. “Some of these compounds may be destroyed when they are iced, as they are more soluble at higher temperatures,” he says. It may also be that some of the antimicrobial compounds are breathed in via the vapors from piping hot cups of coffee or tea.
“If you don’t drink coffee or tea and work in a health care setting, you may want to start and this may decrease your risk of carrying MRSA in the nose,” he says. “It couldn’t hurt.”
More Research Needed
“This is really a tease,” says Bruce Hirsch, MD, an infectious disease expert at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y.
“This is not a definitive finding or something that indicates hot coffee or tea reduces MRSA nasal carriage by 50%, but it is an intriguing clue and an interesting finding,” he says. “Because of the impact of MRSA, it should be explored.”
Still, Hirsch has no intention of making any changes to his coffee or tea habits as a result of this one study, he says.
Philip Tierno, PhD, director of clinical microbiology and immunology at the New York University Langone Medical Center in New York City, is a little more skeptical about coffee and tea’s ability to take on MRSA.
“Tea and coffee do have antimicrobial properties, but antibiotics, which have massive microbial properties, don't work at eliminating MRSA” he says.
WebMD.
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Made more ginger tea. I really like the way I feel afterward. When I have an upset stomach, feel tired but can't go to sleep, if I can't relax or when I have abdominal pain (darn X chromosomes...) I make this. But I also love to drink it whenever I just feel like it too.
Below is a small ceramic bowl that I sometimes use as a tea cup.
Below is a small ceramic bowl that I sometimes use as a tea cup.
Indian Spice chai has its own taste. There are variety of teas in India. And they all tastes different.
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Hi All ,
Since i cut all sugar intake , i wasn't enjoying my tea that much but then i came across a sweetener called Natvia. It tastes just like the sugar but it is very very low on calories so i don't have any guilt putting a spoon in my tea now and then. It is all natural as well.
Since i cut all sugar intake , i wasn't enjoying my tea that much but then i came across a sweetener called Natvia. It tastes just like the sugar but it is very very low on calories so i don't have any guilt putting a spoon in my tea now and then. It is all natural as well.
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This weekend I'm making two different types of teas. I making a Masala Chai from scratch and I'm going to make that Korean tea that I was talking about with geekynoob earlier. Dates are already on my grocery list ^_^
Chai
2 1/2 cups water
1 tsp black tea leaves or 2 black tea bags
4 green cardamom pods, cracked
2 whole clove
1 1/2 inch piece cinnamon stick
1/2 inch piece ginger, sliced
1/4 tsp fennel seed
2-6 T milk *optional
1-4 tsp agave nectar (or any sweetener to taste)
images from google
Chai
2 1/2 cups water
1 tsp black tea leaves or 2 black tea bags
4 green cardamom pods, cracked
2 whole clove
1 1/2 inch piece cinnamon stick
1/2 inch piece ginger, sliced
1/4 tsp fennel seed
2-6 T milk *optional
1-4 tsp agave nectar (or any sweetener to taste)
images from google
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Thank you for your opinion/comment.
This is one of the chai recipes that is used in India when they wake up in the morning. Of course everyone will have their own style. Feel free to watch the video on the site for a short explanation in the beginning.
I personally like cloves in some of my teas. I've tried new recipes just recently (cloves + cinnamon + black tea) and it was delicious ^_^
Welcome to Tea Talk.
This is one of the chai recipes that is used in India when they wake up in the morning. Of course everyone will have their own style. Feel free to watch the video on the site for a short explanation in the beginning.
I personally like cloves in some of my teas. I've tried new recipes just recently (cloves + cinnamon + black tea) and it was delicious ^_^
Welcome to Tea Talk.
And han,
if you want to make original masala chai, which is came from villages of the origin, you can try the following tip..
for one person-
1/2 cup of water-(heat up till it boil)
add 2 ts sugar,
then add 1 ts tea leaves,
when till it colors black,
add ginger(only a cut),
then add milk
and cook for one minute,
your masala chai is ready
if you want to make original masala chai, which is came from villages of the origin, you can try the following tip..
for one person-
1/2 cup of water-(heat up till it boil)
add 2 ts sugar,
then add 1 ts tea leaves,
when till it colors black,
add ginger(only a cut),
then add milk
and cook for one minute,
your masala chai is ready
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I was intending on making the homemade Chai over the weekend. But when I dropped the cinnamon stick into the pot..... I then for some reason dropped apples in... and as time went by it slowly became obvious that I was making Apple Jam... not Chai. lol
Anyway, I will be posting the Korean tea that I made soon.
Anyway, I will be posting the Korean tea that I made soon.
Lipton Cranberry Raspberry and Strawberry tea is pretty good. I find a lot of fruit tea to be a bit anaemic (I buy Twinings in the UK, but even that's a bit weak, and store brands are worse), but this was really full flavoured. Mum gave me some when I insisted on not having caffeine after a certain time.
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I finally made the Korean tea DaeChu SaengGangCha. I took pics below.
Here is the recipe per Aeri's Kitchen
20 Dried Dates (10 oz)
¼ Cup Ginger
6 Cups Water
½ Cup Honey
Some Dates and Pine Nuts for Garnishing
Here is what I used:
I only used 16 pitted dates. 1 Tbs Ginger. 6 Cups Water. 2 Tbs Honey. I didn't have pine nuts so I used pumpkin seeds (two of which are not in the picture because they sunk to the bottom of the glass lol)
In a nutshell you just boil everything for 20 minutes then strain it into mugs or cool it down to drink it cold.
It tastes like a dessert tea to me. It's sweet but not overly sweet. The ginger adds a small bit of non-heat spice to it. That was nice. But I am considering leaving the ginger out next time and having the Dates on their own or with green tea. But then it wouldn't be DaeChu SaengGangCha anymore now would it ^_^
All in all, I thought it was great.
Here is the recipe per Aeri's Kitchen
20 Dried Dates (10 oz)
¼ Cup Ginger
6 Cups Water
½ Cup Honey
Some Dates and Pine Nuts for Garnishing
Here is what I used:
I only used 16 pitted dates. 1 Tbs Ginger. 6 Cups Water. 2 Tbs Honey. I didn't have pine nuts so I used pumpkin seeds (two of which are not in the picture because they sunk to the bottom of the glass lol)
In a nutshell you just boil everything for 20 minutes then strain it into mugs or cool it down to drink it cold.
It tastes like a dessert tea to me. It's sweet but not overly sweet. The ginger adds a small bit of non-heat spice to it. That was nice. But I am considering leaving the ginger out next time and having the Dates on their own or with green tea. But then it wouldn't be DaeChu SaengGangCha anymore now would it ^_^
All in all, I thought it was great.
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Honey has tried it and he really likes the Korean tea.
Later on I also made it without the ginger and I have to say I prefer it that way a little more. But it's probably not DaeChu SaengGangCha anymore. More like...Date Tea. But it's yummy!
But both ways are worth trying.
I hope other Tea Talkers give it a try some day ^_^
Later on I also made it without the ginger and I have to say I prefer it that way a little more. But it's probably not DaeChu SaengGangCha anymore. More like...Date Tea. But it's yummy!
But both ways are worth trying.
I hope other Tea Talkers give it a try some day ^_^
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The disease-fighting compounds of Tea
By Jeanie Lerche Davis
WebMD Weight Loss Clinic-Feature
Green and black teas have 10 times the amount of antioxidants found in fruits and veggies, by one estimate.
Studies of humans and animals show that the antioxidants in black and green teas are highly beneficial to our health, says 82-year-old John Weisburger, PhD, senior researcher at the Institute for Cancer Prevention in Valhalla, N.Y.
"I was the first American researcher to show that tea modifies the metabolism to detoxify harmful chemicals."
Green tea, black tea, oolong tea -- they all come from the same tea plant, Camellia sinensis. The leaves are simply processed differently, explains Weisburger. Green tea leaves are not fermented; they are withered and steamed. Black tea and oolong tea leaves undergo a crushing and fermenting process.
"In my lab, we found that green and black tea had identical amounts of polyphenols," he tells WebMD. "We found that both types of tea blocked DNA damage associated with tobacco and other toxic chemicals. In animal studies, tea-drinking rats have less cancer."
Look at the world's big tea drinkers, like Japan and China. "They have much less heart disease and don't have certain cancers that we in the Western world suffer," says Weisburger.
The bulk of research shows that regular tea drinkers, people who drink two cups or more a day, have less heart disease and stroke, lower total and LDL (often called "bad") cholesterol, and that they recover from heart attacks faster.
Some laboratory tests also show that black and green tea may help boost metabolism to aid weight loss, block allergic response, slow the growth of tumors, protect bones, fight bad breath, improve skin, protect against Parkinson's disease, and even delay the onset of diabetes.
In a study involving bladder cancer cells, green tea extract seemed to make the cancer cells behave oddly. They matured sooner, bound together tightly, and had a hard time multiplying. Another study found that men who drank oolong tea plus green tea extract lost more weight and total body fat, compared with men who drank plain oolong tea. Also, the green tea drinkers had lower LDL cholesterol.
Other small studies have found that the antioxidants from drinking tea can help prevent skin cancer. There's also evidence that tea extracts applied to the skin (in a lotion) can block sun damage that leads to skin cancer.
All this research seems to suggest that if you want to do something good for yourself, drink tea. "It has no calories and lots of polyphenols. If you're drinking tea, you're not drinking soda -- that's a real benefit. Water doesn't give you those polyphenols," says Blumberg.
Weisburger recommends drinking six to 10 cups of black or green tea throughout the day, starting with breakfast. Switch to decaf tea midday, if you need to. "Flavonoids are unchanged by removal of caffeine," he says
WebMD
By Jeanie Lerche Davis
WebMD Weight Loss Clinic-Feature
Green and black teas have 10 times the amount of antioxidants found in fruits and veggies, by one estimate.
Studies of humans and animals show that the antioxidants in black and green teas are highly beneficial to our health, says 82-year-old John Weisburger, PhD, senior researcher at the Institute for Cancer Prevention in Valhalla, N.Y.
"I was the first American researcher to show that tea modifies the metabolism to detoxify harmful chemicals."
Green tea, black tea, oolong tea -- they all come from the same tea plant, Camellia sinensis. The leaves are simply processed differently, explains Weisburger. Green tea leaves are not fermented; they are withered and steamed. Black tea and oolong tea leaves undergo a crushing and fermenting process.
"In my lab, we found that green and black tea had identical amounts of polyphenols," he tells WebMD. "We found that both types of tea blocked DNA damage associated with tobacco and other toxic chemicals. In animal studies, tea-drinking rats have less cancer."
Look at the world's big tea drinkers, like Japan and China. "They have much less heart disease and don't have certain cancers that we in the Western world suffer," says Weisburger.
The bulk of research shows that regular tea drinkers, people who drink two cups or more a day, have less heart disease and stroke, lower total and LDL (often called "bad") cholesterol, and that they recover from heart attacks faster.
Some laboratory tests also show that black and green tea may help boost metabolism to aid weight loss, block allergic response, slow the growth of tumors, protect bones, fight bad breath, improve skin, protect against Parkinson's disease, and even delay the onset of diabetes.
In a study involving bladder cancer cells, green tea extract seemed to make the cancer cells behave oddly. They matured sooner, bound together tightly, and had a hard time multiplying. Another study found that men who drank oolong tea plus green tea extract lost more weight and total body fat, compared with men who drank plain oolong tea. Also, the green tea drinkers had lower LDL cholesterol.
Other small studies have found that the antioxidants from drinking tea can help prevent skin cancer. There's also evidence that tea extracts applied to the skin (in a lotion) can block sun damage that leads to skin cancer.
All this research seems to suggest that if you want to do something good for yourself, drink tea. "It has no calories and lots of polyphenols. If you're drinking tea, you're not drinking soda -- that's a real benefit. Water doesn't give you those polyphenols," says Blumberg.
Weisburger recommends drinking six to 10 cups of black or green tea throughout the day, starting with breakfast. Switch to decaf tea midday, if you need to. "Flavonoids are unchanged by removal of caffeine," he says
WebMD
