| It was a great summer. What fun it was ripping and | | | | when it comes to being a barrier against skin cancer. |
| running on the beach. It was perfect and memorable, | | | | If you have a preference of one tea over the other, |
| but you definitely spent too much time in the sun. | | | | know that although both are powerful, some |
| Even though you use the best and most doctor | | | | different tests have shown that black tea packs a |
| recommended SPF protection there is on the market | | | | bigger punch to the cancer enemy we're trying to |
| you're still not at peace about being in the sun. In | | | | fight against. Black tea has many more antioxidants |
| fact you're a bit paranoid about it. You keep having | | | | than green, but drink them both for varied good |
| that little nagging thought, the one about your | | | | protection. Educate yourself about the different teas |
| family's skin cancer historical track record. You're not | | | | because they are not all the same in their benefits. In |
| that naïve. It really could happen to you. Are | | | | another study teas containing bergamot oil, such as |
| you in search of more ways to protect yourself | | | | the popular Earl Grey tea, instead of protecting the |
| against skin cancer? Believe it or not drinking tea | | | | skin were found to make the skin more susceptible |
| could give you that extra edge of protection against | | | | to the sun's damaging rays. That's quite a |
| skin cancer. | | | | disappointment to Earl Grey tea lovers, but far better |
| That's right. Specific teas can actually provide an | | | | to know this than not. |
| armor-like protection for your skin. They act as a | | | | Another surprising protection afforded by the tea is |
| barrier against the sun's harmful rays that commonly | | | | in the temperature and the strength at which it is |
| occur during overexposure, which can destroy the | | | | enjoyed. If you drink it very hot and very strong, |
| cells that promote skin health. When skin cells are | | | | you are helping yourself to some lower chances of |
| destroyed they automatically affect the general | | | | developing skin cancer. And make sure it has some |
| overall health of the skin. Those powerful rays can | | | | caffeine in it. Apparently tests show that caffeine is |
| literally break down defenses that not only protect | | | | an important ingredient in tea as a protective ally |
| the skin from cancer causing substances and | | | | against the sun. Teas tested without caffeine had no |
| environmental toxins but also weaken the remaining | | | | measurable protective effect at all. Caffeine or no |
| cell's ability to keep the skin supple and youthful. It | | | | caffeine; you will have to decide. You know the odds. |
| just about puts the skin's safeguard operations at a | | | | Here's one last helpful tip you might find interesting. |
| stand still so serious is this breakdown and | | | | Don't waste that tea at the bottom of the cup. |
| destruction of cells. That would explain why you see | | | | Why? It has also been found to be effective if you |
| some 30, 40 and 50-year-old women sporting more | | | | rub it on your skin. No joking here. Green tea |
| wrinkles than they should. The Overexposure to the | | | | especially is increasingly being added to many skin |
| sun undoubtedly has a high and unrecoverable cost. | | | | care product formulations because it really does |
| Here's a strong warning to young women. | | | | provide a safeguard to your skin. There you have it, |
| Tea, black and green teas specifically have been | | | | another out of the ordinary but powerful ally against |
| studied for their effectiveness in skin protection and | | | | skin cancer. |
| were surprisingly found to be quite the avant-garde | | | | |