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coffee tea
if the Brits among you are continuing to drink coffee in the same tea must be the UK’s national drink and an astonishing 196,000,000
quantities as you did in the UK then these statistics will be applicable cups are drunk each day in Britain. this adds up to an amazing 80,000
to you. Back in the United Kingdom 80 percent of adults are weekly cups per person during their lifetime! But is tea any good for us?
coffee drinkers. the news from the tea front is more pleasing than for coffee. tea
Although there’s no proven relationship between drinking coffee and contributes slightly to our intake of minerals and it helps to replace
developing coronary heart disease, doctors say that drinking lots of lost fluids, but the health interest in tea at the moment is focused
coffee does increase the risk that you might develop it. Coffee is also around its possible role in lowering the risk of coronary heart disease.
linked with high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol. tea contains substances called flavonoids that have antioxidant
it’s not sounding too good so far, but on the positive side there properties. Research shows that flavonoids can help to slow or inhibit
is some research available that shows coffee to be beneficial in the the chemical reactions thought to take place during the development
prevention of certain conditions like gallstones, kidney stones and of coronary heart disease. so put the kettle on! But remember that
colorectal cancer. however, the experts aren’t able to define exactly drinking water is still the best way of re-hydrating our bodies, so for
what constitutes a “safe” limit for coffee consumers because the every cup of tea you have, try to drink a glass of water too.
caffeine content can vary so much between brands and every person’s
sensitivity to caffeine also varies so much. needless to say, if you find green tea
that your friends have to peel you off the ceiling after one cup, then you the press coverage given to green tea has been very positive, with
could take that as a warning sign that you are sensitive to caffeine! some reports claiming that it helps to reduce blood cholesterol levels.
For the rest of the population, however, there is no evidence that today, the latest study results are divided; some tests showed no effect
coffee does any long-term harm. Caffeine, however, does have a on cholesterol at all; but others have shown that people who drink large
very mild diuretic effect and you may notice yourself running for the quantities of green tea have low cholesterol. the reason for this could be
bathroom straight after your daily cuppa, so try and include plenty of that green tea drinkers are the kind of people that live healthier lifestyles
non-caffeinated drinks throughout the day as well. in the first place. so it looks as though green tea has lost its halo.
sLeePing habits - quiz
o h
elp
you
sle
ep?
6. d
o yo
u e
ver
dri
nk
alc
oho
l t
if y
ou
’ve
re
ad
ou
r a
rti
cle
ab
ou
t c
aff
ein
e a
nd
A. n
o - i
don’
t con
side
r alc
ohol
to b
e a ‘
slee
ping
aid’
. sco
re 3
you
’re
co
nvi
nc
ed
th
at
it’s
no
t th
e c
off
ee
th
at’
s
B. i
have
onc
e or
twic
e be
caus
e i w
as d
espe
rate
to g
et to
slee
p an
d i c
ould
n’t
relax
. sco
re 2
ke
ep
ing
yo
u a
wa
ke
, th
en
tr
y o
ur
sle
ep
qu
iz t
o
C. Y
es, i
mak
e it a
hab
it to
hav
e a f
ew d
rinks
befo
re be
d, be
caus
e i fi
nd it
rela
xes
lea
rn
mo
re
ab
ou
t h
ow
to
ge
t a
go
od
ni
gh
t’s
re
st.
me.
scor
e 1
1. d
o yo
u h
ave
tro
ubl
e fa
llin
g a
sle
ep,
or
do
you
wa
ke
in t
he
7. d
o yo
u e
ver
tak
e sl
eep
ing
tab
lets
?
nig
ht a
nd
find
it h
ard
to
go
bac
k to
sle
ep?
Yes,
i us
e sle
epin
g tab
lets
reas
onab
ly of
ten.
scor
e 1
A. Ye
s, i h
ardly
eve
r hav
e a g
ood
nigh
t’s s
leep
. sco
re 1
B. i’
ve ta
ken
them
a fe
w tim
es. s
core
2
B. n
o, i s
leep
real
ly w
ell m
ost o
f the
time
. sco
re 3
C. n
o, ne
ver.
scor
e 3
C. s
ome
time
s i h
ave
bout
s of
trou
bled
slee
p, pa
rticu
larly
if i’m
stre
ssed
or
unha
ppy.
sco
re 2
8. W
hat
do
you
thi
nk
abo
ut w
hen
you
ge
t in
to b
ed
at n
igh
t?
A. n
othin
g at
all -
i jus
t bla
nk m
y mi
nd a
nd d
rift o
ff to
slee
p. s
core
3
2. d
o yo
u h
ave
a r
egu
lar
bed
tim
e, a
nd
get
up
at
the
sam
e ti
me
B. tr
ivial
thing
s, lik
e wh
at i w
as ju
st w
atch
ing o
n tel
evis
ion.
scor
e 2
d. s
core
1
eve
ry d
ay?
C. i
tend
to p
roble
m-so
lve o
r wo
rry w
hen
i get
into
be
A. Ye
s, gi
ve o
r tak
e 30
min
utes
, but
i do
hav
e the
odd
late
nigh
t. sc
ore 3
B. M
ostly
, alth
ough
soc
ial e
vent
s me
an th
at i m
ight
stay
up h
alf th
e nig
ht
if yo
u ch
ose
the a
nsw
ers b
elow
, con
grat
ulati
ons,
you
’re a
hea
lthy
slee
per!
A
reas
onab
ly of
ten,
and
mak
e up
for
it by
slee
ping
till n
oon.
sco
re 2
mple
, i’m
a ne
w pa
rent
,
1. B
; 2. A
; 3. C
; 4. B
; 5. C
; 6. A
; 7. C
; 8.
C. n
ot re
ally,
beca
use
my l
ifest
yle w
on’t
allow
it - f
or ex
a
or i w
ork n
ights
hift o
r rot
ating
shif
ts, o
r i fr
eque
ntly
trav
el in
ters
tate
or o
vers
eas.
scor
e 1
ho
W did y
ou score?
3. d
o yo
u e
ver
tak
e a
n a
fter
noo
n n
ap?
sco
Re 8 to 12:
A. i
like
to ha
ve th
e oc
casi
onal
nap
if i’m
tire
d fro
m a
late
nigh
t, or
if i’m
reco
verin
g
You
seem
to be
your
own
worst
enemy
when
it comes
to getting
a
from
an i
llnes
s. sc
ore 2
good
night’s
sleep.
it’s
possible
to dramatically
impr
ove
the
quality
of
B. o
ften
- i’m
so t
ired,
i ten
d to
grab
a lit
tle s
hut-
eye
whe
neve
r i ca
n. s
core
1
your
sleep
if you
commit
yourself
to making
the
necessar
y changes.
C. V
ery r
arely
. sco
re 3
see
your
doctor
for
professional
advice,
particularly
if you
take
sleeping tablets.
4. W
hat
’s y
our
sle
epi
ng
env
iron
me
nt l
ike
?
A. P
retty
poo
r - fo
r exa
mple
, i w
ork n
ights
hift,
so m
y be
droo
m is
alw
ays
too
sco
Re 13 to 18:
brigh
t, to
o ho
t and
too
nois
y. sc
ore 1
some
of your
habits
are
sabotaging
your
attempts
at getting
a good
B. P
eace
ful -
my b
edro
om i
s da
rk, w
arm
and
quie
t. sc
ore 3
sleep.
now
that
you’ve
pinpointed
the
trouble
spots,
you
can
mak
e the
eap the benefits tonight.
C. it
dep
ends
- fo
r exa
mple
, i ha
ve n
oisy
neig
hbou
rs, o
r i ca
n’t c
ontr
ol th
e roo
m
necessar
y changes today so that you can r
temp
erat
ure a
nd s
ome
time
s it’s
too
stuff
y or
too c
old.
scor
e 2
5. d
o yo
u sm
oke
cig
are
ttes
or
drin
k c
offe
e b
efo
re b
ed?
sco
Re 19 to 24:
A. Ye
s, i d
rink
coffe
e an
d sm
oke
ciga
rette
s lat
e int
o the
eve
ning
on m
ost n
ights
.
well done, it seems that you practice good sleep hygiene habits.
scor
e 1
B. Y
es, i
eith
er d
rink
coffe
e or
smo
ke c
igare
ttes
late
into
the
even
ing o
n mo
st
nigh
ts. s
core
2
i don
’t sm
oke
C. n
o, i d
on’t
smo
ke c
igare
ttes
or d
rink
coffe
e at
all, o
r els
e
3
ciga
rette
s or
drink
coff
ee a
fter
dinn
er-ti
me.
scor
e
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