| The link between green tea and CLL (Chronic | | | | tea and CLL link, and publishing research papers in |
| Lymphocytic Leukemia - the most common form of | | | | order to receive funding for clinical trials on a larger |
| blood and bone marrow cancer) has come to light in | | | | scale. Another reason for casting doubts on this link is |
| recent clinical studies and seems to be heavily | | | | that CLL patients are known sometimes, though |
| drawing the attention of the medical community all | | | | very rarely, to show a sudden and spontaneous |
| over the world. In a recent study carried out at | | | | temporary improvement in CLL on their own - with |
| Mayo Clinic, it was found that three of the CLL | | | | or without green tea. The critics feel that more |
| patients showed a definite degree of improvement | | | | research using placebo controls is required for |
| when they were given green tea, either as a | | | | establishing a true link with green tea and CLL - |
| beverage or green tea extract as a nutritional | | | | unless that is done, the published results remain |
| additive (specifically, epigallocatechin gallate, EGCG). | | | | subjective. Well, almost all the great clinical studies did |
| Thus, there appears to be some kind of a link | | | | start like that and progressed from thereon to the |
| between consuming green tea and alleviating CLL. | | | | final stage. The research on the attraction green tea |
| Green Tea and CLL - Is There A Link? The question | | | | and CLL have is still in the preliminary stages of trials. |
| that the medical researchers are trying to answer is: | | | | And these initial trials are quite tricky because the |
| What and how exactly does a simple everyday herb | | | | green tea nutritional supplements have not yet got |
| like green tea help to improve the condition of the | | | | regulated, implying that the quantity of the active |
| patients suffering from an incurable disease like | | | | ingredient actually present in a supplement can |
| chronic lymphocytic leukemia? Well, the answer | | | | fluctuate widely. Thus, in conclusion it can be said |
| seems to lie in the collaboration between green tea | | | | that further research is warranted to establish |
| and CLL patient's immune system, which leads to | | | | unequivocally a link between green tea and CLL |
| reduced counts of white blood cells - it is these very | | | | treatment. There is no doubt that green tea is good |
| cells that go haywire and start increasing rapidly and | | | | for health in general, and there is no harm at all if you |
| uncontrollably in a CLL patient. This green tea and | | | | take it. However, don't yet reach for the green tea |
| CLL link has been validated through blood counts and | | | | pills as a cure for CLL - which still has a long way to |
| CT scans.. However, as is the case with any new | | | | go. |
| scientific finding, there is bound to be some kind of | | | | Christopher Jay provides free and extremely helpful |
| skepticism or criticism about any green tea and CLL | | | | information on his content rich Healthful Green Tea |
| link to improvement. One of the argument is that the | | | | site. For more information please explore Green Tea |
| same research team has been working on the green | | | | and CLL with our on site search function. |