Here is another one of those forwarded emails that I want my readers to read because it is very beneficial to everyone. Once again, it is about cancer. And since cancer is a mighty enemy, we need all the information on it that we can get. This article pits green tea vs cancer and should answer questions like is “green tea, cancer cure?” Or “tea cures cancer?”

So here it is, a short article on green tea and how it fights cancer:

Green tea is one of the oldest beverages in the world. And one of the healthiest. Asian cultures have promoted the benefits of green tea for thousands of years. Lately, modern science has been catching up.

Researchers first gave credence to the anti-cancer properties of green tea, when we realized that the Chinese (at least those that do not live downstream of industrial pollution) have much lower rates of cancer than Western populations. Further research showed that green tea is a potent source of polyphenols, especially one called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). This compound has been shown to have powerful antioxidant and anti-cancer properties.

In a recent study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers gave a standardized form of EGCG to patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). This type of blood cancer is very slow growing, but also very hard to cure.

Ralph Moss, PhD reviewed the study in his newsletter, Cancer Decisions. According to Dr. Moss, 33 patients were treated with varying dosages of EGCG. The doses ranged from 400 mg up to 2,000 mg, twice a day.

After just one month of treatment, one patient experienced a partial remission. A third of the patients experienced more than a 20 percent decrease in the number of lymphocytes in their blood. And 11 out of 12 patients that previously had visibly swollen lymph nodes experienced a reduction of at least 50 percent in the size of these nodes.

The standardized form of EGCG that was used in the study is not available on the market. However, there are several reputable companies that produce EGCG as a supplement.

Two recent studies also show that green tea provides particularly powerful prostate protection (say that three times fast).

Italian researchers studied 62 men with a pre-cancerous prostate condition. Normally this condition would result in cancer in about 30 percent of cases. Half of the men were given a placebo. The other half consumed an extract of green tea daily. In the placebo group, 9 out of 30 men developed cancer. In the green tea group, however, only one out of 32 developed the disease.

This is consistent with a study of Chinese men which found that those who consumed the most green tea were two-thirds less likely to develop prostate cancer.

If you or someone you know is fighting cancer, taking a green tea extract or an EGCG supplement would be a great idea. And even if you’re not, do as the Asians do. Enjoy a warm cup of organic green tea as often as possible.

So there you have it, green tea is good in fighting off cancer.

What is Charles Tillman’s injury? Well, Chicago Bears defensive back Charles Tillman suffered a rib injury making a tackle in the fourth quarter of Monday night’s game against the Minnesota Vikings and had to be wheeled off the field on a stretcher.

According to game watchers, Minnesota’s Visanthe Shiancoe went high to catch a pass and Tillman and teammate Craig Steltz both went through the air to hit Shiancoe at about the same time.

Fans should be relieved to know that the injury is somewhat ambiguous and it doesn’t appear as if there is any type of paralysis fear.

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Anjelah Johnson will be performing in the stand-up special, That’s How We Do It, tonight at 11 p.m. Comedy Central.

She is an American comedian, actress, and former NFL cheerleader and is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv during its 13th Season. Her characters include a rude fast food employee named Bon Qui Qui and a Vietnamese nail salon employee.

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Erik Gates is dead. According to various reports, he was involved in a freak accident at work which concluded his life at the relatively young age of 47. Gates fell through a skylight on the building and died of blunt force injuries to the chest. He was lucid and talking at the scene immediately after the fall, but died later at the hospital.

Gates owned the electric company “Gateco Electric”. But he might be better remembered when he appeared on a few episodes of the popular Discovery Channel TV show, “Mythbusters”.

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Motor City Motors? Well, it is a new show where James and Dave Kaye, the founders of Detroit Bros. Custom, push the limits to create one of a kind custom vehicles. Discovery follows these creators as they take on the challenge of automotive engineering.

The show premiers on December 28, 2009 Monday 10:00 PM et/pt on Discovery. If you are a big fan of motors then this show is for you.

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5 to 6 hostages have been abducted as what is now famously called as the Wytheville Hostage. A gunman with explosives has taken people hostage at a post office in Wytheville but it is still unclear who he is or what his demands are.

No injury has been reported and it was said that the gunman has allowed the hostages to call their families to tell them that they are okay.

Out of the five people, three of the hostages were employees at the post office and two were said to be customers. One of the hostages is 41-year-old Jim Oliver, Jr. of Wytheville who was running an errand to the post office for the business when the gunman entered the post office.

The hostage situation at Wytheville VA started at about 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

See the videos below for more information about the hostage situation:
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