DRESS DOWN DAY AT OOH CHA TEAHOUSE
I would like to dedicate the “dress down” day as a “dress down” month at Ooh Cha Teahouse.
October 1 – October 31.
My mother passed away November 24th, 2003, after losing her battle with breast cancer. Her spirit is a large part of Ooh Cha Teahouse.
Tea has tremendous health benefits and I believe, through many studies, that it has cancer-fighting qualities as well.
We will donate 20% of any purchases made during the month of October, to the Breast Cancer Society.
The following is quoted from the Tea Association of Canada website:
Tea and Cancer
Some of the many epidemiological studies that have found a link between drinking tea and reduced risk of cancer include:
· A Swedish study of 61,057 women, published in 2005 in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found that women who drank tea had a lower risk of ovarian cancer. During the 15 years of follow up, researchers found that women who drank two or more cups of tea per day had a 46 percent lower risk of ovarian cancer than non-tea drinkers. As well, each additional cup of tea was associated with an 18 percent decreased risk.
· Research published in the International Journal of Cancer in 2003 found that women who drank green tea had a significantly reduced risk of breast cancer than non-tea drinkers. The study of Asian American women found that the risk decreased with the amount of green tea consumed. However, researchers found that black tea consumption did not offer a reduced risk.
· Green tea consumption was associated with a reduced risk of lung cancer in a population-based case-controlled study of more than 1,300 women in China. Published in the journal Epidemiology in 2001, the study also found that the risk for lung cancer decreased with increasing tea consumption. The decreased risk was only evident in non-smokers.
· Results of a study of men in China in 2001-2002 suggest that drinking green tea provides protection against prostate cancer. Researchers found that prostate cancer risk declined with increasing frequency, duration and quantity of green tea consumption. The case-control study was published in 2003 in the International Journal of Cancer.
· An American study published in Public Health Nutrition in 2002 found that participants who drank one to two cups of tea each day had a 42 percent reduced risk of colon cancer compared to non-tea drinkers. Researchers also found that men who drank more than one and half cups of tea per day had a 70 percent lower risk of colon cancer.
New hours effective November 17, 2008
