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Milk in tea 'blocks health gains'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/6357311.stm

Milk in tea 'blocks health gains'

Drinking tea without milk could have more health benefits

Adding milk to a cup of tea can destroy its ability to protect against heart disease, according to research.
A small German study found drinking black tea significantly improved the ability of arteries to relax and expand to keep blood pressure healthy.
But the European Heart Journal paper also found proteins in milk, called caseins, blocked this effect.
It is estimated as many as 98% of UK tea-drinkers prefer milk in their favourite cuppa.
The researchers tested the effects of tea in 16 humans and on rat tissue.
They showed molecules in the tea called catechins helped dilate the blood vessels by producing a chemical called nitric oxide. The caseins in milk prevented this effect by reducing the concentration of catechins in the tea.
Senior researcher Dr Verena Stangl, professor of cardiology at the Charite Hospital, in Berlin, said: "Our results thus provide a possible explanation for the lack of beneficial effects of tea on the risk of heart disease in the UK, a country where milk is usually added."
However, June Davison, cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation (BHF), said: "It is difficult to say from this small study the impact of adding a drop of milk to your tea can make.
"The tea break is a great British tradition which provides time to relax with a cuppa in hand.
"Leaving milk out of your tea is far less likely to help protect your heart health than other measures, such as taking regular exercise, avoiding smoking and eating a healthy balanced diet."

Tea benefits

But Ms Davison also said the study highlighted the importance of not just thinking about one food in isolation but the effect of the actual interaction between different foods.
Prof Stangl said the study was very complex and so could only be performed on a small number of people.
Professor Andrew Steptoe of UCL's department of epidemiology and public health, who has previously carried out research into the effects of tea on recovery from stress, said that as such studies were very difficult to carry out he was not surprised that this study had been very small.
On the results of the study, he added: "We would be interested to know if that sort of effect persists long-term or if it is just an acute effect of tea."
Prof Steptoe also said that as there were about 200 bioactive compounds in tea the apparent effect of milk of vasodilation "does not necessarily mean milk negates the other effects of tea".
Catherine Collins, a dietician and spokesperson for the British Dietetic Society, agreed that tea was a "very healthy drink" and pointed out that drinking it with milk in would boost calcium intake.
She said: "There are benefits for tea, with or without milk, so keep on drinking."
Bill Gorman, chairman of the Tea Council, also said the study was "another very positive piece of research for tea as it's clear that the researchers recognise that tea has significant health effects".

2008 Philippine Holidays

2008 Philippine Holidays

Below is the list of LEGAL (or Regular) Holidays in the Philippines for the year 2008. Note that some of the holidays have been moved to Monday as part of the Holiday Economics Policy of President Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo as per Republic Act 9242.

January 1 New Year’s Day
March 20 Maundy Thursday
March 21 Good Friday
April 7 Araw ng Kagitingan (in lieu of April 9)
May 5 Labor Day (in lieu of May 1)
June 16 Independence Day (in lieu of June 12)
August 25 Ninoy Aquino Day (in lieu of August 21)
August 25 National Heroes Day
October 1 Eid’l Fitr (to be confirmed by the OMA)
November 1 All Saints Day
December 1 Bonifacio Day (in lieu of Nov. 30)
December 25 Christmas Day
December 29 Rizal Day Monday nearest December 30
December 31 Last Day of the Year

Llorente, Eastern Samar

Uswag Lanang... (check comments and pictures at the bottom of this page)

Llorente is one of the municipality of Eastern Samar on Samar Island, the second largest island in the Visayas. Llorente lies along the coast facing the Pacific Ocean 36 kilometers north of Borongan, the provincial capital. The entire east coast of the municipality faces the Philippines Sea that forms part of the Pacific Ocean. Its other boundaries are Balangkayan on the north, Balangiga on the West, and Gen. MacArthur and Hernani on the South. Llorente is highly accessible:

by Bus from Manila:

Various bus companies like Gold Trans, Philtranco and Eagle Star provide both air-conditioned and ordinary buses from Manila, using the Philippine National Highway, directly to Borongan, Oras and Guiuan. The P 1150+ bus fare (ordinary, aircon P 1400+) includes the ticket for the ferry from Luzon to Samar.The trip takes over 24 hours, depending on the transfer time at the ferry.

by Plane:

The "airport" of Borongan was never finished, so the best alternative are daily flights with either Philippine Airlines or Cebu Pacific from Manila to Tacloban. From there continue by bus as explained above. Ride mini buses/van (P 180) are faster using the road along Samar's southern coast via Lawaan taking only 3+ hours. You will not find these mini buses at the main bus terminal in Tacloban but at various different places like gasoline stations so be sure to ask some local people where you can catch them. Duptours has ther own small terminal.From the new terminal in Tacloban there are also medium sized ordinary buses going to Guiuan via Lawaan.

by Boat:

Travelling by sea to Eastern Samar is via Cebu City. WG&A is serving the route Manila - Cebu City. From Cebu City you can can take either Cebu Ferries or the Supercat to Ormoc, from there on to Tacloban and Llorente.

Events:

Every 13th of June the town is celebrating its Fiesta wherein many students from manila and balikbayan came to this very special event others take this oppurtunity for family reunion. I believed that every "lanangnon's" agreed that Llorente is a very progressive town... Uswag Lanang...Uswag!

Van (duptours)

Saint Anthony Academy School

Llorente Church

Street going to "balud"

"pot-pot"

town proper

typical tricycle in Llorente

"Jaclagan Farm"

Please feel free to post your comment to our very own "Llorente"

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