Forget the Coffee - Tea and apples are the way to go

[Ianc2]

A study of 25000 Brits published in Scientific Reports and written up in today's Times (front page) by Rhys Blakely reports that 4-5 cups of tea a day , along with eating apples can reduce blood pressure by up to 4mm of mercury. Interesting reading. Didn't mention afternoon cakes and scones though.

[ellj]

I read the report but I don't drink tea so am doomed 😥

I eat apples tho

Ellie

[080311 in reply to ellj]

Me too😩

[GracieOS]

I've been told to cut caffeine, so just one cup of tea a day for me 😒

[IMAGES in reply to GracieOS]

You can get caffeine free teabags so don't give up, I drink Green, Red Bush or a smoked tea all superb, not sure about the cafeine content of either.

[Maisie2014]

Try decaf tea Gracie. I drink decaf after 1:00 pm. Ringtons decaf (Marks & Spencer sells them under their own name) taste just the same as breakfast tea.

[Pollypuss]

If you haven’t drunk coffee for months and have a cup it feels like you have taken an amphetamine . Well I felt high anyway. Which made me think that it cannot be good for the heart to take so much artificial stimulant . I really miss tea but my post op digestive system won’t allow either so maybe it’s telling me something

[IMAGES]

I think the last word in your report was your dads downfall. Hope he's still going strong though.

[VariusSis]

Afternoon tea and scones always lowers my blood pressure!

[Pollypuss]

I think the smoking was the harm