Tea is good for the heart

Tea is good for the heart - but adding milk to it wipes out the benefits, say researchers : "Tea has long been thought to have health benefits for the heart and in the prevention of cancer. But researchers from Germany, writing in the European Heart Journal, suggest that their findings about milk ought to lead to an urgent reassessment of the effect of tea on cancer prevention."

Let's face it, if you are going to drink tea, then get it right and research suggests you need to leave the milk out. Taste suggests you need to as well. Tea with milk is a completely different drink! The flavonoids in tea are beneficial and are reputed to have an anti tumour effect. Drinking black tea can promote the dilation of blood vessels and hence improve circulation. Just drink it!! Save the milk for custard!