Like Batman and Robin, tea and honey make a Dynamic Duo.  It is delicious and soothing as the blog, Laurelonhealth notes.  Now it turns out, like tea, honey has health benefits too!  In fact, Reuters reported on a study showing that a spoonful of honey can quiet children’s nighttime cough and help them sleep better.  When compared to the cough syrup ingredient dextromethorphan or no treatment, honey proved to be more effective.  The study compared three groups of children:  one was given buckwheat honey, the other honey-flavored detromenthorphan, and the third, no treatment.  In addition to this report, MSNBC.com also spoke about honey in its report 90 seconds to amazing health.  Another study found honey to slow the oxidation of LDL cholesterol, which facilitates plaque in the blood vessels.  Honey, according to the report, also has antibacterial properties when applied topically to a wound.

Next time you let that honey slowly drip into your tea, just remember, it’s more than just a sweetener…

MSNBC.com recently reported that green tea may ward off colon cancer.  Research, sponsored by the American Association for Cancer Research, found that rats fed a diet containing green tea Polyphenon E were less than half as likely to develop colon cancer.  The other good news is that these findings were consistent with previously published reports correlating green tea consumption and lower colon cancer rates in Shanghai, China.  As a result, researchers believe the latest findings will lead to clinical trials with green tea polyphenals in humans.

In the spirit of the holiday season, drink green tea and toast to all the health benefits green tea has to offer…including digestive health!