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Catechins and L-theanine keep showing up in cardiovascular and attention research. What decides the result is your water temperature and when you drink it.
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Anthocyanins — the pigment behind the blue — are the compound that keeps showing up in vascular and cognitive research. A handful a day is the studied dose.
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The evidence for garlic points to a modest drop in blood pressure and cholesterol. The trick is to crush it and wait ten minutes before it hits the heat.
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