Tea Can Prevent You Against Flu, Cancer and Tuberculosis

Take frequent tea breaks and you may just get avoid catching the flu. Research has found that drinking five cups of black tea a day transforms the immune system T cells into "Hulk cells" that pumped out 10 times more cold and flu virus-fighting proteins that defend against infection. Green tea also provides similar benefits

"Not just the common cold and flu, but food poisoning, infected cuts, athlete's foot " even diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria" are caused by germs that your body fights with interferon. We think the interferon boosts from tea may help prevent or lessen the severity of all these conditions," says Dr. Jack Bukowski of the Harvard Medical School.

While five cups a day may seem like a lot, he thinks fewer cups may still offer some valuable protection. "And the interferon link may explain tea's other health benefits, including its reported cancer-fighting power, since we already know that interferon slows the growth of tumor cells," he says.