By Jon Herring

Dr. Sears and I have written numerous times in ETR about the outstanding health benefits of green tea and black tea. These teas have been shown to boost brain health, increase metabolism, protect the prostate, and reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease.

But the extent to which tea helps can depend on how you drink it. If you add milk, you could be negating many of its health benefits.

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Yesterday, my neighbor asked me if it was a good idea to take aspirin to avoid heart attacks and stroke. I responded with a question of my own: “Would you take a painkiller if you weren’t in pain?”

TV commercials make it sound logical… but taking aspirin regularly just causes a new set of problems. What I call “the law of unintended consequences.”

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Hypertension - or high blood pressure - is just one side effect of being overweight. But if you get discouraged thinking of how many pounds you’ll have to drop to make a difference, take heart. Losing just a little weight can provide substantial and long-lasting benefits for people who have high blood pressure.

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