Green Tea
I have a great story about the green tea:
My younger sister lives in Florida. About 2 years ago her allergies really acted up badly. Florida has an excessive amount of pollen. None of the doctors were able to help her --other than putting her on Allegra which, because of her prolapsed mitral valve condition, caused really bad heart palpitations. She also began to have some serious issues with reflux esophagitis. She could not eat raw foods and basically was reduced to eating soft foods (oatmeal, applesauce, etc) and having small meals periodically through the day. She was put on Propulsed- which helped the reflux condition only slightly.
I started her on 4-6 cups of green tea about 1 year ago. First she found her reflux problem was alleviated after a couple of months. She stopped the Propulsed and she was fine. She started introducing more types of foods and she was fine. She stuck with the green tea - 2 cups in the morning and 2 cups in the evening with equal amounts of water during the day at work. The reflux condition went away within 9 months or so after starting the green tea. Her allergies improved to the point where she stopped the Allegra. This year she had the "best season" yet with respect to allergies. She has had no headaches, stuffiness, sneezing etc.
"This green tea, it's great stuff, she says. I think she has found that she is also "calmer" with respect to life's unexpected happenings.

