A new study from Northwestern University suggests that tea leaves can naturally remove harmful heavy metals like lead from ...

Researchers tested different types of tea, tea bags and brewing methods. Finely ground black tea leaves performed best at removing toxic heavy metals. Longer steeping times helped tea remove ...

It’s also loaded with antioxidants. 6. Chai tea Chai tea is a type of black tea blended with strong herbs and spices. Though it contains less caffeine (48 mg) than coffee, studies suggest that ...

Dr. Dravid and his team tested how different types of tea — black, white, oolong, green, rooibos, herbal, loose leaf and plain old Lipton — behaved in water with varying amounts of lead.

the Northwestern team explored how different types of tea, tea bags and brewing methods affect heavy metal adsorption. The various varieties tested included “true” teas such as black ...