After you’ve absorbed the antioxidant health benefits from your cup of green tea, it’s time to recycle the leaves. You can use them to feed your garden plants–green tea is high in nitrogen–and they will even ward off pests and insects.

Tea leaves have a long tradition of being used as a deodoriser. Tea is loaded with catechins, which are the polyphenolic substances we know as anti-oxidants. The catechins have antibacterial properties, which makes tea leaves great for fighting odour. So why not sprinkle dry tea leaves onto your carpet, crush them lightly and let them sit for 10 minutes, then vacuum. This will refresh your carpet and deodorize your vacuum cleaner and bag.

Taking folic acid supplements for more than three years can reduce your risk of stroke by almost 30 per cent according to research from the Children’s Memorial Research Centre in Chicago.

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When women eat quickly, they consume 10 per cent more calories than when they have the same meal but slow down, chewing each bite 15 to 20 times according to research from the University of Rhode Island.

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