Hi there! I found something interesting concerning tea that might grab some of you paleodieters' attention.LONDON (March 22) XINHUA - American scientists have discovered that drinking half a cup of tea a day can double a woman's chances of getting pregnant, The Sunday Times reported. It is the latest piece of research suggesting the health benefits of tea, the British newspaper said. A 12-month study of 200 women who were trying to get pregnant found that those who drank coffee or soft drinks were no more or less likely to be pregnant but tea drinkers had twice the chance. Throughout the study each woman completed questionnaires about their intake of coffee, tea and soft drinks as well as other factors that may influence the ability to conceive, such as smoking, exercise and alcohol consumption. Researchers from the Kaiser Permanent Medical Program in California said they cannot fully explain the findings, but they believed that tea may contain vital ingredients that help the fertilized egg through the crucial first weeks of life. Studies showed that polyphenolic compounds found in tea have the ability to inhibit chromosomal aberrations which could increase fertility by decreasing the number of nonviable embryos. Tea also contains a substance called hypoxanthine, which is an important component of fluid in a woman's ovaries that helps eggs mature during the menstrual cycle, researchers said. >>