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Fight Superbugs with Tea or Coffee

By Derrick DeSilva Jr., M.D., Community Insider -- Published: December 22, 2011

If you’re worried about the potentially deadly MRSA superbug, you might want to up your intake of hot coffee and tea – and not just throughout the winter months.

A recent study showed that people who regularly consume hot coffee or tea are at a lower risk of harboring MRSA germs in their nasal cavities – which is a common place for the bug to take hold.

Not only that, but previous studies have shown that tea compounds can actually destroy MRSA completely. So don’t curb that Starbuck’s habit just yet!

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