Across6. Nothing has given support to Pu-erh as an anti-in-

fective and age delayer … until ___. Clue: the pres-ent moment

9. A new Chinese study found that Pu-erh tea re-versed immunosenescence by restoring the immunedeficiency and decreasing _____. Clue: the internalfire of aging (metaphoric)

12. Chinese Traditional Medicine has regarded Pu-erh asa tea with ______ and curative properties. Clue: thekind of wise medicine that stops things before theystart

13. The world's most popular beverage is _____. Clue:rhymes with see

15. _____ T cells are those T cells that have never beenexposed to the antigens to which they are inherentlyprogrammed to respond. Clue: innocent

16. Pu-erh teas have been shown to possess manyhealth benefits, perhaps _____ all other teas. Clue:going beyond

17. Among other healing properities, Pu-erh is believedto protect the human body from ___ and from in-fection. Clue: the medical condition leading to ad-verse health and a reduced life expectancy

18. NK cells are natural ______. Clue: slang for things“awesome”

Down1. Pu-erh has been scientifically found to induce weight-loss, reduce

obesity, fend against cancer, protect kidney function, and possibly toward off metabolic ___. Clue: symptoms that occur together

2. Many biomedical studies show that Puerh tea has multiplebioactivities including the reduction of blood lipids and ___, body fat.Clue: “What’s your _____?” is a phrase used to assess the health offamily/friends

3. In the villages of Yunnan’s famous Meng Hai tea _____, a specialvariety of tea known as Pu-erh is grown. Clue: enormously massivehills

4. In China, when giving a “visiting” gift, it is appropriate to findsomething the family can use, for example, food or tea. In the U.S.,bringing Pu-erh as a gift could be seen as a loving gesture because ofits ___ properties. Clue: healing

5. Without sufficient naïve T cells, the body cannot adequately deal with

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the threat of new _____, which upon invading, increase susceptibilityto infection, morbidity, and death. Clue: the “path” of some“GENerations” (metaphoric, but so obvious)

7. In China people often give “_____” gifts in honor of the timetogether. Clue: spending time with others

8. Yunann is especially rich in natural resources and has the largest____ of plant life in China, including the Indian bison, a giant forest-dwelling ox, tigers and the Asian elephant. Clue: variety

10. Infectious diseases, malignancies, inflammatory and autoimmunedisorders are major causes of _____ and mortality in the agedpopulation. Clue: the state of disease

11. An agent, like Pu-erh, that can reverse immunodeficiency and _____chronic inflammation in the elderly is much to be desired. Clue:opposite of increase

14. Accumulating studies show that ___ is not only manifested asimmune deficiency, but by chronic inflammation as well. Clue: theinevitable condition that savvy people confront with education,nutrients, and wise health choices