| The Benefits of Green Tea Extract: Anti-Aging, | | | | Researchers studied two groups of men who a |
| Anti-Cancer, Weight Control | | | | pre-cancerous condition of the prostate. One |
| | | | consumed the equivalent of 12 to 15 cups of |
| | | | green tea a day. One did not. One year later, |
| One of the great advancements in nutrition in | | | | 30% of the men who did not consume green tea |
| the twenty-first century is the scientific | | | | supplements developed prostate cancer. Only 3% |
| confirmation of the many benefits of green tea | | | | of the men who took green tea supplements |
| extract. Here are just a few. Green tea: | | | | developed cancer. |
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| Lowers cholesterol | | | | |
| Slows arthritis | | | | Another of the benefits of green tea extract is |
| Prevents the growth of cancer cells | | | | support for women who have breast cancer. |
| Assists weight loss | | | | Green tea provides chemicals that bind estrogen. |
| What accounts for the health benefits of green | | | | This hormone is not then free to stimulate breast |
| tea extract? Over 1,800 scientific studies have | | | | cancer cells. |
| found that the active constituents in green tea | | | | |
| are powerful antioxidants. These are called | | | | |
| polyphenols (catechins) and flavonols. | | | | Women who consume the greatest amount of |
| Epigallocatechin gallate (you can just call it EGCG) | | | | green tea before menopause have the least |
| is the most powerful of these antioxidants. | | | | severe forms of breast cancer when the disease |
| Milligram for milligram, EGCG has 25 to 100 times | | | | occurs. Women who drink green tea are less likely |
| the antioxidant power of vitamins C and E. A cup | | | | to have recurrences of breast cancer after |
| of green tea has more antioxidants than a serving | | | | treatment. And most important of all, women |
| of broccoli, spinach, carrots or strawberries. | | | | who consume green tea are 50% less likely to |
| | | | develop breast cancer at all. |
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| These abundant antioxidants power the benefits | | | | |
| of green tea extract. They keep DNA intact and | | | | Another of the benefits of green tea extract is |
| they stabilize the membranes of cells. These | | | | protection against lung cancer. |
| effects of green tea make it a powerful support | | | | The Japanese have both the highest rate of |
| in many health conditions. Let's look at the | | | | smoking and the lowest rate of lung cancer in the |
| benefits of green tea supplements in more detail. | | | | developed world. Japanese smokers who |
| | | | consume a lot of green tea seem to be |
| | | | protected against lung cancer. |
| Green tea has been shown to lower "bad" LDL | | | | |
| cholesterol and serum triglyceride levels. | | | | |
| | | | And green tea can even help you lose weight. In |
| | | | a clinical trial, men eating a high-fat diet were |
| Who would have imagined that simple green tea | | | | given enough green tea provide the caffeine in a |
| could be as potent as Lipitor or Zocor or Crestin | | | | single cup of coffee. Although this amount of |
| with none of their side effects? Scientific studies | | | | caffeine has no effect on weight loss, when the |
| show that middle-aged men and women in Japan | | | | caffeine comes from green tea, it is highly |
| who drink 2 or more cups of green tea a day | | | | significant. |
| almost always have normal cholesterol. Scientists | | | | |
| have also recently reported that if you drink | | | | |
| green tea after you eat a fatty food, less | | | | The green tea supplement boosted the number |
| cholesterol will go into you bloodstream. | | | | of calories burned by 4.5%. While this is just 135 |
| | | | calories a day, the study showed that taking |
| | | | green supplements could help the average man on |
| And if you have high cholesterol when you begin | | | | a high-fat diet lose 18 lbs (8 kg) in a year's time. |
| taking green tea supplements, your body will | | | | It could help the average woman on a high-fat |
| convert less of it into a form that clogs your | | | | diet lose 11 pounds (5 kg). This is without eating |
| arteries. | | | | less or exercising more. |
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| Green tea protects your joints against | | | | How Can I Take Green Tea? |
| osteoarthritis. | | | | |
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| | | | The benefits of green tea extract are greatest if |
| This is one of the least known but most | | | | you take green tea supplements rather than drink |
| beneficial effects of green tea extract. Green tea | | | | green tea. A study in the December 2004 edition |
| prevents inflammation. When there is less | | | | of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition |
| inflammation, there is less wear and tear on your | | | | confirmed that green supplements get more |
| joints. | | | | antioxidants into your bloodstream that drinking |
| | | | green tea. Two capsules of green tea extract a |
| | | | day can provide all the benefits of 20 cups of |
| Green tea prevents the growth of cancer cells. | | | | green tea-all you need to support even difficult |
| | | | health conditions. |
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| The EGCG in green tea prevents cancer cells | | | | |
| from growing by binding to a specific enzyme. | | | | Green tea is safe and effective. Take 1 to 3 |
| This health benefit of green tea is especially | | | | capsules of green extract every day. It is better |
| important in cancers of the prostate, breast, and | | | | to take green tea supplements in the morning or |
| lung. | | | | afternoon rather than at night. In the unlikely |
| | | | event of stomach upset, take with food. |
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