Green Tea and Health
August 17, 2010
These are no new discoveries where green tea and health are concerned as even the ancient Chinese knew about it’s healing and regenerative properties long before us. Many such health claims concerning green tea still hold true today and numerous studies worldwide have attested to the benefits of drinking tea.
Perhaps the most important health claims its being linked to in modern times involve diseases of our modern age, which includes Cancer, Heart Disease, Diabetes and conditions like Obesity. This article will take a brief look at some of the information being put forward with regard to that last point
The weight loss industry is certainly big business and whenever a new product seems to offer us a way of shedding those unwanted pounds we eagerly try it. It seems that the properties in green tea help to increase our bodies metabolic rate, which is how we burn those calories when carrying out our daily lives. By raising the rate at which we burn calories the theory is that you burn more by doing the same, normal things you do anyway.
No one is saying sit back, drink several cups of green tea a day and watch the weight vanish as with most things, weight loss is part of a much bigger picture. Lifestyle, food choices and exercise need to be considered plus medical advice where necessary.
Interestingly enough, certain studies involving groups who drank green tea, in some cases for as long as three months, have shown conclusive, positive results so that looks promising
The actual substance within green tea that seems to influence weight loss is something known as Catechins, and there’s also additional evidence to suggest that this can reduce the levels of bad cholesterol
So, go ahead and see for yourself, but before you rush out to the kitchen for your teapot you can also get green tea extract within some multi-vitamin supplements, which is how I prefer to take my cuppa.
Peter Foremski
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Is it healthy to have green stool from a green health drink?
I’ve been drinking this wonderful green veggie drink every morning and now my stool is a darker green shade…not surprising. This drink is obviously the reason for the change in stool color but my question is…can you get too many veggies in your diet? Shouldn’t my body adjust to the greens and my stool go back to normal color? It’s been 2 weeks.
Ginseng green tea usually rocks as well. discovered the benefits of green tea in general a couple of years ago and since i love ginseng i threw it in there.
You should give it a try david.
Discovered the benefits of green tea for myself a couple of years ago, then i turned to ginseng green tea though.
You should try yourself david!
it,s not a problem unless you get an upset stomach.
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