Green Tea has for years been the nutrition tea of all teas for the Chinese. They recognized its power and abilities to heal and prevent illnesses over 4,000 years ago. In this article I am going to discuss those powers in detail, so pay close attention…

To start with, Green Tea stands out against other teas in that it is produced differently. The leaves of the plant that green tea is made, Camelia Sinensis, are steamed during production. This steaming prevents the antioxidants in the leaves from being damaged or altered. Teas such as Oolong Tea and White Tea are produced by way of fermentation, which converts the antioxidants into other forms. The chief antioxidant within Green Tea that holds most of the benefits is a catechin polyphenol called Epilgallocatechin Gallate, EGCG in short.

EGCG is primarily a flavanoid, and is similar to however more powerful than its cousin flavanoids that can be found in foods such as grapes, strawberries, red wine, broccoli and green cabbage. EGCG has the ability to attach itself to protein cells that are found in tumor cells and drastically reduce their growth. A receptor that develops on the surface of cancer cells called Laminin, was put with concentrate of EGCG and the results showed huge reductions in further growth of these type of cells. These results were revealed in April’s issue of Nature Structural and Molecular Biology magazine. The piece also revealed that the amounts of EGCG that were used to bring these results, is equivalent to the amount you can get yourself daily from drinking just 3 cups of Green Tea.

Another discovery, this time by Dr. H -H Sherry Chow of University of Arizona, Tucson told us that within itself, the body creates a detoxifying enzyme called Glutathione S- Transverase (GST). These GST enzymes support the body in protecting itself against toxic substances and cancer causing compounds. Dr. Chow’s study revealed that GST enzymes were activated by EGCG. With a group of volunteers who showed low levels of GST, a concentrate of Green Tea extract was used to test out this theory. The volunteers had an increase average of 80% in GST production. Because of this increase their defending capabilities against cancer and such illnesses was improved to a remarkable degree. The Green Tea extract that was used to do these tests had a higher concentrate than that which you would get from having a few cups of tea daily. In saying this, it is clear that by introducing Green Tea into your diet, that you will improve your GST enzyme levels over time which will help in keeping them activated and working on growing and defending for you.

Another astonishing find shows that EGCG can react with Leukaemia cells in that it halts communication between the cells, which deters them from growing and multiplying any further. On this note I would like to point out that, regardless of the multiples of Green Tea products you can buy for your skin, or extracts you can take as supplements – a freshly brewed cup of Green Tea is the best way to avail of the powerful antioxidants it contains. During production, as I stated earlier, the leaves are steamed dry during production, thus saving all antioxidant concentrates. When the leaves/tea bag is soaked in hot water, this is how the antioxidants are set free if you will. So this is the absolute freshest way you can obtain their full influence and take full advantage of the potency straight away, before it is produced again to make an extract or a cream. Get it at its best!

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