Thursday, January 21, 2010

Green Tea Is An Intense Nutrition Tea

By Aoife Joyce

If you are currently dealing with any minor ailments or illnesses or you just want to keep ahead of things, there is some exciting information you should know about Green Tea. Most people may know that the basics of green tea are that it is very good for you. But for those of you who would like to know more about what it can do in detail,then you will enjoy reading the remainder of this article.

To start with, Green Tea was established by the Chinese over 4,000 years ago. It is made from the dried leaves of the shrub plant Camellia Sinensis. The leaves are dried using steam. This steaming allows the delicate antioxidants to remain in their innate and finest state. And while discussing antioxidants, the most beneficial and important of these is Epigallocatechin Gallate, EGCG in short. This antioxidant is 100 times more beneficial for you than Vitamin C and is 25 times more effective than Vitamin E. This is great news for your skin!

Fats and sugars that we ingest are synthesized by the body into a matter called Triglyceride. Triglyceride is used up by the body as a source of energy. If too much sugars and fats are taken in to the body however, there develops an excess of triglyceride. This excess is part to do with what causes obesity. This is not to say that EGCG can remove problems with weight on its own. However it can help hugely with efforts in reducing weight and weight loss diets. It can work in this way as EGCG actually stimulates the enzyme that dissolves triglyceride.

Those electrons that can cause huge destruction in the body are known as Free Radicals. These electrons are unpaired. Because they are deficient of a partner, they are in a 'reactive' state. This means they move around the body searching for a healthy electron to pair up with. Some of them are formed naturally in our bodies, but not to an alarming degree. Most of the free radicals in the body are there by way of external factors like UV radiation and toxins in the atmosphere. As they are unhealthy electrons, by attaching themselves to healthy pair, they can damage that healthy pair. They can cause destruction of the cells membranes, allowing bacteria's and diseases to enter and form within them.

As this continues, one cell after another, it can lead to larger structures becoming unhealthy. Some examples of results of this are cardiovascular diseases, lowered immunity, cancer development and possible DNA damage. All of this can be helped to be prevented by increasing your intake of EGCG. EGCG has the amazing ability of KILLING free radicals. So the more EGCG, in the form of Green Tea and other foods that you ingest, the higher your immunity and body's strength will be to fight off illness and diseases.

On the same note, Green Tea is not the only place that EGCG can be found. It is found in high doses in foods such as carrots, broccoli, strawberries, spinach, grapes and red wine. However, Green Tea does hold a higher percentage of EGCG antioxidants than all afore mentioned foods. Green Tea also contains Vitamin B2, Riboflavin, which is involved in red blood cell formation, antibody production and cell growth and respiration. This along with EGCG and all the other antioxidants it holds, can help in prevention of many diseases, some I mentioned above, others include strokes, blood clots, skin cancer and many minor illnesses and ailments - age spots, mouth ulcers, gum disease, heartburn, lack luster hair, weak nails, even your memory and vitality.

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