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What's the Deal With Catechins?
I know the word catechins sounds like a furry underwater sea anemone, but it's actually a type of flavonoid, which are compounds known for their antioxidant properties. Soy products, wine, citrus fruits, and tea are great sources of flavonoids. They're big in the health world because they're believed to help lower cholesterol, prevent cataracts, and have anti-cancer abilities.
Why Do You Drink Green Tea?
Green tea must currently be the most studied beverage on the planet. Another group of studies just came out showing that the brew reduces the brain plaque buildup that can lead to Alzheimer's. Green tea, with its high antioxidant count, also helps ward off certain cancers, helps fight HIV, protects the skin against UV damage, and boosts your metabolism.
Healthy Eating Tip: Cook Pasta in Green Tea
I was perusing the October issue of Shape and found an interesting tip in one of their dinner recipes. They suggested boiling your pasta noodles with bags of green tea. I thought it was a little odd at first, but then I read that it actually makes your pasta healthier because the noodles soak up the rich antioxidants from the tea.
Foods That Fight Sunburn
Let me start by saying the most effective way to protect your skin against sunburn is using sunscreen and plenty of it – a shot-glass worth – frequently. While a bit of sunlight is healthy, since we need UV rays to synthesize vitamin D, you should wear sunscreen daily.
You can, however, boost your skin's ability to protect itself from harmful UV rays by eating certain foods like tomatoes.
Green Tea Lime Cooler
After days of fog, the SF bay area has been hit by a serious heat wave. Yesterday, my ability to concentrate started to wane in the early afternoon and I wanted a caffeinated pick me up; but hot tea seemed too hot. I improvised a green tea with lime cooler and boy did it hit the spot.
You Asked: How Many Cups of Green Tea a Day?
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Give Your Green Tea a Boost With Citrus
In case you were feeling like your green tea wasn't already healthy enough, scientists have found a way to make the wonder juice even healthier. According to research, adding citrus juices to green tea may increase catechins — antioxidants believe to be responsible for green tea's health benefits— levels by more than five times, while vitamin C boosted absorbable levels of catechins by up to 13 times. So moral of the story?
The Seven Wonders of Green Tea
Whenever I read the benefits of green tea I always think to myself, "Why do I drink anything else?" There are seven wonderful things about green tea that you may or may not have known. Regardless, here are highlights:
Green Tea Keeps Mice Skinny
I extol the benefits of green tea regularly, and now there is another great health attribute to add to the list – blocking fat and keeping extra pounds at bay. Rather, a health attribute to hopefully add to the list of benefits in the near future, since this attribute of green tea has not yet been proven in humans.
A recent study found that mice, with an obesity gene, which were fed food laced with green tea had: less weight and fat gain, had less fat in their livers, and had lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
Green Tea Good Weapon Against Colon Cancer
If green tea is your favorite form of caffeine, then I've got some great news for you. According to research presented at the Sixth International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention, green-tea extract may help to prevent colon cancer.
So far, the green-tea extract has been successful in fighting cancer in rats.
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