by: Darren Haynes
The excellent health advantages of green tea are not limited to weight
loss. It is the natural compounds in green tea, titled catechins, that provide
a plenitude of other health benefits.
Grown men who administer themselves high doses of polyphenols like catechin
have 75 percent less probability of having a stroke. Green tea reduces the
amount of bad LDL cholesterol and raises good HDL cholesterol count. This
brings forth a more beneficial balance between LDL and HDL plasma levels.
Additionally, there is confirmation that polyphenol catechins can help thin the
blood and lessen blood pressure.
Protection from cancer is associated with green tea drinking, too.
Scientists have shown that damage to our DNA is one known determinant of
cancer. Our DNA strands come under attack from thousands of unstable oxygen
molecules every day. This is a normal thing for DNA. The amazing news is that
our cells can repair itself.
Still, our DNA can cave in to this assailant and the DNA strings will
become permanently damaged. Damaged DNA will produce a mutant code and start
creating cancerous cells! It is then great for us that the antioxidants of
green tea can head off and subdue free radicals. This helps reduce our
possibility of falling victim to cancer! Vast amounts of research have also
concluded that green tea reduces the risk of prostate cancer, lung cancer,
bowel cancer, skin cancer, kidney cancer, pancreatic cancer, and bladder cancer!
Green tea polyphenols elevate our count of white blood cells. A high white
blood cell count is essential to a powerful immune system. There are two
different white blood cells that polyphenols can strengthen - B-cells and
T-cells. B-cells construct antibodies that defeat foreign objects and
infectious microorganisms. T-cells engage particular invading organisms such as
viruses and malignant cells.
For the purpose of detoxification, the liver is our biggest weapon. It
sponges up foreign chemicals from our blood and with the help of metabolic
agents, chemically alters poisons into inert soluble materials. The harmful
substances can then be excreted into the feces for elimination. With the levels
of pollution in our environment and in our food in this age the liver experiences
vast levels of stress! On the upside, catechins come to our aid! These compounds in green tea really do protect the liver from a number of these
harmful substances by aiding the enzymes specific to detoxification. In this
process, the liver is spared somewhat
About The Author
Darren Haynes is a health and nutrition writer who focuses on antioxidants
and healthy beverages.
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