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Green Tea Antioxidant - benefits for your health
VEGETABLES RICH IN ANTIOXIDANTS New research suggests that not all foods have equal amounts of antioxidants. Some antioxidant vegetables have a higher content of antioxidants than others. Cooking vegetables can also influence the amount of antioxidants found in them. Cooking tomatoes actually ...(read more) |
Green tea antioxidants are unique
Green tea antioxidants are known to be very beneficial to the health and it is gaining ground over coffee with companies such as Starbucks even including tea on their menus. Antioxidants in green tea are different to those found in fruits and vegetables and green tea is packed with thearubigins, epicatechins and catechins.
ADVANTAGES OF FOOD RICH IN ANTIOXIDANTS
One may wonder what exactly it is about food high in antioxidants that make it so good for people. The reason may be found in the presence of molecules that get into the body and react with free radicals and destroy or eliminate them. Free radicals are not good for a...(read more)
ANTIOXIDANTS IN CHOCOLATE Before we replace our vegetable and fruit consumption with chocolate, it is important to know a little bit more about the antioxidants in chocolate. That...(read more) |
Green Tea Antioxidant helps detoxify your body
The detoxifying effects of green tea antioxidants help to protect the person from free radicals and prevent damage that may result in blood clotting, atherosclerosis as well as cancer. Those who drink two cups of green tea every day would be less liable to have heart diseases or suffer strokes and even when struck by heart disease green tea antioxidants help in quick recovery. In addition, green tea antioxidants help to boost metabolism and helps reduce weight and blocks allergic response and has many other health benefits that also includes protecting the bones and improving the skin and providing protection from Parkinson’s disease. Also, green tea antioxidants help to make cancer cells mature sooner, bind together tightly and also prevents in their further multiplication.
FOOD ANTIOXIDANTS AT WORK
When food is metabolized it causes production of free radicals and foods high in antioxidants help to stave off the aging effects and it is a better alternative to calorie rich and vitamin poor diets. Foods high in antioxidants may consist of pomegranates, dark ...(read more)
ANTIOXIDANTS IN NATURAL FOODS The best way to absorb antioxidant into the body appears to be from fruits and vegetables. Particularly fruit and vegetables with reddish hues. Fruits from the citrus family for example are...(read more) |
Green tea also protects your brain
Research on this topic seems to suggest that for positive results one needs to drink green tea because it contains no calories and has lots of polyphones and it is recommended to drink at least six to ten cups of green tea throughout the day. The green tea antioxidants are also helpful in protecting the brain and fights memory loss that may be due to plaque deposits in Alzheimer’s disease. Green tea antioxidants does also help, through its polyphenol content to prevent cancer and it is also indicated by studies that it may improve endurance in exercise through improved fat metabolism.
More benefits of green tea
The main reason for the health benefits of green tea antioxidants is the presence of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) which helps to considerably slow down the growth of human lung cancer cells if a person consumes two to three cups of green tea that contains EGCG. In addition, green tea also helps to raise metabolic rates as well as speeds up fat oxidation
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