Kevin Agrawal asked:


Obesity in the United States has reached epidemic proportions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that 66 percent of the American population, aged 20 or older, is either overweight or obese. Overweight and obese people are at higher risk for various health disorders such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, osteoarthritis, gall bladder disease, sleep apnea, respiratory problems, and certain types of cancer.

What is the cause of obesity? One of the factors for weight gain is consuming too many more calories than we burn! There could be other medical reasons such as thyroid issues, genetics or other eating disorders.

But here’s promising news for those wanting to lose those extra pounds. More and more research indicates the potential weight-reducing properties of Green Tea. To lose body weight the body must consume less calories and burn more energy. One study found that Green Tea drinkers burn as much as 4% more energy or calories than people who did not consume Green Tea. This study is documented in Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans.in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. These results are further confirmed in a 2006 study called Green tea extract thermogenesis-induced weight loss by epigallocatechin gallate inhibition of catechol-O-methyltransferase.

Three ingredients in the Green Tea weight loss process are major chemical components which help the body to burn fat—antioxidants called catechins, especially epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), caffeine, and theanine. These work in the body through a process called thermogenesis (fat-burning process). Studies suggest that Green Tea inhibits gastric and pancreatic lipase and the enzymes that digest triglycerides. They also appear to inhibit fatty acid synthetase, the enzyme which synthesizes fatty acids into a form which can be stored in the body’s adipose (fat) cells. Phytomedicine, 2002 documents these properties in Recent findings of green tea extract AR25 (Exolise) and its activity for the treatment of obesity.



Green Tea not only is believed to promote the loss of fat, but specifically the loss of visceral fat. Visceral fat accumulates in the tissues lining the abdominal cavity and surrounding the intestines and internal organs. Visceral fat is usually associated with “apple” shaped bodies, as against “pear” shaped bodies.

The antioxidants found in Green Tea play an important role when metabolic rate increases during the oxidation of fat. Oxidation of fat produces free radical activity leading to a number of harmful diseases. Green Tea antioxidants help to reduce free radical activity in the body.

Weight-reducing properties of Green Tea and continuing research on this subject raises the possible potential of the Green Tea weight loss therapy.

Green Tea is also known to have overall beneficial effects on most health concerns. Research indicates its use in lowering the risk of certain types of cancers, coronary heart disease, arthritis, increasing immunity, healthy metabolism, improving liver function and in regulating blood sugar levels and therefore keeping diabetes under control.

However, the importance of a proper balanced diet—low in saturated fats, high in fiber, lots of fruits and vegetables, and low in calories—should never be undermined. Doctors recommend a good diet and plenty of regular physical exercise as the best way to lose weight. Green Tea and its related products, like Green Tea Plus, can nutritionally assist your body in the weight loss process.

If you are not used to drinking tea, or don’t have the time to brew it every day, Green Tea Plus or other Green Tea supplements (in the form of powder, gum, candy pills or drops), can give you the health supplements you need from Green Tea. Green Tea Plus is all natural and convenient to use, containing all the nutritional benefits of Green Tea in its natural form, plus 72 trace elements essential for good nutrition.

For further reference:

Green tea and thermogenesis: interactions between catechin-polyphenols, caffeine and sympathetic activity.



Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2000 Feb;24(2):252-8.

Dulloo AG, Seydoux J, Girardier L, Chantre P, Vandermander J.

Institute of Physiology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland. abdul.dulloo@unifr.ch

The thermogenic effect of tea is generally attributed to its caffeine content. We report here that a green tea extract stimulates brown adipose tissue thermogenesis to an extent which is much greater than can be attributed to its caffeine content per se, and that its thermogenic properties could reside primarily in an interaction between its high content in catechin-polyphenols and caffeine with sympathetically released noradrenaline (NA). Since catechin-polyphenols are known to be capable of inhibiting catechol-O-methyl-transferase (the enzyme that degrades NA), and caffeine to inhibit trancellular phosphodiesterases (enzymes that break down NA-induced cAMP), it is proposed that the green tea extract, via its catechin-polyphenols and caffeine, is effective in stimulating thermogenesis by relieving inhibition at different control points along the NA-cAMP axis. Such a synergistic interaction between catechin-polyphenols and caffeine to augment and prolong sympathetic stimulation of thermogenesis could be of value in assisting the management of obesity. International Journal of Obesity (2000) 24, 252-258

PMID: 10702779 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Some useful citations:



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Chung FL, Schwartz J, Herzog CR, Yang YM. “Tea and cancer prevention: studies in animals and humans.” J Nutr. 2003 Oct;133(10):3268S-74S.

Iso H et al. (2006). “The Relationship between Green Tea and Total Caffeine Intake and Risk for Self-Reported Type 2 Diabetes among Japanese Adults” 144 (8): 554–62.

Geleijnse JM, Launer LJ, Hofman A, Pols HA, Witteman JCM. Tea flavonoids may protect against atherosclerosis: the Rotterdam study. Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:2170-2174.

Yang TTC, Koo MWI. Chinese green tea lowers cholesterol level through an increase in fecal lipid excreiton. Life Sciences . 1999:66:5:411-423.



Dana

Marcus Stout asked:


In recent years, green tea has gained a lot of attention for its health benefits. Many studies have been conducted that have shown various ways that green tea helps keep you healthy. Among these findings include evidence that green tea helps lower cholesterol, reduces your risk of heart disease and cancer, and helps you lose weight.

In the beginning, it was thought that green tea’s effect on weight loss was due to its ability to speed up the metabolism, and much of this ability was thought to be due to the fact that green tea contains caffeine.

However, many recent studies have suggested that green tea’s ability to speed up the metabolism is not due to its caffeine content alone. In some studies, subjects were fed the caffeine equivalent of green tea, but did not show the same weight loss results as subjects who were actually fed the green tea, suggesting that green tea contains something more than caffeine that affects weight loss.

More recent research suggests, however, that speeding up the metabolism is not the only way that green tea helps you lose weight. Other studies have suggested that green tea may also increase your ability to burn body fat and that it may also block the absorption of dietary fat. This means that less of the fat you consume in your food may end up in fat on your body.

This is important news. If green tea can block the absorption of dietary fat, it may have tremendous weight loss potential. There is already one prescription diet drug on the market that blocks fat absorption, and it has helped many patients lose weight. However, this drug has significant side effects, and is not recommended for long term use.

While blocking the absorption of the fat in your diet is not the total weight loss answer, it could be a great help. To sustain long term weight loss, it’s important to make changes in your dietary habits, not just rely on a weight loss supplement to reduce your fat absorption. However, when such substances are used in conjunction with a sensible diet and exercise plan, they can make losing weight and keeping it off significantly easier.

One important study on this subject was reported by the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, and evaluated the absorption of dietary fat through the gastrointestinal tract and through the pancreas, and how this absorption is affected by the anti-oxidants in green tea.

The study examined how fat absorption in the stomach and pancreas was affected when green tea extract was included with the dietary fat. The study was conducted in vitro, meaning that the activity was observed in the lab rather than on human or animal subjects.

The study concluded that fat absorption was inhibited by about 60mg when green tea extract was used. This is an amount that would be considered significant to human diet. Though this study was conducted in vitro, researchers concluded that the results would be likely to be the same in humans.

Overweight and obesity are fast becoming our nation’s number one health concern. Today, nearly 60% of us are overweight, with more than 30% of us considered obese. This means that our country has a lot of weight to lose, and that we need all the help we can get. Being overweight or obese significantly increases your risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and some forms of cancer. So, our lives literally depend upon getting our waistlines under control.

And, that’s what’s so great about green tea. While drinking green tea is no substitute for eating sensibly and exercising, it is the perfect adjunct to these important habits. That’s because green tea has been shown to reduce your risk of precisely many of the diseases that obesity contributes to, and it helps you lose weight in the process.

Study after study has shown that green tea can help reduce cholesterol, a leading contributor to heart disease. Green tea has also been shown to help regulate blood sugar, which may reduce your risk for Type II diabetes, and may even help you to control diabetes if you’ve already been diagnosed. And, green tea reduces your risk for cancer, too.

So, if you’re overweight, it’s time to get your health in order. Take a look at your diet. Reduce your intake of saturated fat, white flour and sugar. Increase your intake of fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains. Get 30 minutes of exercise on most days of the week. And, add green tea to your daily diet.

Green tea is easier to find than ever. Most grocery stores carry green tea in teabag form and many fine tea purveyors carry a wide variety of flavored and plain green tea in loose form. You can even find green tea bottled to make it more convenient than ever to get your daily dose.

Green tea is just as effective whether you drink it hot or cold, and whether or not you add milk or sweetener. To benefit your health and your weight loss efforts, it’s recommended that you consume 3-5 cups of green tea each day.

Green tea is good for you, tastes delicious and has no side effects. Even the caffeine in green tea is better tolerated by the caffeine sensitive than the caffeine in many other beverages. So, what’s stopping you? There’s no downside to drinking green tea. And, its benefits to your health and your waistline may be significant.



Alvin

Patricia Hammond asked:


You may have been drinking green tea your whole life, but have you ever wondered about the possible health benefits it offers? Green tea can be found almost everywhere: in tea bags all over drug stores, in convenience stores, it is offered in most restaurants and lately, the green tea has even found its way into cosmetic products and other beauty and skin care products such as lotions and body creams. If one is to equate the proliferation of green tea products to its benefits, one can only surmise that health enthusiasts and green tea experts are discovering more and more benefits and even more reasons for drinking green tea.

Drinking green tea developed as a tradition in China. In eastern culture, green tea is mostly associated with a good and healthy lifestyle and as such, it pervaded most parts of Asia as part Asian’s daily diet – usually before and after meals. Considering that most of the world’s oldest living men and women are found in China and in other parts of Asia, it is not surprising why most people view Asian’s long life as simply the reaping of one of the many health benefits of green tea.

The popularity of green tea has prompted studies to be conducted in order to scientifically determine its health benefits. These studies have shown that the many benefits of green tea cover a multitude of health problems, diseases and disorders which may be prevented by green tea, or, which may be remedied and alleviated by regularly drinking green tea.

Generally, most studies on the benefit of green tea concur that cancer is one of the major disease that may be prevented – or minimized or alleviated – by drinking green tea. Aside from being a health supplement that slows down or prevents the development of diseases, one benefit of green tea is that it also aids and speeds up the body’s metabolism. Thus, it green tea is also ideal for those who are aiming to lose weight. Green tea also contains anti-oxidants that burn fat and help you lose weight faster, especially if done with the right diet and exercise.

Atherosclerosis, or the hardening of the arteries that may eventually causes heart attacks and strokes, is also one health condition that can be prevented by drinking green tea. Since one of the benefits of green tea is its ability to lower bad cholesterol, heart failure is not a very hard thing to prevent by regularly drinking two to three cups of green tea everyday.

Currently, there are still many unmentioned benefits of green tea. These above-mentioned are only some of the few for you to remember the next time you take your sip of the good green: the green tea.



Tina

Kevin Agrawal asked:


Tea is made from the dried leaves of a shrub called Camellia sinensis. Historically, India, China, Japan, and Thailand have been drinking its brew for thousands of years. Because ancient sages realized the health benefits of green tea, it became part of their rituals and ceremonies. Tea drinking is inculcated in the culture of most Asian countries. India and China were the first cultivators of tea and still are today, the largest producers of tea.Chemical Composition of Green TeaGreen tea is made from unfermented leaves and reportedly contains the highest concentration of powerful antioxidants called polyphenols, the most important of which are flavonoids (catechin, epicatechin, epicatechin gallate, epigallocatechin gallate, and proanthocyanidins). Out of these flavonoids, Epigallocatechin gallate is the most significant active compound.Dried green tea leaves generally contain from 8-12% total polyphenols, caffeine (3.5%), theanine (~4%), lignin (6.5%), organic acids (1.5%), protein (15%), and chlorophyll (0.5%). Green tea contains B-vitamins and ascorbic acid, which are destroyed in the process of making black tea. The essential oil contains more than 300 components including aldehydes, phenylethyl alcohols, phenols, hexenal, linalool, dihydroactinidiolide and p-vinylphenol.Traditional UsesTraditionally, Chinese and Indian medicine used green tea as a stimulant, diuretic (to promote the excretion of urine), astringent (to control bleeding and help heal wounds), and to improve heart health. Other traditional uses of green tea include treating flatulence (gas), regulating body temperature and blood sugar, promoting digestion, and improving mental processes.Health Benefits of Green TeaExtensive medical research on the benefits of Green Tea is showing positive results. Studies indicate:Green Tea can help to protect against a range of cancers. According to the U.S. National Cancer Institute, polyphenols containing catechins present in green tea may play an important role in the prevention of cancer. Emerging studies also suggest that polyphenols inactivate oxidants, reduce the number and size of tumors, and inhibit the growth of cancer cells. (New Scientist, 20 March 2004). Studies in particular have been conducted on cancers of the bladder, breast, ovaries, esophagus, lungs, pancreas, prostate, skin, and stomach. Green Tea can help to prevent Atherosclerosis.Antioxidants in green tea are believed to prevent fatty buildup in the arteries by suppressing the oxidation of LDL (”bad”) cholesterol. They may also reduce the likelihood of blood clot formation and help in relaxing blood vessels thereby improving blood flow.Green Tea can help to maintain healthy cholesterol levels. Research indicates that green tea lowers total cholesterol and raises HDL (”good”) cholesterol in both animals and people. Polyphenols in green tea help block the intestinal absorption of cholesterol and promote its excretion from the body.Green Tea can help to control Diabetes. Green tea has been used traditionally to control blood sugar in the body. Studies indicate Green tea may help regulate glucose in the body. Green Tea can help to protect against Liver disease. Green tea seems to protect the liver from the damaging effects of toxic substances such as alcohol. Weight loss. Studies suggest that green tea extract may boost metabolism and help burn fat. Some researchers speculate polyphenols, specifically catechins, are responsible for the herb’s fat-burning effect. Relaxation. Due to the presence of the amino acid, L-theanine, drinking a hot cup of green tea helps produce a relaxed feeling, increasing alertness of mind.Green tea can help to boost the immune system. The Brigham and Women’s Hospital research suggests that theanine present in green tea boosts the disease fighting capacity of Gamma Delta T cells and helps the body to fight infections.Green tea helps to make the digestive and respiratory system strong because it is rich in bioflavonoids.Green tea is anti-bacterial and helps prevent dental cavities.Two to three cups of green tea per day (for a total of 240 to 320 mg polyphenols) is recommended. It is best to get green tea antioxidants from its natural form, green tea itself. But if you don’t like the flavor, or don’t have the time, and would like to make sure your body is benefiting from green tea antioxidants you may want to try Green Tea Extracts or Green Tea Drops. Green Tea Plus is a heavily concentrated form of green tea. It has an antioxidant value of 7800 units. Green Tea Plus has added trace minerals to aid in regular body functions. It can be added to any beverage, even water.



Michael

Patricia Hammond asked:


Green tea has been known to have beneficial effects when it comes to losing weight. With the proven success of the beverage in reducing body weight, more and more people endeavor to use green tea supplement in their weight loss plans. Here are some of the reasons why green tea is a valuable aid for people who want to lose unwanted body weight.

1. Green tea boosts metabolic weight loss

Drinking green tea extract has been reported in recent studies to produce a significant increase in energy expenditure, also called a metabolism boost. The researchers of the study have discovered that green tea supplement helps speed up the body’s metabolic rate by 4 percent. These metabolic effects on the body have been attributed to the high concentrations of catechin polyphenols found in green tea. These polyphenols are likewise effective in accelerating the process of fat oxidation.

2. Green tea promotes thermogenesis

Green tea in weight loss programs can also enhance thermogenesis, the process where the body burns fat and releases calories. The improvement of thermogenesis occurs when catechin polyphenols found in green tea interact with caffeine content. This is the reason why weight loss plans based on green tea supplement is effective in stimulating the body’s metabolic rates.

3. Green tea helps burn fat

Studies also suggest that green tea extract may help in burning fat. One study proved that the combination of green tea and caffeine enhanced weight loss and maintenance in overweight and moderately obese people. Several researchers suggest that the polyphenols in green tea, particularly the catechins, are responsible in produce a fat-burning effect.

4. Green tea suppresses the absorption of fats and helps in the regulation of glucose

The catechins in a green tea supplement are also effective in regulating glucose by stopping it from moving into fat cells. As the catechins in green tea suppress the fat-cell-bound movement of glucose, the rise in blood sugar, most especially after meals, are slowed down, thereby preventing episodes of high insulin spikes. Increase in insulin is associated with storage of fats.

5. Green tea helps in reducing fat digestion

Another benefit that green tea supplement can offer for people who want to lose weight is its ability to decrease the rate of fat digestion, making it crucial in controlling a person’s weight. Through the action of green tea polyphenols, digestive lipases are inhibited. This then results in decreased lipolysis of triglycerides, which may translate to decreased lipolysis of triglycerides, which may translate to reduced digestion of fat in humans.

People on weight loss programs can benefit more if they take green tea supplement rather than plainly drink green tea. It was reported in a study that taking green tea supplement is more capable of bring more antioxidants into the bloodstream when compared to just drinking the beverage. The benefits offered by drinking 20 cups of green tea a day can be supplied by just two capsules of green tea supplement, even in cases when health conditions are at its most difficult.



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Stephanie Larkin asked:


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Anita

Mike Roussell asked:


Green tea is an extremely effective tool in weight loss. Is it a miracle cure? No, there is no such thing, however the use of green tea is worthy of regular and consistent consideration in your nutritional diet, as its benefits and contributions to weight loss are both unique and considerable. Let’s take a closer at the benefits of green tea to your overall health in this section and then in part two, focus more specifically on the exact benefits that green tea has in the quest of weight loss and healthy weight management.

Green tea finds its roots in China, Asia, Japan and the Middle East. Its health benefits date back centuries, as far back as 1911 when Zen practitioners reported the healing properties found in the regular consumption of green tea. Over the last 10 years, green tea has migrated and found its way into the Western world. With health benefits dating back centuries, it serves us well to closely examine and consider the use of this simple and enjoyable addition to our diets.

Below you will find a list of the long purported health benefits associated with regular (daily) ingestion of green tea. Many of these have been scientifically researched and proven effect to the applicable claim. Others have not yet been academically signified, however they are widely accepted as true due to the lack of need to scientifically prove these claims; the benefits have been so long-standing and evident in regular users of green tea for centuries, thus the validity of the claim is acceptable.

*Anti-Cancer Properties- In 1996, New Scientist Magazine performed a study that indicated positively that green tea protects against a range of cancers; most specifically, prostate, ****** and lung cancers.

*Increased Metabolic Rate- The University of Geneva as well as the University of Birmingham conducted trials and research on green tea and its relationship to metabolic rate. Conclusively, they found that green tea raises the metabolic rate, speeds up fat oxidation and improves insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance. All this translates to quicker and absolute weight loss. They also found green tea increases energy and endurance thus leading to more productive lifestyles and exercise routines. All this equates to weight loss for green tea users.

*Improved Fat Metabolism- As suggested in the study above, it has been proven that green tea increases endurance by improving fat metabolism. Clearly this translates to greater weight loss with less, yet easier, effort.

*Possible Anti-Diabetes Effect- As of January 2008, there is epidemiological (study of controlling and preventing diseases) evidence that suggests strongly that regular drinking of green tea may help in preventing diabetes.

*Boosts Mental Alertness- The amino acid L-theanine found in green tea diligently alters the attention networks in the brain resulting in a calmer, yet more alert, state of mind. This was proven scientifically in September 2007 by a research team at The City University of New York.

*Boosts the Immune System- Studies in 2003 at the Brigham and Women’s Hospitals showed that green increases the anti-bacterial proteins that fight infection up to five times greater than those in the study who did not regularly consume green tea.

*Lowers Chance of Cognitive Impairment- A 2006 Japanese study showed that elderly Japanese people who drank two cups of green day a day had a 50% lower chance of developing cognitive impairment in comparison to those who either drank fewer amounts of green tea, or none at all. This is believed to be the result of the amino acid EGCG found in green tea.

*Lower Stress Hormone Levels- Stress levels have been found to be lower in green tea drinkers due to the lowering of cortisol, which is a hormone linked to stress and stress symptoms.

*Inhibition of HIV Virus- A June 2007 study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology found that green tea can lead to the inhibition or repression of the HIV virus. Many doctors today recommend that those individuals suffering from HIV complement their medicine with regular green tea consumption.

*Inflammatory Bowel Disease- Various amino acids found in green tea have been shown to decrease the inflammation found in this disease.

*Decreased Bad Breath-Certain polyphenols found in green tea assist in inhibiting the growth of bacteria that causes bad breath. This has been shown by researchers at the University of Illinois in Chicago

With all these health benefits provided by green tea it is no wonder that we all do not regularly consume green tea; for to aid in our overall health, without question, it is an addition to our diet that needs to be strongly considered. In regard specifically to weight loss, a few important aspects were touched upon above.

Green tea increases the rate of the metabolism, increases endurance and increases energy by accelerating fat metabolism. These elements are all critical in the quest of weight loss.

Further, in assisting in managing healthy weight, green tea has been shown to lower cholesterol which is vital in healthy weight maintenance.

Green tea may not be a miracle cure for weight loss, however with all the other health benefits it provides, green tea needs to be a part of anyone’s nutritional diet that is serious about maintaining a high quality of life while looking their absolute best!



Marcus

Alien asked:


You might want to consider replacing your Green Eggs and Ham with Green Tea and Ham the next time you break your fast in the morning - or any other time, for that matter. It appears that a green tea diet may hold at least a few properties of those golden elixirs, fountains of youth, and magic potions we’ve all heard about over the years.

Green tea is recommended for the diet aid mainly because of its multifaceted effects on health. The major active component that attributes the properties to the green tea are the polyphenols such as catechin, epicatechin, epicatechin gallate, gallaogatechin, epigallocatechin, and apigallocatechin gallate (known as EGCG).

Green tea diet - Medical Claims

In Thailand, India, Japan and China, green tea has been used as a medicine for a variety of conditions from helping with digestion to healing wounds.

But while many in the medical field proclaim the wonders of this much talked about tea, others are quick to point out that there is little or no evidence to support at least some of the claims.

Green Tea Diet Oprah

You may have heard about the now famous episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show, where Dr. Nicholas Perricone informed an amazed audience that viewers could lose 10 pounds in 6 weeks by drinking green tea instead of coffee.

Demonstrating the power of television and perhaps Oprah Winfrey’s celebrity, this episode did a lot to set the popularity of the green tea diet in motion here in the United States.

But way before Dr. Perricone was trumpeting the weight loss potential of green tea on national television, a priest by the name of Eisai rote the 1191 best seller, “The Book of Tea” where drinking green tea was credited with being good for the heart and several other major body organs.

While it’s certainly true that Americans are quick to jump on the band wagon when it comes to fads and super quick when it comes to the latest diet, there is something very different when it comes to the subject of green tea.

This diet started around 5,000 years ago in the far eastern part of the world.

The Green Tea Diet (while perhaps not in the form of an actual, planned diet) is a regular part of everyday life in China, Japan, the Middle East, Pakistan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Morocco just to name a few. In many places it’s a daily ritual.

Here in the United States a number of studies have reported positive effects when it comes to this tea.

A study by Case Western University School of Medicine said that antioxidants in green tea may prevent and reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis.

The Journal of the American College of Surgeons said green tea may prevent the oxidation of the bad cholesterol LDL, which can reduce the build-up of arterial plaque.

There was even a study in Germany that found an extract of green tea combined with filtered hot water could be applied externally to help people whose skin had been damaged by radiation therapy.

Tea as a weight loss aide

Tea has been used as an aid for weight loss. Drinking a cup of tea with each meal is a protocol for using tea successfully as a metabolic stimulant. Tea by itself carries only 4 calories per serving, and it’s most healthy when consumed with nothing added. The caffeine in tea increases body function to help burn more calories and the polyphenols seem to aid in the digestion of fat, truly making it a Chinese diet tea.. Pu-erh and Oolong teas have received the most attention regarding weight loss, but all types of tea offer a low calorie alternative to commercial beverages.

How much green tea is right for you?

That depends upon who you listen to. Some Chinese homeopathic health practitioners call for 10 cups a day, while some health researchers say that 2 to 3 cups will do the trick. When you look at all of the varying research, and take the average, 4 to 5 eight ounce cups of green tea per day should be good enough for most people.

If you don’t like drinking green tea, or find the process of brewing green tea to be more that you are willing to go through 4 to 5 times per day, there are companies who produce “Green Tea Capsules” which contain doses of EGCG.

It’s been said that anything that doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Since no one has found any instances of “death by green tea”, it certainly can’t do you any harm (and it just might do you some good), to introduce green tea into your life.



Marc

Lee Green asked:


Learning to how to better your jump shot can become very frustrating. That is why it is very important when learning to develop a pure jump shot is to understand the fundamentals of shooting and to read up on players that master the art of shooting. Once you have developed a better shot, you will have increased your chancing of knocking down the open shot. You may also learn how to get your shot off when be tightly guarded.

When developing a better shot, it will be vital to come up with a daily workout plan that will help you to maintain you’re newly develop jump shot. Also, you will need to find out your shooting range and the best way of figuring that out is to do a lot of repetitions. Would I mean by that is going to the gym and constantly shooting from enclose and work your way out to the 3 point line. So you can see where you are comfortable and uncomfortable spots are on the court. And according to that you will work on not your strengths but also your weaknesses and that could be the 3 point shot or mid range jumper.

If you ever get in a situation when you lose confidence in your jump you should always go back to the beginning to be sure your mechanics are correct. The reason that most shooters have trouble shooting the ball 99% of the time it is do to there mechanics. Great shooters always make sure that there mechanics are always fine tuned.

If you ever decided to hire a shooting coach to help you to perfect your shot, you should always ask questions about shooting to see if they have any advice that may help you. Most shooting coaches are not afraid to share information.

Another way to get some good advice on shooting is by researching online for shooting manuals. If you decide to buy one be sure that it is exactly what you want. Also talking with other people that have played basketball at higher levels then you could probably offer some great advice on shooting. However, there will be times when you may be in the gym playing pick up ball with other people and you may just want to strike up a conversation on shooting. And just by conversation you could find out a lot about becoming a better shooter.

There are some players that do not like to spend countless hours in the gym working on there shot. One thing that I would suggest is to come up with a 30 to 40 minute workout plan just on shooting and you would probably add in at least 1 break during the workout. And you will be surprise of how efficient this will be comparable to your normal 1 to 2 hour workouts that most people do maybe once a week.



Renee