Go green.|A discussion of going green.
Jun
30
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Fj Calderon asked:
What is green tea?
Green tea does not come from a different plant than “real” tea. In fact, all true teas, including green tea, come from the same plant, Camellia sinensis. The difference between green tea the beverage and other real tea beverages, besides the green color, is the way tea leaves are processed before brewing.
Processing green tea
Tea leaves are typically processed in some form before they are used for brewing into tea beverages. For most teas other than green tea, tea leaves are fermented. For green tea, tea leaves are steamed. This causes less oxidation of tea leaves than fermentation does. As a result, green tea has its unique green tint and it contains higher levels of antioxidants than other teas.
Green tea’s popularity
Green tea has been most popular in the Middle East and parts of Asia, including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, India and Thailand. In fact, there are numerous varieties of green tea alone enjoyed in these parts of the world.
In the Western world, black tea has been the traditional favorite of tea drinkers. But green tea is also becoming popular there.
Brewing green tea
Because green tea is a little different from darker teas, it is brewed a little differently than other teas. The principal difference is the temperature of the water.
Darker teas are usually brewed with boiling water. Green tea is brewed with water that is slightly cooler than boiling, but still hot.
If you wish to brew green tea yourself, make sure to follow the directions offered by the manufacturer of the green tea you purchased.
In the absence of directions, pour cold water into a teapot or saucepan. Place it on a stove, set to high heat, and bring the water to a boil. When the water begins to boil, remove it from the source of heat. Let it sit two to three minutes, and only then pour it over the green tea. Let the tea steep for as long as three minutes, then either remove the tea bag, or the loose tea leaves.
Your green tea is now ready for you to enjoy.
Green tea’s supposed health benefits
Green tea has long been believed to impart a number of health benefits to those who drink it. It has been said to help with everything from curing or preventing diseases (including cancer and AIDS), to burning fat, to reducing cholesterol and more.
Modern medicine has produced a number of studies on green tea’s health effects, but these have been inconclusive, with some reports claiming green tea helps with a number of health issues, while other reports claiming that green tea does not have any particular health benefits.
What we do know about green tea is that it contains a number of antioxidants, and it contains caffeine, although in lesser amounts than coffee, many sodas and darker teas.
But while green tea’s health benefits are debatable, there’s no reason why this should prevent those who like green tea from enjoying a cup of their favorite beverage.
Shawn
What is green tea?
Green tea does not come from a different plant than “real” tea. In fact, all true teas, including green tea, come from the same plant, Camellia sinensis. The difference between green tea the beverage and other real tea beverages, besides the green color, is the way tea leaves are processed before brewing.
Processing green tea
Tea leaves are typically processed in some form before they are used for brewing into tea beverages. For most teas other than green tea, tea leaves are fermented. For green tea, tea leaves are steamed. This causes less oxidation of tea leaves than fermentation does. As a result, green tea has its unique green tint and it contains higher levels of antioxidants than other teas.
Green tea’s popularity
Green tea has been most popular in the Middle East and parts of Asia, including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, India and Thailand. In fact, there are numerous varieties of green tea alone enjoyed in these parts of the world.
In the Western world, black tea has been the traditional favorite of tea drinkers. But green tea is also becoming popular there.
Brewing green tea
Because green tea is a little different from darker teas, it is brewed a little differently than other teas. The principal difference is the temperature of the water.
Darker teas are usually brewed with boiling water. Green tea is brewed with water that is slightly cooler than boiling, but still hot.
If you wish to brew green tea yourself, make sure to follow the directions offered by the manufacturer of the green tea you purchased.
In the absence of directions, pour cold water into a teapot or saucepan. Place it on a stove, set to high heat, and bring the water to a boil. When the water begins to boil, remove it from the source of heat. Let it sit two to three minutes, and only then pour it over the green tea. Let the tea steep for as long as three minutes, then either remove the tea bag, or the loose tea leaves.
Your green tea is now ready for you to enjoy.
Green tea’s supposed health benefits
Green tea has long been believed to impart a number of health benefits to those who drink it. It has been said to help with everything from curing or preventing diseases (including cancer and AIDS), to burning fat, to reducing cholesterol and more.
Modern medicine has produced a number of studies on green tea’s health effects, but these have been inconclusive, with some reports claiming green tea helps with a number of health issues, while other reports claiming that green tea does not have any particular health benefits.
What we do know about green tea is that it contains a number of antioxidants, and it contains caffeine, although in lesser amounts than coffee, many sodas and darker teas.
But while green tea’s health benefits are debatable, there’s no reason why this should prevent those who like green tea from enjoying a cup of their favorite beverage.
Shawn
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29
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pebtwink asked:
I am going with green for my walls, wondering if anyone has a suggestion about what shade of green to chose? I have a handle board in the middle so the room could easily be split into 2 colors one on top one on the bottom.
Roberto
I am going with green for my walls, wondering if anyone has a suggestion about what shade of green to chose? I have a handle board in the middle so the room could easily be split into 2 colors one on top one on the bottom.
Roberto
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24
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Gael Greene asked:
Guess what? I got fired after 40 years of good eats. Photo: Dan and Rita Wynn
Gael Greene, the brand name of restaurant journalism for 40 years at New York magazine has been fired by the magazine, effective immediately. The magazine gave her one last hurrah with a coverline on “The Most Important Restaurants in 40 Years” in its 40th anniversary issue October 6, 2008, and said goodbye six weeks later.
“I describe it as cutting off your nose to spite your face,” Greene said.
At her premature “retirement” Greene was no longer the weekly critic, having asked to be replaced in 2000, setting off an 18-month search for a replacement that brought on Adam Platt in January 2002. She remained on the masthead as a contributing editor to write her weekly column, “Insatiable Critic.”
She also created a virtual restaurant magazine of her own at www.InsatiableCritic.com.
In her role as restaurant critic, Greene helped change the way New Yorkers (and many Americans) think about food. A scholarly anthropologist could trace the evolution of New York restaurants from the early awakening in the 1970s on a timeline that would reflect her passions and taste over 30 years from Le Pavillon to nouvelle cuisine to couturier pizzas, pastas and hot fudge sundaes, to more healthful eating.
Tapped by founder Clay Felker to be the restaurant critic just months after the pioneering city magazine’s launch and competing against the Times beloved and powerful Craig Claiborne, Greene decided not to rip into any Claiborne favorites like La Caravelle or Le Grenouille. Instead, she chose to dissect the brand new Ground Floor in the CBS building on Sixth Avenue. “Paley’s Preserve,” appeared November 11, 1968, and she writes, “I found my voice.”
“The Ground Floor is, above all, appropriately grand. It is slick, rich, calculated, spare, intimidating. It is Contemporary Wasp. You would **** to break open a roll for fear it would scatter unprogrammed crumbs. It is understatedly snob. The Ground Floor is a perfect room to end an affair in….”
“Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ice Cream But Were Too Fat To Ask,” “The Mafia Guide to Dining Out,” “The Menu Rap and How to Beat It,” and “Nobody Knows the Truffles I’ve Seen” were early pieces that inspired foodies before foodie was a word. In later years, her annual roundup of New York City’s dining favorites, “Ask Gael,” was a gourmand’s collectible.
As co-founder 27 years ago with James Beard and an ongoing force behind Citymeals-on-Wheels as board chair, Ms. Greene continues her commitment to help feed the city’s homebound elderly. She has devoted as many hours to fund-raising in recent years as she does to writing. Citymeals, the largest public/private partnership in the country, has delivered more than 40 million meals to frail needy neighbors no longer able to shop or cook for themselves. The exceptional support of the food and restaurant community to the city’s elderly shut-ins has been an essential factor in the success of this effort from the very first fundraising weekend 27 Christmases ago.
Dale
Guess what? I got fired after 40 years of good eats. Photo: Dan and Rita Wynn
Gael Greene, the brand name of restaurant journalism for 40 years at New York magazine has been fired by the magazine, effective immediately. The magazine gave her one last hurrah with a coverline on “The Most Important Restaurants in 40 Years” in its 40th anniversary issue October 6, 2008, and said goodbye six weeks later.
“I describe it as cutting off your nose to spite your face,” Greene said.
At her premature “retirement” Greene was no longer the weekly critic, having asked to be replaced in 2000, setting off an 18-month search for a replacement that brought on Adam Platt in January 2002. She remained on the masthead as a contributing editor to write her weekly column, “Insatiable Critic.”
She also created a virtual restaurant magazine of her own at www.InsatiableCritic.com.
In her role as restaurant critic, Greene helped change the way New Yorkers (and many Americans) think about food. A scholarly anthropologist could trace the evolution of New York restaurants from the early awakening in the 1970s on a timeline that would reflect her passions and taste over 30 years from Le Pavillon to nouvelle cuisine to couturier pizzas, pastas and hot fudge sundaes, to more healthful eating.
Tapped by founder Clay Felker to be the restaurant critic just months after the pioneering city magazine’s launch and competing against the Times beloved and powerful Craig Claiborne, Greene decided not to rip into any Claiborne favorites like La Caravelle or Le Grenouille. Instead, she chose to dissect the brand new Ground Floor in the CBS building on Sixth Avenue. “Paley’s Preserve,” appeared November 11, 1968, and she writes, “I found my voice.”
“The Ground Floor is, above all, appropriately grand. It is slick, rich, calculated, spare, intimidating. It is Contemporary Wasp. You would **** to break open a roll for fear it would scatter unprogrammed crumbs. It is understatedly snob. The Ground Floor is a perfect room to end an affair in….”
“Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ice Cream But Were Too Fat To Ask,” “The Mafia Guide to Dining Out,” “The Menu Rap and How to Beat It,” and “Nobody Knows the Truffles I’ve Seen” were early pieces that inspired foodies before foodie was a word. In later years, her annual roundup of New York City’s dining favorites, “Ask Gael,” was a gourmand’s collectible.
As co-founder 27 years ago with James Beard and an ongoing force behind Citymeals-on-Wheels as board chair, Ms. Greene continues her commitment to help feed the city’s homebound elderly. She has devoted as many hours to fund-raising in recent years as she does to writing. Citymeals, the largest public/private partnership in the country, has delivered more than 40 million meals to frail needy neighbors no longer able to shop or cook for themselves. The exceptional support of the food and restaurant community to the city’s elderly shut-ins has been an essential factor in the success of this effort from the very first fundraising weekend 27 Christmases ago.
Dale
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Jun
17
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Rich Marsiglia asked:
For many centuries people of China used green tea for treating various diseases. However with the advancement of time, today people of west use green tea, realizing its several benefits. Green Tea has long been esteemed in China for its involvement to good health. Fame of Green tea in the United States persists to develop, viewing that green tea is an innate foundation of antioxidants. These antioxidants aid defend the body from accelerating aging and augmented danger of ailments. Years of research reveal that green tea restrains the expansion of objectionable cell colonies, thus building it the healthiest tea obtainable.
Let us take a look at the benefits of green tea:
Green tea has many health benefits, and it can be used for avoidance of the diseases: Cancer, Rheumatoid Arthritis, High Cholesterol, Cardiovascular Disease, cataracts, Infection, and Impaired Immune Function.
Green tea helps in weight loss course. The green tea leaves augments metabolism in the body there fore consumption green tea helps you burn more calories.
Green tea has the capability to fight bacteria and this can be counted as one of the chief benefits of green tea. This boosts your immune system thereby increasing the resistance power. It also helps kill bacteria that cause plaque and succeeding tooth decay. Green tea can help in fight food poisoning.
In addition, green tea can help lessening blood sugar level and cholesterol level in your blood.
Also green tea helps in getting rid of bad breath. Some element is present in green tea that stunts the growth of bad odor causing bacteria. Therefore a cup or two of green regularly can help in maintaining fresh breath.
If you are a chain smoker and also you consume around six cups of green tea a day then the propensity of risk caused due to the toxins emitted by cigarette smoke is reduced to a great extent.
Green Tea also contributes to maintain your beauty. With the help of green tea you can freshen up your face and apply around your tired eyes to get soothing feeling. If you have freckles or blemishes on your face you can apply the green tea to get rid of the spots. The green tea also has benefits for antiseptic purposes. It can be used to treat minor cuts, rashes and also can be treated to cure sunburn.
Green Tea is organically grown and the customary drying method used with Green Tea prevents the tea from the harmful effects of fermentation.
Products of green tea are available in different strength levels. Some supplements are comprised of low strengths of the active polyphones, whereas others go as far as using un-standardized green tea leaf powder.
It has been confirmed that green tea is stuffed with health benefits. It acts as a influential antioxidant, which has been identified to assist prevent cancer, pull through from the harmful cholesterol, and guard against harm caused by free radicals.
It has been reported by National Cancer Institute that Green Tea has Cancer avoiding aptitudes and components for fighting against insert fresh life to the market. People who have depended on costly anti-oxidant products are finding that Green Tea is very cost-effective and organic. Tea is one of the foremost selling fresh drinks, only after water.
However you manage to incorporate green tea in your diet, as well as it on a standard basis will help you receive utmost results. Put in green tea to a vigorous, balanced diet and exercise schedule for general fitness.
Rebecca
For many centuries people of China used green tea for treating various diseases. However with the advancement of time, today people of west use green tea, realizing its several benefits. Green Tea has long been esteemed in China for its involvement to good health. Fame of Green tea in the United States persists to develop, viewing that green tea is an innate foundation of antioxidants. These antioxidants aid defend the body from accelerating aging and augmented danger of ailments. Years of research reveal that green tea restrains the expansion of objectionable cell colonies, thus building it the healthiest tea obtainable.
Let us take a look at the benefits of green tea:
Green tea has many health benefits, and it can be used for avoidance of the diseases: Cancer, Rheumatoid Arthritis, High Cholesterol, Cardiovascular Disease, cataracts, Infection, and Impaired Immune Function.
Green tea helps in weight loss course. The green tea leaves augments metabolism in the body there fore consumption green tea helps you burn more calories.
Green tea has the capability to fight bacteria and this can be counted as one of the chief benefits of green tea. This boosts your immune system thereby increasing the resistance power. It also helps kill bacteria that cause plaque and succeeding tooth decay. Green tea can help in fight food poisoning.
In addition, green tea can help lessening blood sugar level and cholesterol level in your blood.
Also green tea helps in getting rid of bad breath. Some element is present in green tea that stunts the growth of bad odor causing bacteria. Therefore a cup or two of green regularly can help in maintaining fresh breath.
If you are a chain smoker and also you consume around six cups of green tea a day then the propensity of risk caused due to the toxins emitted by cigarette smoke is reduced to a great extent.
Green Tea also contributes to maintain your beauty. With the help of green tea you can freshen up your face and apply around your tired eyes to get soothing feeling. If you have freckles or blemishes on your face you can apply the green tea to get rid of the spots. The green tea also has benefits for antiseptic purposes. It can be used to treat minor cuts, rashes and also can be treated to cure sunburn.
Green Tea is organically grown and the customary drying method used with Green Tea prevents the tea from the harmful effects of fermentation.
Products of green tea are available in different strength levels. Some supplements are comprised of low strengths of the active polyphones, whereas others go as far as using un-standardized green tea leaf powder.
It has been confirmed that green tea is stuffed with health benefits. It acts as a influential antioxidant, which has been identified to assist prevent cancer, pull through from the harmful cholesterol, and guard against harm caused by free radicals.
It has been reported by National Cancer Institute that Green Tea has Cancer avoiding aptitudes and components for fighting against insert fresh life to the market. People who have depended on costly anti-oxidant products are finding that Green Tea is very cost-effective and organic. Tea is one of the foremost selling fresh drinks, only after water.
However you manage to incorporate green tea in your diet, as well as it on a standard basis will help you receive utmost results. Put in green tea to a vigorous, balanced diet and exercise schedule for general fitness.
Rebecca
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Jun
17
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Vinay asked:
The green areas are considered the lungs of urban centres. Such green areas in a city ensures freshness and improves the ambience of the town, maintain healthier environment by generating oxygen to the living creatures, and also function as an agent of recharging the ground with fresh rain water and controlling the increasing global warm. In fact, green areas increase the longevity of human life.
Planning Principles for Providing Green Areas in Urban Centres
At Master Plan Level:-
At Development Plan level or at Master Plan level, the green areas or recreational areas in urban centres are provided on following forms:-
1. Provision of Green Belts along National Highway / Expressway of the Town:-
Green belts ranging from 100 meters to 30 meters (i.e. 100 meters wide or 60 meters wide or 45 meters wide or 30 meters) wide green belts are proposed along both sides of National Highways or expressway or other major arteries of the town. The width of aforesaid green belts can vary according to the importance of the respective roads. Such long green strips along major arteries help in controlling the pollution originated due to heavy traffic on such roads, increase the ambience to the town and also keep the scope intact for widening of such roads in future.
2. Provision of Green Areas along River Fronts:-
The fronts of river, drain, canal and Nallas etc. passing through the town are planned for the purpose of green areas / wood land / zoo / golf courses / play grounds / stadium etc. The width of such green belts can vary according to the topographical features of the area generally ranging from 30 meters to 250 meters. The development of green areas along such fronts helps in maintaining urban eco-system and save the main urban settlement during inundation.
3. Provision of Green Areas along Railway Tracks:-
The railway tracks are considered as a source of air and noise pollution and its vibrations result in cracks in adjoining buildings. Maintenance of greenery including thick wood land along such tracks helps in solving the said problems.
4. Green Buffer Areas Between Industrial and Non Industrial Sector :-
Since, Industrial sector generates air pollution, and noise pollution, therefore, for the protection of adjoining non industrial sectors (such as residential sectors, commercial sectors, institutional sectors etc.) from such pollutions, green buffer zones, minimum of 30 meters wide are provided around the industrial sector.
5. Green Areas around Sewerage Treatment:-
The sewerage treatment plant in urban areas cause air pollution and also generates bad smell. For the eradication of these problems, provision of at least 100 meters wide green belts around sewerage treatment plants and Garbage Disposal sites are provided.
6. Provision of Green Areas around Historical Monuments and Religious Places:-
About 100 meters wide green belts / areas are provided around historical monuments and religious buildings for the maintenance of their sanctity. Such green areas also remain helpful to accommodate large congregation on the eve of important religious functions.
7. Development of Hillocks as Green Areas:-
If hillocks, rocky and ridge areas are forming part of a town, the said features are required to be preserved as green areas.
8. Provision of Green Areas around Airport and Ammunition Depot:-
The buildings are always kept at least 900 meters away from Airport, Radar Station and Ammunition depot by proposing green areas around the said establishments.
9. Provision of Green Areas in the form city level
The infrastructure of district level parks and stadium is also provided after 4-5 residential sectors to cope with the needs of towns.
Joseph
The green areas are considered the lungs of urban centres. Such green areas in a city ensures freshness and improves the ambience of the town, maintain healthier environment by generating oxygen to the living creatures, and also function as an agent of recharging the ground with fresh rain water and controlling the increasing global warm. In fact, green areas increase the longevity of human life.
Planning Principles for Providing Green Areas in Urban Centres
At Master Plan Level:-
At Development Plan level or at Master Plan level, the green areas or recreational areas in urban centres are provided on following forms:-
1. Provision of Green Belts along National Highway / Expressway of the Town:-
Green belts ranging from 100 meters to 30 meters (i.e. 100 meters wide or 60 meters wide or 45 meters wide or 30 meters) wide green belts are proposed along both sides of National Highways or expressway or other major arteries of the town. The width of aforesaid green belts can vary according to the importance of the respective roads. Such long green strips along major arteries help in controlling the pollution originated due to heavy traffic on such roads, increase the ambience to the town and also keep the scope intact for widening of such roads in future.
2. Provision of Green Areas along River Fronts:-
The fronts of river, drain, canal and Nallas etc. passing through the town are planned for the purpose of green areas / wood land / zoo / golf courses / play grounds / stadium etc. The width of such green belts can vary according to the topographical features of the area generally ranging from 30 meters to 250 meters. The development of green areas along such fronts helps in maintaining urban eco-system and save the main urban settlement during inundation.
3. Provision of Green Areas along Railway Tracks:-
The railway tracks are considered as a source of air and noise pollution and its vibrations result in cracks in adjoining buildings. Maintenance of greenery including thick wood land along such tracks helps in solving the said problems.
4. Green Buffer Areas Between Industrial and Non Industrial Sector :-
Since, Industrial sector generates air pollution, and noise pollution, therefore, for the protection of adjoining non industrial sectors (such as residential sectors, commercial sectors, institutional sectors etc.) from such pollutions, green buffer zones, minimum of 30 meters wide are provided around the industrial sector.
5. Green Areas around Sewerage Treatment:-
The sewerage treatment plant in urban areas cause air pollution and also generates bad smell. For the eradication of these problems, provision of at least 100 meters wide green belts around sewerage treatment plants and Garbage Disposal sites are provided.
6. Provision of Green Areas around Historical Monuments and Religious Places:-
About 100 meters wide green belts / areas are provided around historical monuments and religious buildings for the maintenance of their sanctity. Such green areas also remain helpful to accommodate large congregation on the eve of important religious functions.
7. Development of Hillocks as Green Areas:-
If hillocks, rocky and ridge areas are forming part of a town, the said features are required to be preserved as green areas.
8. Provision of Green Areas around Airport and Ammunition Depot:-
The buildings are always kept at least 900 meters away from Airport, Radar Station and Ammunition depot by proposing green areas around the said establishments.
9. Provision of Green Areas in the form city level
The infrastructure of district level parks and stadium is also provided after 4-5 residential sectors to cope with the needs of towns.
Joseph
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13
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Tom G.antion asked:
Today one of the most popular drinks in America is fast becoming green tea and for good reasons. Green tea is known for its taste and health benefits far and wide, including weight loss assistance, reducing cancer risks and adding antioxidants to your diet.
It is something of a challenge to select the best green tea, especially if you are new to the green tea world. Some of the best green tea examples available on the market today are found below. There are also some excellent ways to bring out the wonderful flavor through brewing.
Sencha green tea is one of the most popular types of green tea. As an introduction to the green tea family this is perhaps the best green tea since it is very economical and has the most recognizable taste of all green teas for sale.
Kabusecha is another choice and it considered one of the best green teas today. It remains a favorite with customers throughout the world because it is taken from the first and finest harvest. It has a signature scent that is a grassy aroma associated with the best green tea.
A Japanese green tea option is Myou-Kou which is a green tea that is deep steamed. This tea has a thicker, bolder flavor compared to the lighter green teas and is considered the most unique and best green tea available.
Brewing Your Cup of Green Tea
How green tea is brewed is half the enjoyment as any fan of green tea will tell you. Unlike your normal oolong and black teas it is unfermented so the brewing method is a little different for green tea.
When brewing the best green tea the one thing you need to remember is that the tea leaves need room to expand and add their health benefits to the water that they are infused in. To the flavor of the resultant tea can be hindered by tea bags or tea balls. Allowing the tea leaves to sit loosing in the water and steep for a few minutes is the best way to brew green tea and then is should be strained if desired.
A matter of taste and preference is the best way to find the best green tea. Try a number of different types to see which is your favorite green tea.
Carlos
Today one of the most popular drinks in America is fast becoming green tea and for good reasons. Green tea is known for its taste and health benefits far and wide, including weight loss assistance, reducing cancer risks and adding antioxidants to your diet.
It is something of a challenge to select the best green tea, especially if you are new to the green tea world. Some of the best green tea examples available on the market today are found below. There are also some excellent ways to bring out the wonderful flavor through brewing.
Sencha green tea is one of the most popular types of green tea. As an introduction to the green tea family this is perhaps the best green tea since it is very economical and has the most recognizable taste of all green teas for sale.
Kabusecha is another choice and it considered one of the best green teas today. It remains a favorite with customers throughout the world because it is taken from the first and finest harvest. It has a signature scent that is a grassy aroma associated with the best green tea.
A Japanese green tea option is Myou-Kou which is a green tea that is deep steamed. This tea has a thicker, bolder flavor compared to the lighter green teas and is considered the most unique and best green tea available.
Brewing Your Cup of Green Tea
How green tea is brewed is half the enjoyment as any fan of green tea will tell you. Unlike your normal oolong and black teas it is unfermented so the brewing method is a little different for green tea.
When brewing the best green tea the one thing you need to remember is that the tea leaves need room to expand and add their health benefits to the water that they are infused in. To the flavor of the resultant tea can be hindered by tea bags or tea balls. Allowing the tea leaves to sit loosing in the water and steep for a few minutes is the best way to brew green tea and then is should be strained if desired.
A matter of taste and preference is the best way to find the best green tea. Try a number of different types to see which is your favorite green tea.
Carlos
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05
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Patricia Hammond asked:
There have already been numerous studies that prove that green tea helps protect drinkers against cancer. Statistics show that cancer rates are lower in countries where people regularly drink green tea. Research has shown that polyphenols are one source of the health benefit of green tea. Researchers believe that these substances found in green tea are influential in preventing the development of cancer.
Studies involving animal tests have shown that green tea reduces the formation of tumors for cancers of the skin, esophagus, bladder, pancreas, ovary cancer and prostate. The antioxidant activity in green tea has
been reported to produce such results. Researchers are also of the belief that polyphenols are essential in destroying cancerous cells and stopping their progression.
Skin Cancer
Scientific research suggests that the main polyphenol in green tea, which is called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), and other green tea polyphenols possess anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. One study
has been done on the health benefit of green tea on the skin. The study showed that drinking tea helps prevent the onset and growth of skin tumors.
Esophageal Cancer
Animal studies have also been conducted and they showed that green tea polyphenols help stop the growth of esophageal cancer cells. However, studies done on people have various results regarding the health
benefit of green tea. One study showed that green tea consumption is an effective way to be protected from esophageal cancer, specifically among women. But another study showed that drinking green tea increased
the risk of developing esophageal cancer. This shows that before green tea can be recommended for esophageal cancer prevention, more research has to be done.
Bladder Cancer
A few studies have been conducted on the health benefit of green tea on the human bladder. Research has been done to determine if there’s a connection between bladder cancer and consumption of green tea. One
study revealed that women who drank green tea reduced their probability of developing bladder cancer. The study was followed with another one revealing that patients with bladder cancer, specifically men, who
consumed green tea had a significantly improved chance of surviving compared to those who did not drink tea.
Pancreatic Cancer
Research has also been done on the health benefit of green tea on the pancreas. A study found that men and women who drank green tea had lesser chances of developing cancer in the pancreas. However, the study
didn’t particularly point out that green tea was exclusively responsible for reducing the risk of pancreatic cancer. Researchers still need further studies before they can start recommending green tea for pancreatic
cancer prevention.
Ovarian Cancer
In China, a study was conducted on patients with ovarian cancer. It was observed that women who drank a cup of green tea a day were able to survive longer and lived the longest compared to women who did not drink
tea at all.
Prostate Cancer
Green tea extracts have been shown in laboratory studies to prevent the development of prostate cancer cells in test tubes. A large study showed that people who drank green tea with increasing frequency, quantity
and duration reduced their risk of developing prostate cancer.
Rhonda
There have already been numerous studies that prove that green tea helps protect drinkers against cancer. Statistics show that cancer rates are lower in countries where people regularly drink green tea. Research has shown that polyphenols are one source of the health benefit of green tea. Researchers believe that these substances found in green tea are influential in preventing the development of cancer.
Studies involving animal tests have shown that green tea reduces the formation of tumors for cancers of the skin, esophagus, bladder, pancreas, ovary cancer and prostate. The antioxidant activity in green tea has
been reported to produce such results. Researchers are also of the belief that polyphenols are essential in destroying cancerous cells and stopping their progression.
Skin Cancer
Scientific research suggests that the main polyphenol in green tea, which is called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), and other green tea polyphenols possess anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. One study
has been done on the health benefit of green tea on the skin. The study showed that drinking tea helps prevent the onset and growth of skin tumors.
Esophageal Cancer
Animal studies have also been conducted and they showed that green tea polyphenols help stop the growth of esophageal cancer cells. However, studies done on people have various results regarding the health
benefit of green tea. One study showed that green tea consumption is an effective way to be protected from esophageal cancer, specifically among women. But another study showed that drinking green tea increased
the risk of developing esophageal cancer. This shows that before green tea can be recommended for esophageal cancer prevention, more research has to be done.
Bladder Cancer
A few studies have been conducted on the health benefit of green tea on the human bladder. Research has been done to determine if there’s a connection between bladder cancer and consumption of green tea. One
study revealed that women who drank green tea reduced their probability of developing bladder cancer. The study was followed with another one revealing that patients with bladder cancer, specifically men, who
consumed green tea had a significantly improved chance of surviving compared to those who did not drink tea.
Pancreatic Cancer
Research has also been done on the health benefit of green tea on the pancreas. A study found that men and women who drank green tea had lesser chances of developing cancer in the pancreas. However, the study
didn’t particularly point out that green tea was exclusively responsible for reducing the risk of pancreatic cancer. Researchers still need further studies before they can start recommending green tea for pancreatic
cancer prevention.
Ovarian Cancer
In China, a study was conducted on patients with ovarian cancer. It was observed that women who drank a cup of green tea a day were able to survive longer and lived the longest compared to women who did not drink
tea at all.
Prostate Cancer
Green tea extracts have been shown in laboratory studies to prevent the development of prostate cancer cells in test tubes. A large study showed that people who drank green tea with increasing frequency, quantity
and duration reduced their risk of developing prostate cancer.
Rhonda
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04
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peaceun2u2003 asked:
Right now I go to effects/video filters/key/blue and green. I can still see green around people no matter how much I feather them. Sometimes they even evaporate.
Nicholas
Right now I go to effects/video filters/key/blue and green. I can still see green around people no matter how much I feather them. Sometimes they even evaporate.
Nicholas
Jun
04
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Ken Colby asked:
When you see the weatherman standing in front of a weather map many of you know that he is really standing in front of a green screen. The image is inspected by software that detects the green in the image and replaces it with the weather map. This is known as ChromaKey or Green Screen technology.
With the dramatic increase in digital cameras, green screen photography is one of the most rapidly growing effects for today’s photographer. This technology can let you place a person in any setting you would like; even a San Diego family can pretend to be on a ski vacation.
Why use Green Screen Software?
You can have fun!
You will be hooked the first time your child smiles when they see a picture of themselves in a field of butterflies or on the moon. Green Screen Software frees your creativity in a way that no other photographic process does. You can place people or things anywhere in the world. Want to be a princess in a castle? No problem. Want your family at the beach or in the woods or at some event? It is easy. Your child’s first communion photo can have a stained glass angel behind it or your daughter’s wedding portrait can be in front of the bridge at Magnolia Gardens in South Carolina.
You can make money!
With the advent of high-quality digital cameras, it is easy for anyone to take great photos! Professional photographers today need to offer something more. Green Screen Wizard provides them a way to stand out from the rest of the pack. Headshots, Model Portfolios, Bridal Portraits, Family Portraits and even Pet Portraits are all enhanced with ChromaKey effects. Old time photos and fantasy photos are a natural for Green Screen techniques.
Photography puts more demands on Green Screen Software
With video the subject is moving and many small errors go unnoticed. The very high resolution of modern digital photography makes even the tiniest flaw noticeable. It sounds simple, “Just find the green and replace it” but the reality is that the green backgrounds are not perfect and your hair and other transparent objects distort the green. Remove too much green and you th will cut off hair. If you do not remove enough green you have green fringes showing in the image. The correct answer is to remove the correct amount of green and then change the
What do I need to do Green Screen Photography?
First you need a green screen and a subject.
Then you need to get that image into the computer and use Green Screen Software like Green Screen Wizard. Use the scale feature to make sure only the subject and green are showing. Then pick any background you like. If you do not like that background perhaps it would be more fun to be at the beach. Just select a new background.
Programs like Green Screen Wizard offer a lot of adjustments to color, scaling and Green Screen Removal settings. Unlike other programs,Green Screen Wizard offers a set of easy options to make the green screen process effortless.
There are other effects that you can do with Green Screen technology. Not only can you add a background to your image, you can add a foreground as well. This can be used to make people seam like they are inserted in the background. It also makes for realistic magazine covers.
Another fun thing you can do with Green Screen Photography is to create silhouettes.
To learn more about Green Screen Photography please visit
http://www.greenscreenwizard.com
Ken Colby
Author of Green Screen Wizard
Christopher
When you see the weatherman standing in front of a weather map many of you know that he is really standing in front of a green screen. The image is inspected by software that detects the green in the image and replaces it with the weather map. This is known as ChromaKey or Green Screen technology.
With the dramatic increase in digital cameras, green screen photography is one of the most rapidly growing effects for today’s photographer. This technology can let you place a person in any setting you would like; even a San Diego family can pretend to be on a ski vacation.
Why use Green Screen Software?
You can have fun!
You will be hooked the first time your child smiles when they see a picture of themselves in a field of butterflies or on the moon. Green Screen Software frees your creativity in a way that no other photographic process does. You can place people or things anywhere in the world. Want to be a princess in a castle? No problem. Want your family at the beach or in the woods or at some event? It is easy. Your child’s first communion photo can have a stained glass angel behind it or your daughter’s wedding portrait can be in front of the bridge at Magnolia Gardens in South Carolina.
You can make money!
With the advent of high-quality digital cameras, it is easy for anyone to take great photos! Professional photographers today need to offer something more. Green Screen Wizard provides them a way to stand out from the rest of the pack. Headshots, Model Portfolios, Bridal Portraits, Family Portraits and even Pet Portraits are all enhanced with ChromaKey effects. Old time photos and fantasy photos are a natural for Green Screen techniques.
Photography puts more demands on Green Screen Software
With video the subject is moving and many small errors go unnoticed. The very high resolution of modern digital photography makes even the tiniest flaw noticeable. It sounds simple, “Just find the green and replace it” but the reality is that the green backgrounds are not perfect and your hair and other transparent objects distort the green. Remove too much green and you th will cut off hair. If you do not remove enough green you have green fringes showing in the image. The correct answer is to remove the correct amount of green and then change the
What do I need to do Green Screen Photography?
First you need a green screen and a subject.
Then you need to get that image into the computer and use Green Screen Software like Green Screen Wizard. Use the scale feature to make sure only the subject and green are showing. Then pick any background you like. If you do not like that background perhaps it would be more fun to be at the beach. Just select a new background.
Programs like Green Screen Wizard offer a lot of adjustments to color, scaling and Green Screen Removal settings. Unlike other programs,Green Screen Wizard offers a set of easy options to make the green screen process effortless.
There are other effects that you can do with Green Screen technology. Not only can you add a background to your image, you can add a foreground as well. This can be used to make people seam like they are inserted in the background. It also makes for realistic magazine covers.
Another fun thing you can do with Green Screen Photography is to create silhouettes.
To learn more about Green Screen Photography please visit
http://www.greenscreenwizard.com
Ken Colby
Author of Green Screen Wizard
Christopher
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04
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