Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Green tea was first discove red in China and has been associated with good health ever since.
But legend has it that in 2737 BC Emperor Shen Nung, who was kn own as the “Divine
Healer”, was boiling his drinking water when some tea leaves accidentally blew into the pot.
The Emperor noted a delightful aroma and, upon sipping the beve rage, proclaimed it to
be good for health and well-being, and so began the drinking of tea.
Fast forw a rd through the centuries, and today standardized green tea extracts can be found
in a wide variety of proprietary fat burning supplements, herbal beverages and energy drinks
to soothe, refre s h, stimulate, calm, enlighten and promote health.
G reen tea also contains alkaloid including caffeine, theobro m i n e, and theophylline. These
alkaloid provide green tea’s stimulant effects.
Excess i ve build up of these free radicals not only leads to cell damage, but ultimately
over time can result in various states of chronic diseases, inflammation, and accelerating
the aging process. Some of these conditions include heart disease (resulting from
LDL oxidation), renal disease and failure, seve ral types of cancer, skin exposure damage
caused by ultraviolet A and B rays, as well as many diseases associated with the onset
of aging.
Green tea polyphenols are potent fre e - radical scavengers due to the hydroxyl group in
their chemical structure. These hydroxyl groups can bind with free radicals to neutralize
them, pre venting reactions between free radicals and DNA, and resulted in mutations that
can adversely affect the cell cycle and potentially lead to malignancy and other diseases.
It does this by slowing the action of a particular digestive enzyme called amylase.
This enzyme is pivotal in the bre a k d own of starches (carbs), that can cause blood
sugar levels to soar following a meal.
Recent studies of green tea extract containing 90mg EGCG taken 3 times daily concluded
that men taking the extract burned 266 more calories per day and that green tea extract’s
thermogenic effects may play a role in controlling fat mass, body we i g h t, fat absorption
and obesity.
You can find hundreds of detailed re s e a rch studies of Green Tea at: PubMed.com
Benefits:
• Instant, tremendous surge of energy that lasts for hours!
• Increased physical endurance, focus and mental clarity!
• Low in sugar and no added caffeine!
• No jitters, anxious feelings or“jolt and crash”!
• Just 24 calories and 6 carbs per serving!
• CO STS LESS THAN THE OTHERS!
www.MyDrinkAct.biz