Herbalife Ireland and the benefits of drinking Green Tea
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Herbalife Ireland
“Herbalife Ireland” and its distributors continue to build their business across the country with their great weight control products.
I have been using Herbalife products for almost 8 years and would not be without their Green Tea which is the best on the market in my opinion, I have tried to find something similar in the health shops but they have nothing, only found one green tea in powdered form and it was far more expensive.
Have you heard the benefits of drinking green tea? Here is a piece from Harvard Health;
Although tea drinking has been associated with health benefits for centuries, only in recent years have its medicinal properties been investigated scientifically. The October issue of Harvard Women’s Health Watchrecognizes the healthy power of tea while helping readers get the most out of their cups.
Tea’s health benefits are largely due to its high content of flavonoids — plant-derived compounds that are antioxidants. Green tea is the best food source of a group called catechins. In test tubes, catechins are more powerful than vitamins C and E in halting oxidative damage to cells and appear to have other disease-fighting properties. Studies have found an association between consuming green tea and a reduced risk for several cancers, including, skin, breast, lung, colon, esophageal, and bladder.
Additional benefits for regular consumers of green and black teas include a reduced risk for heart disease. The antioxidants in green, black, and oolong teas can help block the oxidation of LDL (bad) cholesterol, increase HDL (good) cholesterol and improve artery function. A Chinese study published recently in the Archives of Internal Medicine showed a 46%-65% reduction in hypertension risk in regular consumers of oolong or green tea, compared to non-consumers of tea.
The October issue provides a few tips to get the most out of tea-drinking:
Drinking a cup of tea a few times a day to absorb antioxidants and other healthful plant compounds. In green-tea drinking cultures, the usual amount is three cups per day. Allow tea to steep for three to five minutes to bring out its catechins. The best way to get the catechins and other flavonoids in tea is to drink it freshly brewed. Decaffeinated, bottled ready-to-drink tea preparations, and instant teas have less of these compounds. Tea can impede the absorption of iron from fruits and vegetables. Adding lemon or milk or drinking tea between meals will counteract this problem.
http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/benefit_of_drinking_green_tea
Here is another piece I found about the benefits of drinking green tea for weight loss taken from Life an Fitness magazine;
Advantages of drinking green tea for weight loss:
1) Green tea revs up your metabolism
A study reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that green tea extract resulted in a significant increase in energy expenditure ( a metabolism ‘boost’”. The researchers also concluded that over a 24-hour period, green tea extract increases the metabolic rate by 4%. These effects are probably due to the high concentrations of catechin polyphentols found in green tea. These work to help intensify levels of fat oxidation and thermogenesis (the rate at which your body burns calories).
2) Green tea inhibits fat absorption and helps glucose regulation
Experts tell us that the catechins in green tea help to inhibit the movement of glucose into fat cells. Green tea may also act as a glucose regulator. It helps to slow the rise in the blood sugar after a meal. This prevents high insulin spikes (lots of insulin promotes fat storage) and the subsequent fat storage.
3) Green tea may help reduce appetite
Scientists at the University of Chicago found that green tea caused rats to lose up to 21% of their body weight. Rats injected with a green tea extract lost their appetites and consumed up to 60% less food after seven days of daily injections. This may have something to do with the blood sugar regulating effects of green tea.
4) Green tea can help you save calories on your morning brew.
We are a nation hooked on our coffee. Be it the regular double- cream, double- sugar standard or that mocha, dappa, frappuchino, the calories we ingest just to get our morning caffeine is wrecking havoc on our waistlines.
If you want to save mega-calories in the morning but still get your caffeine fix, try substituting green tea for coffee. Or have a green tea in the afternoon instead of that 700 calorie mocha-chiallate dream. You’ll definitely notice the difference in your waistline after a few weeks.
So there are 4 ways that green tea can help you with weight loss. But do you actually have to drink it to get these amazing metabolism boosting effects? Experts vary but the general consensus seems to be that 3-5 cups of green tea per day is optimal. Doing this can help you burn an extra 70 calories per day which amounts to 7 pounds per year. Pretty good for not exercising or cutting calories, right?
However, 3-5 cups can be a lot for some people, so you might also want to consider green tea extract, green tea pills or a green tea patch.
Source: http://lifeandfitnessmag.ie/2009/06/green-tea-and-weight-loss/
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