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Green Tea Benefits for Natural Skin Care
Any logical tea drinker will look at green tea and agree that it is
good to drink, especially with the flavors that are available.
However, green tea is much more than just flavored water in a cup.
It has grown much faster and expanded its abilities to help you
continue to be healthy. For those that aren't convinced that green
tea is good for you, why not look beyond the benefits of drinking
it.
Green tea also benefits the skin, helping you to maintain a
healthy and younger look. The numerous healthy benefits from
drinking green tea are very well established today. Many believe
consuming green tea will prolong your life. The powerful
antioxidants found in green tea have been shown to be effective in
cancer prevention for some types of cancer. But did you know
consuming green tea also benefits your skin.
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. One of
the more popular drinks that are attracting people's attention is
the green tea. Aside from the usual hot green tea, big soft drink
manufacturers and beverage companies are offering cold diet green
tea as alternative to soda and other unhealthy drinks. In fact,
multinational beverage groups are fusing and mixing green tea with
other fruit flavors to give people more choices.
What is probably in everybody's mind right now is whether diet green
tea is here for good or is this just one of the drink craze of the
moment? Another issue that is worth discussing is whether green tea
is really good for you.
The secret of green tea lies in the fact it is rich in catechin
polyphenols, particularly epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). EGCG is a
powerful anti-oxidant: besides inhibiting the growth of cancer
cells, it kills cancer cells without harming healthy tissue. It has
also been effective in lowering LDL cholesterol levels, and
inhibiting the abnormal formation of blood clots. The latter takes
on added importance when you consider that thrombosis (the formation
of abnormal blood clots) is the leading cause of heart attacks and
stroke.
Benefits of Green Tea
The number one benefit of green tea is that it prevents many serious
illnesses that plague a lot of people today.
Green tea is rich in
antioxidants that lower your risk of getting rheumatoid arthritis
and some types of cancer, particularly cancer of the esophagus.
Green Tea is also effective in eliminating heartburn, easing bladder
problems and fighting off viruses. Moreover, some studies have found
that regular consumption of
green tea can increase your level of
good cholesterol.
Green tea is not only effective in fighting off viruses, but it is
also used by Chinese herbalist to kill the bacteria that causes
tooth decay and food poisoning. This is probably why Asian people
drink hot green tea after meals.
If you want to delay your aging process and improve the quality of
your skin, you can also try consuming green tea everyday. It is no
wonder that many skin care products - from moisturizers to body
lotions and perfumes to cellulite creams - are now using green tea
as an active ingredient.
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.
Beauty benefits
Traditionally, many types of make-up, lotions, creams and beauty
preparations have used chemical antioxidants, or vitamins A, C and E
as preservatives for their products. Now, with research indicating
that green tea has even more antioxidant properties than these
powerful vitamins, there is a surge in products capitalizing on its
natural benefits.
Skin benefits of
Green Tea
There have been a number of encouraging studies of skin benefits of
green tea. Animal studies showed protection from skin cancer. Both
animal and human studies have credibly demonstrated that topical
green tea formulations reduce sun damage. Green tea appears to exert
sun damage protection by quenching free radicals and reducing
inflammation rather than by blocking UV rays. Therefore, green tea
may synergistically enhance sun protection when used in addition to
a sunscreen.
A small study showed benefits of 2% polyphenone (via a particular
type of green tea extract) in papulopustular rosacea. In particular,
a significant reduction in inflammatory lesion was reported compared
to placebo.
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