| Want to enhance your health in surprising | | | | Clinic found that green |
| ways? Drink green | | | | |
| | | | tea extract given to four leukemia patients |
| tea.We're not talking about a new health | | | | seemed to help |
| discovery here. This | | | | |
| | | | three of them experience regression of the |
| beverage has been used for thousands of | | | | disease. And even |
| years by the | | | | |
| | | | the fourth patient showed some improvement. |
| Chinese. It has proved itself for centuries | | | | The reason the |
| as worthy of being | | | | |
| | | | doctors tried green tea extract is that a |
| included in our diet for its health | | | | 2004 test tube |
| properties.Not only has this drink been | | | | |
| endorsed for ages, but modern | | | | study showed that leukemia cells were killed |
| | | | by the |
| science also has discovered astonishing | | | | |
| facts about what | | | | extract.By the way, in Japan there are fewer |
| | | | reported cancer deaths. |
| it may be able to do for your health.There | | | | |
| are a lot more benefits to drinking green tea | | | | Could it be because the Japanese drink a lot |
| than are listed | | | | of green tea?6. Drinking this beverage my |
| | | | help lower cholesterol.Lowering cholesterol |
| below, but here are seven:1. Drink it to | | | | with no side effects has been reported |
| help shed extra pounds.A study published by | | | | |
| the American Journal of Clinical | | | | in studies using green tea. Your ability to |
| | | | fight heart |
| Nutrition in November, 1999, is encouraging. | | | | |
| It shows that | | | | disease and ward off stroke is tied in with |
| | | | your cholesterol |
| this drink may enable people to burn more | | | | |
| calories.2. This ancient brew may help combat | | | | count.7. This brew may help your body fight |
| signs of aging.That's because it contains | | | | infections.The New York Times reported in |
| large amounts of vitamins E and | | | | April of 2003 that the immune |
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| C which are antioxidants. Antioxidants have | | | | system's ability to fight disease may be |
| the reputation | | | | strengthened by |
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| of being able to combat free radicals that | | | | drinking green tea. Microbiologist Milton |
| damage cells. | | | | Schiffenbauer, |
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| Cancer, heart attacks and diabetes can | | | | professor at Pace University (New York) |
| result from damaged | | | | stated, "Our |
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| cell membranes.In April, 1999, researchers | | | | research shows tea extracts can destroy the |
| at Case Western Reserve | | | | organism that |
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| University in Cleveland revealed that green | | | | causes disease. If we can stimulate the |
| tea may ease the | | | | immune system and at |
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| symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.3. This | | | | the same time we are destroying the |
| drink may help asthma sufferers.Because it | | | | organisms then it makes |
| contains theophylline (a muscle relaxant), it | | | | |
| can | | | | sense to drink more tea."Now that you've |
| | | | learned 7 ways green tea has been shown to |
| help the muscles surrounding bronchial tubes | | | | |
| to relax. This | | | | help your health, why not give it a place in |
| | | | your daily |
| helps asthma sufferers to breathe with less | | | | |
| restriction.4. Green tea may help lower blood | | | | diet? It's not a magic cure, but this proven |
| pressure.High blood pressure makes you | | | | ancient |
| susceptible to heart attack | | | | |
| | | | beverage may just help you to be |
| and stroke. This ancient brew may also keep | | | | healthier.Patricia Wagner offers informative |
| blood clots from | | | | tips and a newsletter to |
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| forming.5. Green tea has been reported to | | | | help you live a more energetic lifestyle. |
| help in the fight against | | | | Learn more about adding healthy foods to your |
| | | | life at A to Z Wellness website. |
| cancer.Doctors from the prestigious Mayo | | | | |