Another Reason Why Green Tea Is Good For You

Because I lived in Japan for a couple of years, whenever I come across something related to the country I will usually take a moment to review it. Since I learned to love green tea while I was there when I saw a study on Green Tea and Gum Disease I read it.

Green Tea (Camellia Sinensis) comes mostly from Asia. It has been used for 1000s of years as a drink and therapeutic agent. In Japan, tea drinking is common among the people. Many traditional uses of Green tea include rituals like the tea ceremony, but is also used as a universal body tonic to revive one's mind and to provide energy for life.

Just recently a study on Gum Disease showed that drinking green tea can help at the Dentists office also. Gum disease, infects the tissues that support your teeth. Periodontal Disease attacks just below the gum line in a v-shaped notch called the sulcus, causing the attachment of the tooth and its supporting tissues to break down.

It is estimated that Americans make 500 million visits to dentists every year to help prevent the two major forms of Periodontal Disease: gingivitis and periodontitis. Gingivitis is relatively mild and reversible but can lead to periodontitis, which is more destructive to the gums.

If you have diabetes it is even more important to look for signs of periodontitis like red, swollen or tender gums, gums that have pulled away from the teeth, bad breath that doesn't go away, pus between your teeth and gums, loose teeth, a change in the way your teeth fit together when you bite, and a change in the fit of partial dentures.

Regular dental visits, brushing and flossing help maintain gum health. Now a new study found that green tea may also help with gum health. Researchers analyzed green tea intake and gum health in 940 Japanese men aged 49 to 59 years.

The researchers found green tea intake to be “inversely correlated” with all three parameters of gum health. They believe that it is the polyphenols in green tea that help preserve gum health, with the average cup of green tea containing 50-150 mg of polyphenols.

The bottom line for the study was, “There was a modest inverse association between the intake of green tea and periodontal disease.” If you want to read more about Green Tea here is a link: www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/green-tea-000255.htm

If you would like to pick up some good in-expensive Organic Green Tea online here is another link

What About Green Tea

Green Tea extract is one of the most popular ingredients in high quality diet pills. It may prove helpful in persons suffering from obesity and are trying to lose weight. Green tea has the ability to increase the metabolism of fat and helps with weight loss.

Green tea is thermogenic in nature; increasing the oxidation of fat molecules in the body.

Here are some examples of Green Tea Products Leviathan Thermoexin Xenadrin Curvelle

Green Tea (Camellia Sinensis) is extracted from an evergreen shrub, found with thick dark green leaves. The green tea shrub itself is usually harvested at heights of eight feet.

Green tea is found in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Green teas, Black teas, and Oolong teas come from the same shrub.

The difference between each is in how it is extracted. For example, Green tea is picked; the leaves are then rolled and dried. Black tea is processed the same way, except the tea leaves are fermented before they are dried, which causes them to change black and to deliver a different flavor.

Green tea has been used as a drink and therapeutic agent for centuries in Japan and China. Most traditional uses of Green tea are ritual, but is also used as a universal body tonic to revive one's mind and to provide energy for life.

Today, Green tea is popular because of its outstanding antioxidant activity and the potential to treat and fight many diseases, especially cancer.

The properties that lend to its high antioxidant activity are polyphenols. The most well known polyphenols are: catechins and gallocatechins. Polyphenols are one subgroup of a major classification of molecules known as flavonoids. Flavonoids are well known for their antioxidant power. Green tea also delivers several other properties, such as tannins, that allow it to be a useful remedy for diarrhea. It also contains caffeine, vitamins, and minerals.

Although not as high as amounts the amount found in coffee, the caffeine in Green tea has been shown to stimulate the central nervous system.

Research has shown that Green Tea can lower the risk of cancer in smokers by decreasing the oxidative damage to cells. In addition it has significant antioxidant activity, engulfing free radicals that can lead to several types of cancers such as prostate cancer.

Green tea can help keep your heart healthy. Studies have demonstrated that it may decrease levels of LDL, or bad cholesterol levels in the blood and also protect against the oxidation of LDL because of its powerful antioxidant activity.

It is anti-inflammatory on the tissues of the mouth and may assist in combating several of the most common bacteria known to cause dental cavities and infections of the gums.

Green tea has also been shown to protect the skin from damage caused by UV exposure. This may be particularly relevant for individuals who are sensitive to UV light, as well as in those at an elevated risk for developing skin cancer.

CLL and Whey

A close friend of mine was just diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), a cancer of the blood, and the second most common type of leukemia.

It is caused by the overproduction of immature blood cells in the marrow (the spongy inner mass of bone). These immature cells crowd out healthy cells needed to fight infection and deliver oxygen to the body. CLL progresses slowly, and it may take years for symptoms to appear or for treatment to be needed.

I had never heard of it, and his doctor said that they don’t know exactly how you get it. It seems to happen if you are middle-aged or older, male, or white, or have a family history of CLL or cancer of the lymph system. His is at Stage Zero, which means that they just wait and see what happens.

Usually CLL does not cause any symptoms and is found during a routine blood test. Sometimes symptoms occur that may be caused by CLL or by other conditions. See a doctor if any of the following problems occur:
Painless swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck, underarm, stomach, or groin.
Tiredness that does not go away.
Pain or fullness below the ribs.
Fever and infection.
Weight loss (unexplained).

What I thought was interesting was he went on the A.P. Johns Institute for Cancer Research and found a diet that can help fight cancers. One supplement they recommended was Whey Enhanced Protein. It discussed Phosphorus being a nutrient that cancer cells must use in order to grow and reproduce.

So if you opt for including this into your diet as a way to ward off cancer, choose a brand of whey protein that is very low in phosphorous and contains no additional vitamins, so when using approximately 10 – 12 grams of protein per 150 lb. person, it helps to protect normal cells, maintain a normal appetite, and helps fight edema. (Edema is the swelling or water build up in the legs or other sites in the body)

Whey protein is included in the daily menu of all advanced or metastatic cancer patients. When treating cancers that are stable or have regressed in size, patients then have the option of including other protein foods at their breakfast meals such as cottage cheese, yogurt, or soy foods. Eggs are allowed in the diets of patients with lymphoma and brain cancers.
Whey protein is a mixture of some of the proteins naturally found in milk. The major proteins found in whey protein include beta-lactoglobulin and alpha-lactalbumin and is more rapidly digested than other proteins, such as casein (another milk protein).

The bottom line is … he is going to work harder to control his amino acids, carbs, and sugars. He’ll include Whey for breakfast along with a glass of fresh orange juice, some Grits (with butter, cinnamon ), and a cup of Green Tea.

Microwaves, Plastic and Cancer

Here’s the thumbnail version first.

1. No plastic containers in micro.

2. No water bottles in freezer.

3. No plastic wrap in microwave.

And now the rest of the story …

Johns Hopkins recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well. Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer.

Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic. Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital was on a TV program to explain this health hazard.

He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body.

Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper.

It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. A while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.

Plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food.

Cover food with a paper towel instead.

Cancer Update from John Hopkins about Cancer and Supplements

A friend of mine in Atlanta Georgia sent me some information she just received, and I thought it’s worth passing along.

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime.

3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply

CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like Nutrasweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.

b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soya milk cancer cells are being starved.

c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.

d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water- best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrified and leads to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells.Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, un forgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

About Green Tea Extract

Green Tea extract is one of the most popular ingredients in high quality diet pills.

Green Tea (Camellia Sinensis) is extracted from an evergreen shrub, found with thick dark green leaves. The green tea shrub itself is usually harvested at heights of eight feet.

Green tea is found in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Green teas, Black teas, and Oolong teas come from the same shrub.

The difference between each is in how it is extracted. For example, Green tea is picked; the leaves are then rolled and dried. Black tea is processed the same way, except the tea leaves are fermented before they are dried, which causes them to change black and to deliver a different flavor.

Green tea has been used as a drink and therapeutic agent for centuries in Japan and China. Most traditional uses of Green tea are ritual, but is also used as a universal body tonic to revive one's mind and to provide energy for life.

Today, Green tea is popular because of its outstanding antioxidant activity and the potential to treat and fight many diseases, especially cancer.

The properties that lend to its high antioxidant activity are polyphenols. The most well known polyphenols are: catechins and gallocatechins. Polyphenols are one subgroup of a major classification of molecules known as flavonoids. Flavonoids are well known for their antioxidant power. Green tea also delivers several other properties, such as tannins, that allow it to be a useful remedy for diarrhea. It also contains caffeine, vitamins, and minerals.

Although not as high as amounts the amount found in coffee, the caffeine in Green tea has been shown to stimulate the central nervous system.

Research has shown that Green Tea can lower the risk of cancer in smokers by decreasing the oxidative damage to cells. In addition it has significant antioxidant activity, engulfing free radicals that can lead to several types of cancers such as prostate cancer.

Green tea can help keep your heart healthy also. Studies have demonstrated that it may decrease levels of LDL, or bad cholesterol levels, in the blood and also protect against the oxidation of LDL because of its powerful antioxidant activity.

It is anti-inflammatory on the tissues of the mouth and may assist in combating several of the most common bacteria known to cause dental cavities and infections of the gums.

Green tea has also recently been recognized for its ability to increase the metabolism of fat and decrease weight. Green tea is thermogenic in nature; increasing the oxidation of fat molecules in the body .

It may prove helpful in persons suffering from obesity and are trying to lose weight.

Green tea has also been shown to protect the skin from damage caused by UV exposure. This may be particularly relevant for individuals who are sensitive to UV light, as well as in those at an elevated risk for developing skin cancer.

Here are some examples of Green Tea Products Leviathan Thermoexin Xenadrin Curvelle