GREEN TEA AND THE ASIAN PARADOX. GREEN TEA BENEFITS .

 “A great idea should always be left to steep like loose tea leaves in a teapot for a while to make sure that the tea will be strong enough and that the idea truly is a great one.” 

― Phoebe Stone, The Romeo And Juliet Code

  

Green Tea benefits

                                                               

Research shows that there is one kind of tea which can be up to 100 times more potent at blocking growth of cancer cells than another. 

While all tea (green, oolong or black) contains antioxidant compounds called catechins that protect against cancer (especially of the lung, breast, colon, stomach and skin) by neutralizing free radicals, green tea contains about 7 times more catechins than black tea. 

Green tea also has unique catechins that block an enzyme involved in breast, prostate and colon cancers. 

Green tea is 10 to 100 times stronger than black tea in blocking the growth of cancer cells. 

Catechins also prevent heart disease and stroke, primarily by defending against the harmful effects of artery-clogging LDL cholesterol.

I can drink tea until the cows come home and I love the atmosphere in tea-shops.- Zola Budd

Green Tea and The 'Asian Paradox'

There is a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease and cancer in Asia where people smoke heavily, which may be accounted for by high consumption of tea, particularly green tea, according to a review article published by a Yale School of Medicine researcher. 

"Our trouble is that we drink too much tea.  I see in this the slow revenge of the Orient, which has diverted the Yellow River down our throats."

~ J.B. Priestley

Excerpts:

Bauer Sumpio, M.D., professor and Chief of Vascular Surgery in the Department of Surgery.

"We do not yet have a full explanation for the 'Asian paradox,' which refers to the very low incidence of both heart disease and cancer in Asia, even though consumption of cigarettes is greater than in most other countries,"  "But we now have some theories." 

Sumpio, the lead author of the review in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, said he and his colleagues reviewed more than 100 experimental and clinical studies about green tea in writing the article. 

He said one theory is that the average 1.2 liters of green tea consumed daily by many people in Asia offers the anti-oxidant protective effects  EGCG.

EGCG also reduces the amount of platelet aggregation, regulates lipids, and promotes proliferation and migration of smooth muscle cells, which are all factors in reducing cardiovascular disease.

LONG CHIN, LONG JIN OR DRAGON WELL 'GREEN TEA"

 Sumpio said other reports show that EGCG prevents growth of certain tumors.

Tea, according to studies, also can improve gastrointestinal function, alcohol metabolism, kidney, liver and pancreatic function, protect skin and eyes and alleviate arthritis.

Tea has been used in managing and preventing allergies, diabetes, bacterial and viral infections, cavities, reduce or cure diseases with an inflammatory component and improve neurologic and psychological health.

"More studies are necessary to fully elucidate and better understand green tea's method of action, particularly at the cellular level,"

  Sumpio said. "The evidence is strong that green tea consumption is a useful dietary habit to lower the risk for, as well as treat, a number of chronic diseases. Certainly, however, smoking cessation is the best way to prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer."

Reference: Journal of the American College of Surgeons 202: 813-825 (May 2006) 

"Although my neighbors are all barbarians,
and you, you are a thousand miles away,
there are always two cups on my table." - Tang Dynasty

 

"A woman is like a tea bag, you can not tell how strong she is until you put it  in hot water."  -      Eleanor Roosevelt