The Amazing, Historic, Powerful Green Tea
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Green tea is one of the most healthful beverages on the planet. It is a constant topic of medical studies around the world. It is ancient and its chemical propertiesmake it potentially helpful in a range of conditions. This begins a multi-part article in which I examine how the ancient beverage helps battle many conditions, including cancer.
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Green tea is one of the most healthful beverages on the
planet. It is a constant topic of medical studies around the world. It is ancient and its chemical properties make itpotentially helpful in a range of conditions. This begins a multi-part article in which I examine how the ancient beverage helps battle many conditions, including cancer.
Tea drinking started in China about 5,000 years ago.
Legend has it that tea was discovered by a Chinese emperor
at this time when leaves from a bush nearby blew into his
boiling water. Long ago, Traditional Chinese Medicine
recommended tea for healthy individuals trying to prevent
various diseases. During the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD),
tea drinking as well as tea trade flourished in Asia.
True teas all come from the "Camellia sinensis" shrub.
Once the leaves are plucked from the tree, the way they are processed determines what kinds of tea we get. Black teas are crushed and then exposed to oxygen before they are dried, whereas green teas are non-fermented. Oolong teas are "partially fermented." All teas contain a group of chemicals known as "polyphenols" and are especially highin flavonoids. However, the types and amounts will depend on the way the teas are processed.
In green tea, the major polyphenol belongs to the family
known as "catechins." It also contains many other beneficial chemicals: caffeine; gallic acid; theophylline;
theobromine; theaflavins; and theanine.
More than one million Americans are diagnosed with
cancer each year. Another 500,000 die of cancer each year.
In Asia, drinking green tea and eating soy are linked to a
lower cancer rate and fewer deaths. What green tea really
does in terms of preventing cancer is culled from mostly
large population surveys -- also known as epidemiological
studies. In parts two, three and four of this series, I'll
examine specific cancers with respect to green tea.The Doctors Health Press is the health publishing division of Lombardi Publishing Corporation, one of the largest consumer information publishers in the world. The Doctors Health Press publishes monthly health newsletters for a wide array of alternative and natural health topics like healing foods, homeopathic medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, hidden cures for common illnesses, and natural self-healing. The Doctors Health Press also publishes books and reports that provide timely health breakthroughs, always focusing on natural and alternative health. Topics include omega health, prostate health, natural weight loss, natural diabetes cures, heart health, stroke prevention, secret herbal cures, vision health, anti-aging, sexual health, joint pain relief and alternatives to prescription drugs.
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