Guest guest Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 I use the Herb Green Tea, and by creme de menthe for the flavor. It is sweetened with Stevia. I highly recommend it. It is the only way I keep from eating sweets. Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 > > tHERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE HEALTH AND HEALING BENEFITS > OF GREEN TEA. i WAS WONDERING IS GREEN TEA AS GOOD AS EVERYONE SEEMS > TO THINK IT IS? ***Green tea contains polyphenols mainly in the form of tannins (used in plants as defense mechanism) and flavenoids (plant pigments). Catechins/flavenoids are anti-oxidants in that they inhibit oxidative reactions in the body and destroy free radicals. Tanins actually bind and precipitate proteins. In green tea (i have read) the tannins are not released into the infusion (hmmmmm...). Tannins are good/bad polyphenols. The good is that they often times have a calming effect on the central nervous system but on the flip side, they can inhibit absorption of certain minerals in the body. But that is only in very quantities. Overall countries such as Japan that drink large quantities of *high quality* green tea have lower instances of cancer. I would check the ongoing research though.... Jenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Dr. Mittelman: Was there any mention of decaffinated green tea and wonder if that would work too to detoxify cancer-causing compounds. Thanks. Linda Goldstein -------------- Original message ---------------------- Jerome Mittelman <jmittelman > Study is first to show that green tea catechins detoxify cancerous > compounds The August, 2007 issue of the American Association > for Cancer Research journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & > Prevention reported the finding of researchers at the Arizona Cancer > Center that catechins derived from green tea help detoxify cancer- > causing compounds. The discovery may help explain the cancer > preventive effect of green tea found in a number of studies. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Decaffeinated?????????? , LindaGoldstein wrote: > > Dr. Mittelman: > > Was there any mention of decaffinated green tea and wonder if that would work too to detoxify cancer-causing compounds. Thanks. > > Linda Goldstein > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Linda, I can't say with positive certainty, but I prefer the decaffinated form - suggest you use Green Tea Extract. Jerry Mittelman On Aug 15, 2007, at 3:50 PM, LindaGoldstein wrote: > Dr. Mittelman: > > Was there any mention of decaffinated green tea and wonder if that > would work too to detoxify cancer-causing compounds. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 This may be a kind of ignorant question - but does the brand or kind of green tea matter? I suppose that is like asking if a genetically enhanced carrot is better or worse than an organic one.... i just wonder because i see people buying it at the grocery store... I buy that gun powder Chinese stuff in the Viet section of our big city.... Lexi Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Tea connoisseurs are as opinionated about their tea as a wine expert is about vino. Many of my Chinese friends would notice the difference between a cheap tea and an expensive batch. You know how in the US, everybody walks around with a (environmentally damaging) plastic bottle of water these days? In China, they have these tall thermos type containers that everybody fills up with hot water in the morning. They sip on tea throughout the day from the hot water contained within. Apparently green tea, which was the most common tea drunk where I was (Yunnan province), is good for some health things but apparently bad for others, as it was linked to a statistical spike in the occurrences of stomach cancer. So, as usual, everything in moderation. Except for moderation, that you can be excessive with. -al. On Feb 9, 2008 7:34 AM, Lexi Busch <lexibusch wrote: > This may be a kind of ignorant question - but does the brand or kind of > green tea matter? I suppose that is like asking if a genetically enhanced > carrot is better or worse than an organic one.... i just wonder because i > see people buying it at the grocery store... I buy that gun powder Chinese > stuff in the Viet section of our big city.... > > Lexi > -- , DAOM Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Chinese Traditional Medicine , Lexi Busch <lexibusch wrote: > > This may be a kind of ignorant question - but does the brand or kind of green tea matter? I suppose that is like asking if a genetically enhanced carrot is better or worse than an organic one.... i just wonder because i see people buying it at the grocery store... I buy that gun powder Chinese stuff in the Viet section of our big city.... I once knew a woman who could drink only one brand of green tea. Every other brand of green tea upset her digestion. The one that didn't had ginger added to it. Victoria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 On Feb 9, 2008, at 23:12, victoria_dragon wrote: > I once knew a woman who could drink only one brand of green tea. Every > other brand of green tea upset her digestion. The one that didn't had > ginger added to it. > > Victoria Makes sense -- the ginger, which is warming, neutralized the cooling nature of the green tea. Which means that green tea probably isn't for her at all. Ariel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 My mother cannot have ginger for some reason. Interesting - thank you! Lexi Ariel Frailich <ariel wrote: On Feb 9, 2008, at 23:12, victoria_dragon wrote: > I once knew a woman who could drink only one brand of green tea. Every > other brand of green tea upset her digestion. The one that didn't had > ginger added to it. > > Victoria Makes sense -- the ginger, which is warming, neutralized the cooling nature of the green tea. Which means that green tea probably isn't for her at all. Ariel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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