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Three Bags of Green Tea a Day can Cheat Heart Attack

by: Junji Takano

 

You may notice that this article is also somewhat related to the

article " Hidden Diabetes " . Most heart-related diseases have one

thing in common. We will discuss the matter more with you in some

upcoming issues. Globally, heart-related diseases are tremendously

increasing regardless of age, so what is the reason behind it?

 

Green tea is a tea that has undergone minimal oxidation during

processing. It became so popular not only in Japan but also around

the world, because of its medicinal benefits. In the West, people

drink more black tea which is made from the same tea leaves but is

heavily oxidized during processing, resulting to its loss of

medicinal properties. All teas (green, black, and oolong) are

derived from the same plant, Camellia sinensis. The difference is in

how the plucked leaves are prepared. Green tea, unlike black and

oolong tea, is not fermented, so the active constituents remain

unaltered in the herb.

 

History of Green Tea

Green Tea has been recognized as a medicinal beverage to promote

health in mind and body for about 5000 years now. The earliest known

reference to tea as a health aid dates back to 2737 B.C. according

to a history book.

 

Proponents of green tea note that its medicinal benefits have been

described for over 1000 years. " Book of Tea " written in 1191,

describes how drinking green tea can have a positive effect on the

five vital organs, especially the heart. The book discusses tea's

medicinal qualities which include easing the effects of alcohol,

acting as a stimulant, curing blotchiness, quenching thirst,

eliminating indigestion, curing beriberi disease, preventing

fatigue, and improving urinary and brain function.

 

Traditional Chinese medicine has recommended green tea for

headaches, body aches and pains, digestion, depression, immune

enhancement, detoxification, as an energizer, and to prolong life.

Modern research has confirmed many of these health benefits.

 

However, just to let you know that there is no credible and

scientific evidence that drinking green tea reduces the risk of

getting cancer disease according to our 20 years of research. Other

study conducted shows that people who consumed three or more cups of

green tea daily had a lower risk of death due to cardiovascular

disease. We like to believe that the consumption of green tea more

than 3 bags per day would substantially contribute to prolonging

life expectancy, too.

 

We believe that 3 bags of green tea (about a liter or 9-10 cups of

tea) consumed each day provides high levels of polyphenols,

catechins and other antioxidants. These compounds may work in

several ways to improve cardiovascular health, including preventing

blood platelets from sticking together and improving cholesterol

levels. Also, green tea may prevent the oxidation of low-density

lipoprotein cholesterol (the " bad " type), which, in turn, can reduce

the buildup of plaque in arteries. Green tea provides 10-40 mg of

polyphenols and has antioxidant effects greater than a serving of

broccoli, spinach, carrots, or strawberries.

 

Green tea is not only for drinking, but for external medical use as

well. I can remember in 1940s, when Japan was still at the bottom of

economy. There's lack of food, schools, job, doctors, medicines, and

many others. As a small boy, I suffered from eye disease called

trachoma. There were no eye doctors in our district. A doctor of

internal medicine near our area told us to wash my eyes with green

tea several times everyday. Amazingly, my trachoma disappeared in

about 30 days.

 

My elder brother was suffering from skin allergy during those hard

times. The same doctor suggested washing the affected skin with

green tea. My father suffered from stomach ulcer. Then the

suggestion from the same doctor was to drink green tea. The doctor

was named as " Green tea doctor " . However, during those times, green

tea was remarkably for everything and it worked fine without any

doubt.

 

Recent study shows that when used green tea bag, is placed in your

eyelid, your headache, fatigue, and stress will be eradicated, if

not, reduced dramatically.

 

People during those hard times, with lack of food, were healthier

than today. They were not fatty people as many as today. People

enjoyed drinking green tea. Today, young generations prefer more

carbonated soft drinks.

 

Properties of Green Tea

Green tea contains volatile oils, vitamins, and minerals, no

caffeine, but the active constituents are polyphenols, particularly

the catechin called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).

 

Polyphenols - The polyphenols in green tea have been shown to

stimulate the production of several immune system cells, and have

antibacterial properties -- even against the bacteria that cause

dental plaque. The polyphenols are believed to be responsible for

most of green tea's roles in promoting good health.

 

Catechin - reacts with toxins created by harmful bacteria and

harmful metals such as lead, mercury, chrome, and cadmium.

Researchers believe that catechin is effective because it easily

sticks to proteins, blocking bacteria from adhering to cell walls

and disrupting their ability to destroy them. Viruses have hooks on

their surfaces and can attach to cell walls. The catechin in green

tea prevents viruses from adhering and causing harm. Catechins are

linked to evidence of fighting tumors according to some scientists,

as well as enhancing immune system function, due to their polyphenol

antioxidant.

 

Health Benefits of Green Tea

You can be young again with green tea that have polyphenols, ECGC

content and catechin content.

The high antioxidant activity of green tea makes it beneficial for

protecting the body from oxidative damage.

Research shows that green tea may help the arterial wall by reducing

oxidized lipids. Green tea can protect against experimentally

induced DNA damage, and slow or halt the initiation and progression

of undesirable cell colonies.

Green tea provides immunoprotective qualities particularly in the

case of patients undergoing radiation or chemotherapy.

White blood cell count appear to be maintained more effectively in

patients consuming green tea compared to nonsupplemented patients.

Study showed that elderly Japanese people who drank more than 2 cups

of green tea a day had a 50 percent lower chance of cognitive

impairment than those who drank less green tea, or who consumed

other tested beverages. The high amount of catechins in green tea

was believed to be responsible.

Research demonstrates that green tea guards against cardiovascular

disease in many ways. Green tea lowers total cholesterol levels and

improves the cholesterol profile (the ratio of LDL cholesterol to

HDL cholesterol), reduces platelet aggregation, and lowers blood

pressure.

Green Tea for Allergies

Allergy sufferers may want to add green tea to their sniffle-

fighting arsenal. New evidence suggests that drinking the popular

brew may provide some relief. Researchers in Japan identified a

compound in green tea that, in laboratory tests, blocks a key cell

receptor involved in producing an allergic response. Green tea

appears to be a promising source for effective anti-allergenic

agents; therefore, if you have allergies, you should consider

drinking green tea. Your allergy symptoms may disappear. For years,

people have been drinking tea to fight the sneezing, coughing and

watery eyes that are characteristics of colds and allergies.

Although there is no 100% proven therapeutic evidence, the new study

adds to a small but growing body of scientific evidence from both

cell and animal studies that it may actually work, particularly

green tea.

 

Green tea has been called the most consumed beverage in Japan, and

now it is getting popularity in the world, because of its

therapeutic effect.

 

I myself drink about 5 cups of green tea since childhood. Wow, its

65 years of drinking green tea. Is it the reason that I never visit

doctors excepting the time I broke my leg by accident? Why don't you

drink green tea starting today? Here's once again that drinking

green tea daily may heal your hidden diabetes.

 

 

 

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About the Author:

 

Junji Takano is a Japanese health researcher and has been studying

the causes of viruses since 1960s. In 1968, he invented Pyro-

Energen, the first electrotherapy device that eradicates viral

diseases in a non-narcotic way.

 

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