http://www.greenteadrink.net Lose weight, increase energy health and wellbeing Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:20:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Green tea should be handled tenderly, just as you would fresh green leafy vegetables. Spring water is the ideal choice for brewing tea, followed by filtered water. Distilled water should never be used; the brew it produces will be flat since the minerals removed from it are essential to bringing out ... http://www.greenteadrink.net/2008/preparing-green-tea/ Green Tea Promotes Fat Loss Green tea not only promotes fat loss, but specifically, the loss of visceral fat-fat that accumulates in the tissues lining the abdominal cavity and surrounding the intestines (viscera) and internal organs. Unlike fat deposits on the hips and thighs (which result in the so-called "pear" body ... http://www.greenteadrink.net/2008/losing-weight-with-green-tea/ Population studies suggest that green tea consumption may help prevent type 2 diabetes. A number of animal studies are beginning to explain why. New studies suggest that green tea may improve glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity in individuals with diabetes. In one study, after receiving green tea for 12 weeks, ... http://www.greenteadrink.net/2008/green-tea-helps-with-type-2-diabetes/ Brew green tea with thinly sliced ginger and lemon, or sprigs of spearmint. Add one teaspoon of honey per cup, stir and serve hot or use half the amount of hot water (or twice the amount of tea), allow the tea to brew and cool, then pour over ice cubes. Make ... http://www.greenteadrink.net/2008/serving-ideas-for-green-tea/ A daily cup of green tea may help prevent or lessen the duration of the flu. In a lab study, published in the November 2005 issue of Antiviral Research, EGCG dramatically inhibited influenza virus replication in cell culture in all the subtypes of influenza virus tested. EGCG appears to suppress ... http://www.greenteadrink.net/2008/green-tea-may-help-to-fight-flu/ Green tea extract given to lab rats over a 10-week span increased the amount of time the animals could swim before becoming exhausted by as much as 24%. Green tea's catechins appear to stimulate the use of fatty acids by liver and muscle cells. In muscle cells, the ability to burn ... http://www.greenteadrink.net/2008/green-tea-improves-exercise-endurance/ Green tea not only promotes fat loss, but specifically, the loss of visceral fat-fat that accumulates in the tissues lining the abdominal cavity and surrounding the intestines (viscera) and internal organs. Unlike fat deposits on the hips and thighs (which result in the so-called "pear" body shape), visceral fat (which ... http://www.greenteadrink.net/2008/green-tea-promotes-fat-loss/ Green tea is particularly rich in health-promoting flavonoids (which account for 30% of the dry weight of a leaf), including catechins and their derivatives. The most abundant catechin in green tea is epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), which is thought to play a pivotal role in the green tea's anticancer and antioxidant effects. ... http://www.greenteadrink.net/2008/health-benefits-of-green-tea/ All true teas-as distinct from herbal and flower infusions, which afficiandos call tisanes-are made from the leaves of a magnolia-related evergreen tree with the botanical name of Camellia sinensis. Although reaching a height of 30 feet in the wild, on tea plantations (called gardens or estates), the plant is kept ... http://www.greenteadrink.net/2008/green-tea-history/ Swimming endurance improvement comes from equivalent of four cups of tea a day over 10 weeks! Now that even baseball players may need to seek new, more natural performance aids, will Japanese green tea sets become standard in dugouts and athletic training tables around the world? A new study tested the effect ... http://www.greenteadrink.net/2008/green-tea-boosts-energy-and-endurance/