Use decaffeinated green tea because the caffeinated supplements can cause side effects and are contraindicated with certain medical conditions and medications.
Should not be used with blood thinners, by individuals with blood disorders or a decreased ability to clot.
Green tea should be discontinued 2 weeks prior to surgery or dental work.
Do not add milk to green tea as it can lower the antioxidant levels.
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100 Tea Bags
250-500mg daily, standardized to 50-97% polyphenols including at least 50% EGCG. (Clinical doses may be higher as recommended by your practitioner).
- Reduces cholesterol
- Supports healthy immune system
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- Supports good cardiovascular health
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Universal's Organic Chinese Green Tea is grown in one of the world's finest tea regions. Surrounded by mountains and streams, the fertile soil and ideal natural surroundings produce Green Tea that is strong in fragrance, sweet yet light in taste. Enjoy the benefits of Universal's Green Tea hot or cold year round. Green Tea is a great antioxidant that fights cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol and infections.
TEA
Tea is cool! (Figuratively speaking of course, as most people do prefer their tea hot!)...
Did you get the memo? Teahouses are becoming more hip than coffee joints. Aside from a plethora of herbal teas, most teas are built from a base of either green, white, black or red tea. Here’s everything you’ve ever wanted to know about tea! (Well, maybe most of it, anyway!)
GREEN TEA
Green tea, white tea, oolong and black tea are actually all made from the leaves of the same plant, Camellia sinensis. The difference is that black tea is fermented to produce the characteristic flavor and this process destroys most of its medicinal benefit. Green tea, as an unfermented option, is packed with antioxidants to fight off free radicals, prevent inflammation and ultimately disease.
EGCG
Green tea’s catechins have been well studied, particularly epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG, which has been studied for its use in cancer prevention for its ability to inhibit angiogenesis (the formation of new blood vessels that provide nutrients to support cancer cells). EGCG has also been used to support anti-cancer medications, while protecting the body’s normal cells.
L-Theanine
L-Theanine is an amino acid found in green tea that has been shown to promote relaxation in brain waves, and well-indicated for individuals with high stress and anxiety. The presence of L-Theanine in green tea explains why it, unlike its coffee counterpart, can increase alertness (it does still contain caffeine!), while still having a calming effect.
Green tea has also been used to effectively treat a number of other health conditions, including, but not limited to:
High cholesterol – Green tea has been shown to decrease LDL, and increase HDL cholesterol levels, helping to prevent plaque formation, stroke, and heart attack.
Arthritis and poor bone health – EGCG is a demonstrated anti-inflammatory, preventing or joint degeneration and osteoarthritis. It has also been used to help reduce the incidence of osteoporosis in the elderly.
Weight loss – the catechins in green tea have been shown to increase the metabolic rate, reduce body fat, and improve overall weight loss. Studies also show that the caffeine in green tea has a synergistic effect, further promoting these weight loss parameters.
Anti-aging – High in anti-oxidants, green tea can also be used to reduce the visible signs of aging, most commonly caused by free radical damage or oxidative stress.
Green tea can be purchased in tea bags, or as a loose tea, and comes in decaffeinated and flavoured varieties. Plain green tea only needs to be steeped for 45 seconds – 1 minute, at a temperature of approximately 175 degrees F. Flavoured green teas may need closer to 2 minutes steeping time for best results.
What about Matcha?
Matcha is simply a type of green tea that has been processed differently than other green tea. It is especially popular in Japan, where it is used in Japanese tea ceremonies. Matcha is purified and powdered so that when it is taken as tea or in food, the entire leaf is ingested. Green tea on the other hand consists of dried leaves steeped in hot water. This releases only some of the constituents and leaving many others still trapped in the leaves. As such, taking in matcha can provide you with the complete benefits of the nutritional and medicinal properties of green tea that simple steeping may miss.
Wow… look at those antioxidants!
Matcha takes the benefits of green tea up a notch with antioxidant levels that are between 10 and 200 times higher than regular green tea (depending on the quality of the green tea used for comparison)! Strong antioxidant powers means that matcha can help to prevent and maybe even treat age-related disorders. In addition, one cup of relatively weak matcha tea (2 teaspoons of powder) will contain nearly 10 times the catechins found in one cup of regular green tea. So, in antioxidant and catechin content, one cup of matcha tea is actually almost the equivalent of 10 cups of regular green tea!
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