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Top 30 Questions About Green Tea: Part 1 of 5 |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 November 2009 )
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Green tea has been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years. This supplement is thought to hold not only medicinal powers, but also powers in regards to fast weight loss. The benefits of green tea are vast and can certainly move that weight loss goal closer and closer to a reality. While many people have chosen the green tea diet as a part of their weight loss program, very few truly understand how the benefits of green tea and green tea pills can truly help them to lose weight. We also explore other benefits of green tea and over this five article series will answer the top 30 questions asked about green tea.
see also: Part Two Questions 6-10, Part 3 - Questions 11 - 17, Part 4 top green tea questions 18-24, Part 5 questions 25-30.
See also Green Tea Weight Loss
Whether you are using loose green tea or a green tea fat burner, the questions arising from the use of these products remain the same:
Question 1. What does green tea do to the body? When it comes to using green tea diet pills , Lipton green tea or Nestea green tea, the benefits are all aimed at the rich anti-oxidant powers of green tea and the ability to increase metabolism. The anti-oxidant present in green tea helps to gather and neutralize harmful free radicals that can build up in the body from every day activities and normal exposure to environmental factors like smog, air pollution and dust fragments in the air. When these foreign matters enter the body, they collect and cause cells to damage themselves; this is the nature of a free radical. The anti-oxidants in green tea enter the cells and cause the free radical to cease reproduction. As a metabolism booster, green tea supplements are a mystery to many, but scientific research has clearly shown that green tea and caffeine make a great pair when trying to lose weight without pumping up the adrenal glands.
Question 2. How Should the Green Tea Be Consumed? Another great question regarding green tea and weight loss is the how and the how much. Green tea can be consumed in either liquid green tea form or as a supplement. Due to the huge amounts of herbal green tea that would have to be consumed in order to get the most out of the ECGC (the powerful anti-oxidant found within green tea) a supplement form is most often used. These supplements are offered in milligrams and the proper amount to be taken should only be discussed with your physician. When in doubt about taking a green tea supplement, there are now green tea soaps and green tea creams that will help to increase the levels of ECGC in the body and increase that ever so precious metabolism.
Question 3. When Should I Take Green Tea? While green tea can be consumed throughout the day through a variety of loose green tea, green tea drinks and decaf green tea, there is little doubt about when the majority of the green tea should be taken. According to many of the studies performed on green tea supplements, green tea consumed with a meal increased the overall healthy weight loss benefits of the green tea. The main reason for this effect is the increase in digestion associated with eating. As with any supplement, a meal eaten with the supplement will turn on the stomach acids and hence break down the green tea supplement more quickly.
Question 4. Are All Sources of Green Tea the Same? This question is one that has been created by the retail phenomenon surrounding green tea. There are many different producers of green tea products including, Bigelow green tea, Lipton green tea, Snapple green tea, Lipton diet green tea, Zen green tea and Arizona diet green tea. Each of these products will offer varying amounts of natural green tea, but nothing will compare to the traditional loose green teas and home brewed green tea products that are created from the purest of green tea leaves. When choosing a green tea as a drink, these named brand choices may have hidden weight loss dangers. Watching the sugar levels and the total calories is a must. There is really no use in consuming a green tea product that is laden with sugar if the main goal is to lose weight. The diet products are better for the body, in the regards that they have little or no total calories. But, again, in the long run, the investment in some great loose green tea and an iced tea maker will produce the best green tea for the body due to the natural preservative free nature of the tea.
Question 5. How Many Cups of Green Tea Do I Need? As stated before, it is difficult to consume high levels of green tea in liquid form, but not impossible. If drinking your green tea for weight loss is the ultimate goal, the total amount of cups you need to drink per day must equal 3 to 4 cups per day (coffee cups) for the beginning benefits. But, even more benefit may come from drinking even larger amount of green tea. The best way to consume enough green tea to benefit the body in terms of weight loss is to replace that morning coffee with hot herbal green tea and then drink iced green tea throughout the day. Decaf green tea can be used as a late night warm drink before bed and the lack of caffeine will prevent the tea from causing a night of tossing and turning with too much energy.
The benefits of green tea are one of the few things the scientific community can agree upon. There is nothing like consuming a warm cup of green tea, knowing the health and weight loss benefits that will come from that cup of tea. The benefits of green tea are increased exponentially when a green tea supplement or loose green tea is used in daily consumption. These questions and the answers supplied will help you to better understand the huge support for green tea diet benefits and why green tea is so important a part of daily life. For more information on green tea, make sure to visit Parts 2 through 5 of this top 30 green tea question series. More questions, more answers, better health thanks to green tea.
see also: Part Two Questions 6-10
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