green tea

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Green Tea

Green tea is a type of tea that is made from Camellia sinensis leaves and buds that have not undergone the same withering and oxidation process used to make oolong teas and black teas. It is rich in polyphenols which have effects like reducing inflammation and helping to fight cancer.

Category
Herbal Supplement
Molecular Formula
Variable, depending on the specific polyphenols and catechins present
Mechanism of Action
Its bioactive compounds, including epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), have antioxidant effects. EGCG can neutralize harmful free radicals and may reduce or prevent some of the damage they cause.
Evidence Grade
A

Other Names

  • Camellia Sinensis
  • Chinese tea
  • Japanese tea

Primary Benefits

  • Rich in antioxidants
  • May improve brain function
  • May aid in weight loss
  • May protect against cancer
  • May lower the risk of heart disease

Recommended Dosage

Type Standard
Amount 2-3 cups per day or 100-750 mg extract per day

Side Effects

  • Stomach upset
  • Constipation
  • Nervousness and trouble sleeping due to caffeine content

Precautions

  • Avoid during pregnancy due to caffeine content
  • People with heart problems or high blood pressure
  • People with liver disease

Interactions

  • Interacts with stimulant drugs
  • May increase the effect of anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs
  • May affect blood sugar control

Key References

  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2855614/
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4055352/
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4138486/
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“Green tea extract, many people have said it's good for you, traditional Chinese medicine etc.”

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“definitely yeah usually sip on green tea during my workout too”

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“the other strategy is to get something like green tea or coffee that you can drink by the time you finish in you know a big cup of green tea the hunger will have passed”

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“we took a drug that is a designer drug to stop angiogenesis and then we actually also threw blinded a substance that turned out to be the powdered extract from just regular green tea”

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Let Food Be Thy Medicine: EAT THIS To Heal The Body & STARVE CANCER! | Dr. William Li
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“people drinking green tea how well does that prevent different types of cancer”

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“I enjoy green tea, coffee, leafy green vegetables like Swiss chard and kale, mushrooms, spices and herbs like rosemary, basil, turmeric, cinnamon, and seafood like salmon and sardines.”

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“Green tea is extremely effective at killing Fusobacterium nucleatum.”

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“we tell you to have green tea to have honey all of those types of things which have been shown through research to benefit your microbiome in your case specifically”

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“other things for gp1 secretion the thids also Fiers has been shown specific amino acids so high protein foods things that involve a lot of veine and glutamine uh green tea and specifically the uh elic the EC um ecgc that uh is one of the compounds in green tea that's been shown to stimulate glp1 curcumin”

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“they're having goat milk and goat cheese but their goats are eating wild plants that have phytochemical some of those you know cheeses and goat milks have actually higher phytochemicals even than green tea which has a lot that comes from for example cakin that you can get from the goat milk which is from the goats that are eating the plants that have these compounds that benefit their health”

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