| Want to enhance your health in surprising ways? | | | | found that green |
| Drink green | | | | tea extract given to four leukemia patients |
| tea.We're not talking about a new health | | | | seemed to help |
| discovery here. This | | | | three of them experience regression of the |
| beverage has been used for thousands of years | | | | disease. And even |
| by the | | | | the fourth patient showed some improvement. |
| Chinese. It has proved itself for centuries as | | | | The reason the |
| worthy of being | | | | doctors tried green tea extract is that a 2004 |
| included in our diet for its health properties.Not | | | | test tube |
| only has this drink been endorsed for ages, but | | | | study showed that leukemia cells were killed by |
| modern | | | | the |
| science also has discovered astonishing facts | | | | extract.By the way, in Japan there are fewer |
| about what | | | | reported cancer deaths. |
| it may be able to do for your health.There are a | | | | Could it be because the Japanese drink a lot of |
| lot more benefits to drinking green tea than are | | | | green tea?6. Drinking this beverage my help lower |
| listed | | | | cholesterol.Lowering cholesterol with no side |
| below, but here are seven:1. Drink it to help shed | | | | effects has been reported |
| extra pounds.A study published by the American | | | | in studies using green tea. Your ability to fight |
| Journal of Clinical | | | | heart |
| Nutrition in November, 1999, is encouraging. It | | | | disease and ward off stroke is tied in with your |
| shows that | | | | cholesterol |
| this drink may enable people to burn more | | | | count.7. This brew may help your body fight |
| calories.2. This ancient brew may help combat | | | | infections.The New York Times reported in April |
| signs of aging.That's because it contains large | | | | of 2003 that the immune |
| amounts of vitamins E and | | | | system's ability to fight disease may be |
| C which are antioxidants. Antioxidants have the | | | | strengthened by |
| reputation | | | | drinking green tea. Microbiologist Milton |
| of being able to combat free radicals that | | | | Schiffenbauer, |
| damage cells. | | | | professor at Pace University (New York) stated, |
| Cancer, heart attacks and diabetes can result | | | | "Our |
| from damaged | | | | research shows tea extracts can destroy the |
| cell membranes.In April, 1999, researchers at | | | | organism that |
| Case Western Reserve | | | | causes disease. If we can stimulate the immune |
| University in Cleveland revealed that green tea | | | | system and at |
| may ease the | | | | the same time we are destroying the organisms |
| symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.3. This drink | | | | then it makes |
| may help asthma sufferers.Because it contains | | | | sense to drink more tea."Now that you've |
| theophylline (a muscle relaxant), it can | | | | learned 7 ways green tea has been shown to |
| help the muscles surrounding bronchial tubes to | | | | help your health, why not give it a place in your |
| relax. This | | | | daily |
| helps asthma sufferers to breathe with less | | | | diet? It's not a magic cure, but this proven |
| restriction.4. Green tea may help lower blood | | | | ancient |
| pressure.High blood pressure makes you | | | | beverage may just help you to be |
| susceptible to heart attack | | | | healthier.Patricia Wagner offers informative tips |
| and stroke. This ancient brew may also keep | | | | and a newsletter to |
| blood clots from | | | | help you live a more energetic lifestyle. Learn |
| forming.5. Green tea has been reported to help in | | | | more about adding healthy foods to your life at A |
| the fight against | | | | to Z Wellness website. |
| cancer.Doctors from the prestigious Mayo Clinic | | | | |