Green tea has been shown to have many health benefits. What you may not
know is that green tea is a natural way to take good care of your skin.
Skin Care - Green Tea Benefits For Natural
Skin Care
by Franchis Adam
Any logical tea drinker will look at green
tea and agree that it is good to drink, especially with the flavors
that are available. However, green tea is much more than just flavored
water in a cup. It has grown much faster and expanded its abilities to
help you continue to be healthy. For those that aren't convinced that
green tea is good for you, why not look beyond the benefits of drinking
it. Green tea also benefits the skin, helping you to maintain a healthy
and younger look. The numerous healthy benefits from drinking green tea
are very well established today. Many believe consuming green tea will
prolong your life. The powerful antioxidants found in green tea have
been shown to be effective in cancer prevention for some types of
cancer. But did you know consuming green tea also benefits your skin.
Green tea diet - Medical Claims
In Thailand, India, Japan and China, green
tea has been used as a medicine for a variety of conditions from
helping with digestion to healing wounds.
But while many in the medical field proclaim
the wonders of this much talked about tea, others are quick to point
out that there is little or no evidence to support at least some of the
claims. One of the more popular drinks that are attracting people's
attention is the green tea. Aside from the usual hot green tea, big
soft drink manufacturers and beverage companies are offering cold diet
green tea as alternative to soda and other unhealthy drinks. In fact,
multinational beverage groups are fusing and mixing green tea with
other fruit flavors to give people more choices.
What is probably in everybody's mind right
now is whether diet green tea is here for good or is this just one of
the drink craze of the moment? Another issue that is worth discussing
is whether green tea is really good for you.
The secret of green tea lies in the fact it
is rich in catechin polyphenols, particularly epigallocatechin gallate
(EGCG). EGCG is a powerful anti-oxidant: besides inhibiting the growth
of cancer cells, it kills cancer cells without harming healthy tissue.
It has also been effective in lowering LDL cholesterol levels, and
inhibiting the abnormal formation of blood clots. The latter takes on
added importance when you consider that thrombosis (the formation of
abnormal blood clots) is the leading cause of heart attacks and stroke.
Benefits of Green Tea
The number one benefit of green tea is that
it prevents many serious illnesses that plague a lot of people today.
Green tea is rich in antioxidants that lower your risk of getting
rheumatoid arthritis and some types of cancer, particularly cancer of
the esophagus.
Green Tea is also effective in eliminating
heartburn, easing bladder problems and fighting off viruses. Moreover,
some studies have found that regular consumption of green tea can
increase your level of good cholesterol.
Green tea is not only effective in fighting
off viruses, but it is also used by Chinese herbalist to kill the
bacteria that causes tooth decay and food poisoning. This is probably
why Asian people drink hot green tea after meals.
If you want to delay your aging process and
improve the quality of your skin, you can also try consuming green tea
everyday. It is no wonder that many skin care products - from
moisturizers to body lotions and perfumes to cellulite creams - are now
using green tea as an active ingredient.
How much green tea is right for you?
That depends upon who you listen to. Some
Chinese homeopathic health practitioners call for 10 cups a day, while
some health researchers say that 2 to 3 cups will do the trick. When
you look at all of the varying research, and take the average, 4 to 5
eight ounce cups of green tea per day should be good enough for most
people.
If you don't like drinking green tea, or
find the process of brewing green tea to be more that you are willing
to go through 4 to 5 times per day, there are companies who produce
"Green Tea Capsules" which contain doses of EGCG.
It's been said that anything that doesn't
kill you makes you stronger. Since no one has found any instances of
"death by green tea", it certainly can't do you any harm (and it just
might do you some good), to introduce green tea into your life.
Beauty benefits
Traditionally, many types of make-up,
lotions, creams and beauty preparations have used chemical
antioxidants, or vitamins A, C and E as preservatives for their
products. Now, with research indicating that green tea has even more
antioxidant properties than these powerful vitamins, there is a surge
in products capitalizing on its natural benefits.
Skin benefits of green tea
There have been a number of encouraging
studies of skin benefits of green tea. Animal studies showed protection
from skin cancer. Both animal and human studies have credibly
demonstrated that topical green tea formulations reduce sun damage.
Green tea appears to exert sun damage protection by quenching free
radicals and reducing inflammation rather than by blocking UV rays.
Therefore, green tea may synergistically enhance sun protection when
used in addition to a sunscreen.
A small study showed benefits of 2%
polyphenone (via a particular type of green tea extract) in
papulopustular rosacea. In particular, a significant reduction in
inflammatory lesion was reported compared to placebo.
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Drink
green tea for your health. It is a natural alternative to medications,
both over the counter and prescribed. Now you can use green tea for
your skin. Keep your skin looking young and healthy.
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