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Add Green Tea to Your Anti Aging and Weight Loss Nutrient Arsenal
Friday, April 18, 2014
(Article first published as Add Green Tea to Your Anti-Aging and Weight Loss Nutrient Arsenal on Technorati.)
Would you drink a beverage that has repeatedly been shown to fight cancer initiation and proliferation, prevent damaging genetic mutations and negate the effects of free radicals that cause the outward signs of aging? Green tea and members of the tea family including black and white teas have passed the test of time dating back countless generations and have demonstrated essential health advantages in extensive research studies over the past decade. You can take advantage of the numerous anti-aging benefits from drinking 2 to 4 cups of fresh brewed tea each day.
Most health experts agree that free radicals are the root cause of aging. Free radicals are created through the normal processes of breathing, eating and physical activity. The negatively charged particles rip through the cell nucleus where they can knock out critical components to the DNA sequence. Mutations follow and the risk of many types of cancer is dramatically heightened. Anything that can neutralize these particles before they have a chance to damage our genetic material will slow the aging process and protect us from disease.
Green tea has been shown to provide needed protection against free radicals. The results of a study published in the British Journal of Nutrition shows that subjects that consumed just 2 cups of green tea daily for a month were able to lower their level of DNA damage by 20%. The natural polyphenol in green tea known as ECGC has been shown to be particularly effective in lowering risk in a host of cancer cell lines including prostate, colon, esophagus, bladder and pancreas.
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Green Tea Shields Against Free Radicals
Two Cups of Green Tea Daily Protects Against DNA Damage
ECGC Shown to Halt Cancer Growth
The results of a study published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research demonstrated that men with prostate cancer were able to lower predictive markers of cancer progression by as much as 30%. Participants supplemented with 1.3 grams of green tea extract each day which is the equivalent of 12 cups of fresh brewed tea. ECGC has been shown to protect cells from DNA damage and can also inhibit new blood vessel formation that cancer cells need to proliferate.
Green Tea Assists in Weight Management
One of the serious effects of obesity is a dramatic rise in systemic inflammation that leads to the onset of many potentially fatal diseases. The body activates our white T-cells in an attempt to calm the flames of inflammation. Researchers reporting in the British Journal of Nutrition have discovered that T-cells are fewer and less efficient in overweight and obese individuals. When obese subjects were supplemented with ECGC, their T-cell numbers multiplied and were activated to fight inflammation. This boosted immune response against pathogens and assisted natural weight loss efforts.
Many people take aging in stride with the misinformed belief that it is normal and inevitable. Forward thinking alternative health advocates understand that aging is a disease that can be prevented and treated with a healthy diet and targeted natural supplementation. Green tea provides a host of essential polyphenol nutrients that have been used for generations to protect us from disease and the ravages of aging.
Aronia Berries Chokeberries Prove Key to Anti Aging Regimen
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Falling from favor due to their highly astringent taste, chokeberries are slowly gaining popularity due to their powerful capacity to prevent heart disease, cancer, diabetes and neurodegenerative conditions. The result of research presented in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry demonstrates that chokeberry extract leads all other natural foods on the ORAC antioxidant rating scale and can significantly lower chronic disease risk.
Chokeberry has the Highest Antioxidant Capacity of Any Natural Food
Researchers publishing in the journal Atherosclerosis found that the high anthocyanin flavonoid content of the berry extract significantly lowered the most dangerous small dense LDL particles known to increase the risk of a heart attack. Additionally the study found that systolic and diastolic blood pressure was reduced by a mean average of 11 and 7.2 mmHg, respectively. The study authors concluded “In view of the fact that chokeberry flavonoids reduce the severity of inflammation, they can be used clinically for secondary prevention of ischemic heart disease.”
Chokeberry Helps Prevent Colon Cancer
Another novel characteristic of chokeberry is to moderate blood glucose levels by lowering oxidative stress and preventing damage to the endothelial lining of the arteries. Reporting the results of a study in the journal Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, scientists noted that a small concentration of chokeberry fruit extract muted the activity of sugars in the blood that lead to development of chronic diseases and complications associated with metabolic syndrome.
Although not a household name in America, chokeberry has been embraced in parts of Europe over the past century and has been slowly regaining acceptance in colder growing climates of North America. Chokeberry extract claims the highest antioxidant ORAC score that makes it a strong ally in the fight against metabolic disease, cancer, heart disease, stroke and Alzheimer`s dementia. Avoid products that include the berry in a sugary base such as jams and candies in favor of the pure extract that can be added to beverages and smoothes to naturally improve your health.
Resistant Starch Increases Levels of Anti Diabetes and Anti Obesity Hormones
Monday, January 13, 2014
Researchers reporting in the November, 2008 issue of the American Journal of Physiology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, found improvements in blood glucose levels in mice fed resistant starch.1Resistant starch (RS) is simply starch that resists digestion and travels to the colon where it undergoes fermentation by resident bacteria.
It is the fermentation of that starch that is thought to offer benefit.
During fermentation, colonic bacteria produce short chain fatty acids (SCFAs). These SCFAs were found to stimulate secretion of two gut hormones: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and peptide YY (PYY).
These hormones can slow gastric emptying and encourage insulin secretion - keeping blood glucose levels in check. They are also know to reduce appetite.
Specifically, the authors found that:
- RS stimulates GLP-1 and PYY secretion in a substantial day-long manner, independent of meal effect or changes in dietary glycemia.
- Fermentation and the liberation of SCFAs in the lower gut are associated with increased proglucagon and PYY gene expression.
- Glucose tolerance, an indicator of increased active forms of GLP-1 and PYY, was improved in RS-fed diabetic mice.
Food Sources For Resistant Starch
The HealthyEatingClub.com lists these foods as containing resistant starch:
- Intact wholegrain cereals/seeds/nuts, e.g. oats, rye, wheat, barley, semolina, corn, linseed, sesame
- Processed starchy foods, e.g. some breakfast cereals (cornflakes), white bread, rice, pasta
- Processed starchy foods with added RS called Hi-Maize (derived from corn)
- Legumes, e.g. lentils, beans (Legumes have the highest content of RS.)
- Unripe fruit, especially banana
- Cooked cold rice, cold pasta salad, cold boiled potato salad (Cooking and cooling food can increase RS content.)
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