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Burn Fat with Green Tea
Posted on July 21st, 2009 No commentsby Kurt Nimmo
When you work out in the gym every day with that huge commitment and the results come slower than you’d like, it’s a huge bummer. After all, you’re eating right and burning lots of energy so what else could you do to get the weight to drop off? Turns out it may be cutting out that morning cup of coffee. I know. I can almost hear you screaming: coffee is loaded with caffeine that helps you burn fat, genius! It’s true, I know, but even more important to consider is that coffee has organicacids that raise your blood sugar and raise insulin, which puts a lock on your body fat.
So what do I suggest? Switch to green tea. Black tea, oolong tea, and green tea come from the same Camellia sinensis plant but green tea leaves are not fermented before steaming and drying. You’ll get your morning (or afternoon) caffeine, and you will drop insulin levels and therefore, body fat. How does it work? Researchers substances found in this tea known as catechins may trigger weight loss by stimulating the body to burn calories and decreasing body fat. The International Journal of Obesity states that this tea contains polyphenols which causes your body to produce heat that burns off your body fat and the University of Chicago’s Tang Center for Herbal Medical Research shows that this tea reduces the fat deposits under your skin and the fat in your belly area.
Best of all, these substances have also been shown to have anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties, too so you can stay healthy while you get rid of excess fat. Obviously, you’ll need more than just one cup in the morning to get these awesome benefits. The experts suggest drinking 3-5 cups per day and you should notice effects within a few weeks. Drinking without sweetener is best.
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Green Tea for Summer Sun Care
Posted on July 11th, 2009 No commentsThe anti-oxidants in green tea are especially helpful for skin care during the summer months. They help neutralize damage from the effects of the sun. Green tea also has properties that can block some UV rays. Since my skin always seems to be dry after swimming and playing in the sun, I like to use a lotion that contains green tea extract. In my etsy shop I offer a natural green tea lotion especially for summer. Note: this lotion is not rated as a sunscreen. You can find it here:
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Green Tea Coca-Cola
Posted on July 8th, 2009 No comments
So if you know you should be drinking green tea for your health, but you just can’t get away from that soda habit, Coca-Cola has an answer for you. Green Tea Coca-Cola! I guess the official name is Coca-Cola Plus. Apparently Coca-Cola felt they needed to capture some of the bottled tea market. This new taste combination arrived in Japan in June ‘09. It boasts of anti-oxidants and catechins as well as a bit of green tea after taste. I’d be curious to know how many catechins it contains as compare to a cup of green tea.
I’ve read a few reviews of this product. Most seem to think it tastes like Coke Zero. And most have said that there wasn’t as much green tea flavor as expected.
Here’s a video of one of the reviews. I’d like to hear what you think of this product. Good idea? Have you tried it?


Armed with this, the new tea drinker, or someone interested in purchasing green tea as a gift for a tea lover can make informed choices and build a foundation of green tea knowledge that will serve well over the years. Highly recommended!


