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Burn Fat with Green Tea

Posted on July 21st, 2009 admin No comments

by 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.

Kurt nimmo is a health specialist and exercise guru. For more tips and advice by kurt, visit http://www.kurtnimmo.com

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Green Tea Coca-Cola

Posted on July 8th, 2009 admin 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?

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Discover Green Tea Skin Care

Posted on August 7th, 2008 admin No comments

Green tea is a wonderful morning drink for me. It tastes fresh and -well- green! It makes me feel calm and yet energized at the same time. But green tea does more than just lift the spirits. Green tea, or camellia sinensis, as it is called in Latin, contains vitamins and minerals such as vitamins a, b, c, and e as well as manganese. It also contains catechins, a polyphenol and potent antioxidant. A cup of green tea may contain 10-40mg of polyphenols, which is a greater antioxidant effect when compared to a serving of broccoli or spinach.

What the antioxidants are really doing is slowing down the oxidation of free radicals. Free radicals are unstable molecules responsible for destruction of cells which leads to tissue damage and diseases such as heart disease. They damage proteins in the skin which causes the skin to lose elasticity and develop wrinkles or in other words - aging.

Most anyone could benefit from using green tea in their skin care routine. Green tea, when used topically, can help the skin by promoting the formation of collagen which keeps the skin firm and elastic. It also contains potent anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties, making it beneficial for acne.

You can easily use green tea skin care products without disrupting your daily skin care routine. I recommend you first try a product called French Green Clay and Green Tea Face Mask by John Masters Organics. It will help pull out impurities in the skin and leave your skin feeling smooth. Then you’ll really know those antioxidants are at work! Click here to try the face mask today.

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