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Green Tea Dietary Supplement

January 1st, 2009 by Homer Liao | 2 Comments | Filed in green tea

HISTORY OF GREEN TEA DIETARY SUPPLEMENT

Green Tea Dietary Supplement comes from a plant known as Camelia Sinensis, it can be found in Africa, Middle East, but it is in abundance in Asia, specifically the Orient!

The Emperor’s of Ancient China, their families drink Green Tea dietary supplement for nutritious living. They love Green Tea as their imperial aperitif for more than 4,000 years!

Earlier record also shows India drinking green tea as they are close neighbors with China. Historically speaking however, green teas are identified with China because of a famous legend attach to it. (more…)

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Green Tea Supplements

November 22nd, 2008 by Homer Liao | No Comments | Filed in green tea

Green tea supplements are concentrated forms of green tea’s beneficial substance. Green tea supplements can be in many forms such as tablets, capsules, liquids or powders. Take green tea supplements allow one to get high dose of the substance without actually drinking green tea.

Green tea extract, like many herbs, is standardized in the production phase to guarantee that a certain percentage of the active ingredients remain present in the final capsulized form. The active ingredients in green tea extract are polyphenols in the form of flavinoids like catechins and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). Polyphenols, flavinoids, catechins and EGCG are powerful antioxidants that appear to interfere with and reduce the spread of certain types of cancer cells. The antioxidant activity of EGCG in green tea extract is purportedly up to 100 times more powerful than that of vitamin C or E. (more…)

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