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Getbig Bodybuilding Boards => Nutrition, Products & Supplements Info => Topic started by: MidniteRambo on February 28, 2008, 01:15:58 PM
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I also take the capsules but the article is interesting...
http://food.yahoo.com/blog/beautyeats/26529/7-reasons-to-drink-green-tea
"The steady stream of good news about green tea is getting so hard to ignore that even java junkies are beginning to sip mugs of the deceptively delicate brew. You'd think the daily dose of disease-fighting, inflammation-squelching antioxidants--long linked with heart protection--would be enough incentive, but wait, there's more! Lots more.
CUT YOUR CANCER RISK
Several polyphenols - the potent antioxidants green tea's famous for - seem to help keep cancer cells from gaining a foothold in the body, by discouraging their growth and then squelching the creation of new blood vessels that tumors need to thrive. Study after study has found that people who regularly drink green tea reduce their risk of breast, stomach, esophagus, colon, and/or prostate cancer.
SOOTHE YOUR SKIN
Got a cut, scrape, or bite, and a little leftover green tea? Soak a cotton pad in it. The tea is a natural antiseptic that relieves itching and swelling. Try it on inflamed breakouts and blemishes, sunburns, even puffy eyelids. And that's not all. In the lab, green tea helps block sun-triggered skin cancer, whether you drink it or apply it directly to the skin - which is why you're seeing green tea in more and more sunscreens and moisturizers.
STEADY YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE
Having healthy blood pressure - meaning below 120/80 - is one thing. Keeping it that way is quite another. But people who sip just half a cup a day are almost 50 percent less likely to wind up with hypertension than non-drinkers. Credit goes to the polyphenols again (especially one known as ECGC). They help keep blood vessels from contracting and raising blood pressure.
PROTECT YOUR MEMORY, OR YOUR MOM'S
Green tea may also keep the brain from turning fuzzy. Getting-up-there adults who drink at least two cups a day are half as likely to develop cognitive problems as those who drink less. Why? It appears that the tea's big dose of antioxidants fights the free-radical damage to brain nerves seen in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
STAY YOUNG
The younger and healthier your arteries are, the younger and healthier you are. So fight plaque build-up in your blood vessels, which ups the risk of heart disease and stroke, adds years to your biological age (or RealAge), and saps your energy too. How much green tea does this vital job take? About 10 ounces a day, which also deters your body from absorbing artery-clogging fat and cholesterol.
LOSE WEIGHT
Oh yeah, one more thing. Turns out that green tea speeds up your body's calorie-burning process. In the every-little-bit-counts department, this is good news!
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SOOTHE YOUR SKIN
Got a cut, scrape, or bite, and a little leftover green tea? Soak a cotton pad in it. The tea is a natural antiseptic that relieves itching and swelling. Try it on inflamed breakouts and blemishes, sunburns, even puffy eyelids. And that's not all. In the lab, green tea helps block sun-triggered skin cancer, whether you drink it or apply it directly to the skin - which is why you're seeing green tea in more and more sunscreens and moisturizers.
Wonder what a green tea bath would be like? ;D Seriously... lol
I got a box of like 500 tea bags at costco.
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I drink regular tea as its high in anti oxidants and stuff, might have to try green tea from now on.
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One thing missing on the list!
It tastes good and is very refreshing. A tip i got on this board was to put the leaves in cold water in the fridge over night! Makes superb ice tea.
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One thing missing on the list!
It tastes good and is very refreshing. A tip i got on this board was to put the leaves in cold water in the fridge over night! Makes superb ice tea.
Lie. It tastes like shit but who cares.
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Lie. It tastes like shit but who cares.
Really?
I love it. I drink up to 2 liters per day.
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Really?
I love it. I drink up to 2 liters per day.
Zuviel Koffein, ruft Schlafstoerungen herbei....
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Zuviel Koffein, ruft Schlafstoerungen herbei....
lol, kein thema.
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Zuviel Koffein, ruft Schlafstoerungen herbei....
That is why I can't drink that much green tea... Caffein scrambles my nervous system...
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lol, kein thema.
Vielleicht fuer Dich.
Auf aerzrtlichen Befehl hin muss ich die Finger von koffeinhaltigen Produkten lassen. Vielleicht werde ich zumindest morgens seinem Befehl trotzen, denn ich habe gerade gruenen Tee gekocht....das, und eine Kola Light...ein wenig Geschmack im Leben fuer mich....
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A tip i got on this board was to put the leaves in cold water in the fridge over night! Makes superb ice tea.
And you never sent me the Japanese hooker that you promised! ;D
I'm using 600ml gatorade bottles atm. They have a nice wide mouth which makes it easy to dump the old bag out.
Also try it in sparkling water!
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And you never sent me the Japanese hooker that you promised! ;D
I'm using 600ml gatorade bottles atm. They have a nice wide mouth which makes it easy to dump the old bag out.
Also try it in sparkling water!
lol, thanks a lot for that, really!
i use 1,5 liter volvic bottles. Normally, i put the tea pot with the tea bags (i never buy tea bags, i buy the leaves and put them in tea bags. see image below ;D ) into the fridge and leave it there. Then i fill the tea into the bottle to take it with me.
(http://www.mandai-net.co.jp/our_p/icon_L/312529.jpg)
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You are teh connoisseur, DK. I just get the Lipton bags, I confess. :-\
If you can find bagged tea that you like, throw a couple into some sparkling water when summer comes. Very refreshing. Sometimes I squeeze some lemon juice into it too, but only because there aren't any Japanese around to tell me off. ;)
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You are teh connoisseur, DK. I just get the Lipton bags, I confess. :-\
If you can find bagged tea that you like, throw a couple into some sparkling water when summer comes. Very refreshing. Sometimes I squeeze some lemon juice into it too, but only because there aren't any Japanese around to tell me off. ;)
LMAO!
I'm very lucky! My wife's grandma sends us green tea all the time, she believes that japanese green tea is the best. (Needless to say, she is right with that) And it's very cheap for me. ;D ;D ;D
I also got me one of these wonderful water filters, they are 100% worth the money. The tea tastes sooo much better when you use filtered water, it's amazing.
(http://www.tasteit.at/brita.gif)
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LMAO!
I'm very lucky! My wife's grandma sends us green tea all the time, she believes that japanese green tea is the best. (Needless to say, she is right with that) And it's very cheap for me. ;D ;D ;D
I also got me one of these wonderful water filters, they are 100% worth the money. The tea tastes sooo much better when you use filtered water, it's amazing.
(http://www.tasteit.at/brita.gif)
Direkt aus dem Deutschen uebersetzt, aber auf Englisch sagt man nicht, dass man recht 'damit' hat, sondern....you are right about that. Nur ein klitzkleiner Fehler.... ;D
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Direkt aus dem Deutschen uebersetzt, aber auf Englisch sagt man nicht, dass man recht 'damit' hat, sondern....you are right about that. Nur ein klitzkleiner Fehler.... ;D
;D ;D ;D
Damn, i need more training. ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
Damn, i need more training. ;D ;D
Du kannst mich anheuern, bin ja verdungener Soeldner....und spottbillig auch....
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Du kannst mich anheuern, bin ja verdungener Soeldner....und spottbillig auch....
lol, das fehlt mir noch! Noch zusätzlichen Englischunterricht, dann würde ich zu nichts mehr kommen...
Aber eigentlich schade...
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lol, das fehlt mir noch! Noch zusätzlichen Englischunterricht, dann würde ich zu nichts mehr kommen...
Aber eigentlich schade...
Aber dann waerst Du ein richtiger Hansdampf in allen Gassen! Und ein jeder Mensch soll danach trachten! ;D
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Aber dann waerst Du ein richtiger Hansdampf in allen Gassen! Und ein jeder Mensch soll danach trachten! ;D
Stimmt wohl!
Allerdings beschränkt sich die Notwendigkeit, Englisch zu beherrschen zur Zeit auf dieses Forum... ;D ;D ;D
Und dafür reicht es allemal, lol. ;D ;D
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caffeine good ;D
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Stimmt wohl!
Allerdings beschränkt sich die Notwendigkeit, Englisch zu beherrschen zur Zeit auf dieses Forum... ;D ;D ;D
Und dafür reicht es allemal, lol. ;D ;D
Speaking english around here is necessary due to number of different nationalities of peoplethat participate in this forum... but you are not "obliged" to know english... so alle leute verstanden kann... ;)
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Speaking english around here is necessary due to number of different nationalities of peoplethat participate in this forum... but you are not "obliged" to know english... so alle leute verstanden kann... ;)
You obviously don't understand german very good.
I stated that in only need my english here on getbig, so it would not make sense to me to pay for lessons. My english is good enough for this forum.
Hope this helps. ;D
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You obviously don't understand german very good.
I stated that in only need my english here on getbig, so it would not make sense to me to pay for lessons. My english is good enough for this forum.
Hope this helps. ;D
;D ;D
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I recently switched from coffee to drinking Japanese green tea and i have to admit i feel better throughout the day. I've always been a tea drinker but Jap Green tea seems to taste the best.
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http://www.ineeka.com/2_purequality.html
this tea is the shit. Grown in the Himalayas. They said it the best place to grow tea? ??? Anyway, my local H.E.B. stop selling it. >:( >:( >:(