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So this week, I read an article about Green Tea. I have just started in the past few months to try and drink more tea than coffee. Mommy needs loves her coffee, but tea has so many health benefits! It is full of antioxidants. What I didn’t know about green tea is that it can actually help you burn more fat. Green tea is one of the least processed teas you can get, and because of that, it preserves its high levels of natural antioxidants called polyphenols. One of the polyphenols in particular, called epigallocatechin gallate, aka EGCG (geez, really? Couldn’t we name it something simpler?), has been shown in studies to help people burn more energy and thus more body fat, especially when taken in capsule form. The reasoning is that the EGCG is more bio-available (more easily absorbed by the body). It is suggested that 500-1,000 milligrams of green tea extract in capsule form 3 times a day is extremely beneficial. Now you can’t just drink green tea, or take a caspsule, and expect for the weight to melt off without eating a proper diet and without exercise. You still gotta do the work, but its definitely an added benefit of drinking a warm, yummy cup of tea!
Source: Sams Club Magazine May/June 2012 issue (Yes, I got it out of the Sam’s club magazine lol but its good information)
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Having lived in Asia at one time…I love my Green tea! Happy Mother's Day!