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see peopel posting to take that along with other things
anti-cancer, antioxidant, etc.
Green tea is the unfermented form of Black tea. It comes from the plant camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub of the theaceae family. The water extract from the dry leaves of this plant is commonly known as tea and contains many compounds including a mixture of polyphenolic catechins (this is what makes tea bitter). Many of these polyphenols possess better antioxidant activity than the well known antioxidants such as vitamin C and E. Of course you guys know that antioxidants are agents which counteract the damaging oxidant radicals, known to play a role in many disease processes, produced in the body.
Recent data suggest that epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCg), the major polyphonic antioxi-dant present in green tea may possess both preventive and therapeutic potential against human cancer.
They have also found that EGCG inhibits mRNA expression for MMP-2 and MMP-9, but not for MMP-14, at a nanomolar level, which can explain at least partly the mechanism by which green tea inhibits metastasis in the animal system.
Green tea extract also has potent anti-bacterial/viral/microbial properties. In 1988 researchers discovered that green tea immobilized cholera vibrios within several seconds and agglutinated them. They found that bacteria that caused food poisoning such as v. parahemolyticus, salmonella, e.coli and various staph bacteria that were resistant to antibiotics were affected by distrupting the cell membrane. Viruses such as influenza and rotavirus were especially affected. It was shown to inhibit the infectivity of the virii by acting like antibodies (the catechin) instantly attaching to the virus, thus rendering it harmless.
It has also been shown that many anticancer drugs induce apoptosis of cancer cells. EGCG and its derivatives can induce apoptosis in several types of cancer cells including human histiolytic lymphoma U937 cells, human stomach cancer KATO-III and MKN-45 cells, and human colon cancer WiDr cells. Non-dialysable fractions from green tea, black tea, and oolong tea also exhibited the apoptosis-inducing activity. These results suggest that drinking tea is effective for prevention of stomach and colon cancers.
Also, the apoptosis-inducing activity of catechin compounds is dependent on their polyphenolic structure. Thus, it may be useful for developing anti-cancer agents on the basis of apoptosis-induction.
I wouldn't see any harm being done by taking green tea supplements. It would increase your immune system, especially now that its winter. You can't afford getting sick while on a cycle! I would also imagine that it would protect your organs -liver, kidneys, and prostate from damage and potenial cancer.
-Bomberman
Green tea is the unfermented form of Black tea. It comes from the plant camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub of the theaceae family. The water extract from the dry leaves of this plant is commonly known as tea and contains many compounds including a mixture of polyphenolic catechins (this is what makes tea bitter). Many of these polyphenols possess better antioxidant activity than the well known antioxidants such as vitamin C and E. Of course you guys know that antioxidants are agents which counteract the damaging oxidant radicals, known to play a role in many disease processes, produced in the body.
Recent data suggest that epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCg), the major polyphonic antioxi-dant present in green tea may possess both preventive and therapeutic potential against human cancer.
They have also found that EGCG inhibits mRNA expression for MMP-2 and MMP-9, but not for MMP-14, at a nanomolar level, which can explain at least partly the mechanism by which green tea inhibits metastasis in the animal system.
Green tea extract also has potent anti-bacterial/viral/microbial properties. In 1988 researchers discovered that green tea immobilized cholera vibrios within several seconds and agglutinated them. They found that bacteria that caused food poisoning such as v. parahemolyticus, salmonella, e.coli and various staph bacteria that were resistant to antibiotics were affected by distrupting the cell membrane. Viruses such as influenza and rotavirus were especially affected. It was shown to inhibit the infectivity of the virii by acting like antibodies (the catechin) instantly attaching to the virus, thus rendering it harmless.
It has also been shown that many anticancer drugs induce apoptosis of cancer cells. EGCG and its derivatives can induce apoptosis in several types of cancer cells including human histiolytic lymphoma U937 cells, human stomach cancer KATO-III and MKN-45 cells, and human colon cancer WiDr cells. Non-dialysable fractions from green tea, black tea, and oolong tea also exhibited the apoptosis-inducing activity. These results suggest that drinking tea is effective for prevention of stomach and colon cancers.
Also, the apoptosis-inducing activity of catechin compounds is dependent on their polyphenolic structure. Thus, it may be useful for developing anti-cancer agents on the basis of apoptosis-induction.
I wouldn't see any harm being done by taking green tea supplements. It would increase your immune system, especially now that its winter. You can't afford getting sick while on a cycle! I would also imagine that it would protect your organs -liver, kidneys, and prostate from damage and potenial cancer.
-Bomberman
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yeah i drink green tea once a week, it is relaxing....
no caffeine surge. the caffeine found in green tea is about 20% of what is in a cup of coffee. soo, i guess u can drink 10 cups of it to get the equivalent of 2 cups of coffee...hehe
u can drink it cold or hot. i usually boil a whole pot and put it in a pitcher in the refrigerator (i buy bulk). I try to drink the tea instead of water when im at home. Really doesn't taste like much when you get used to it. (tastes like grassy water)..
best to drink the tea "unadulterated"... no sugar, flavoring, etc. just enjoy the tea by itself!
zaijian!
-bomberman
edit: also takes care of bad breath!
u can drink it cold or hot. i usually boil a whole pot and put it in a pitcher in the refrigerator (i buy bulk). I try to drink the tea instead of water when im at home. Really doesn't taste like much when you get used to it. (tastes like grassy water)..
best to drink the tea "unadulterated"... no sugar, flavoring, etc. just enjoy the tea by itself!
zaijian!
-bomberman
edit: also takes care of bad breath!
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BLACK TEA = BAD
oh yea, forgot to mention~
the tannins in black tea inhibit protein synthesis.
soo.. black tea = BIG noNO.
ALSO check this out. . http://www.prostate-cancer.org/education/nutrprod/greentea.html
" ECG and EGCG inhibits 5-alpha reductase (5AR)
Inhibitors of 5AR may be effective in the treatment of 5 alpha dihydrotestosterone-dependent abnormalities, such as benign prostate hyperplasia, prostate cancer, and certain skin diseases. The green tea catechins are potent inhibitors of type 1 but not type 2 5AR; they also inhibit accessory sex gland growth in the rat. These results suggest the certain tea gallates can regulate androgen action in target organs. (Liao S, Hipakka, RA. Selective inhibition of steroid 5a -reductase [5AR] by tea epicatechin-3-gallate and epigallocatechin-3-gallate. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications; 214(3), 833-838,1995)."
hrm... think about it.. green tea extract combined with saw palmetto for combatting hair loss and protecting your prostate! Finasteride only inhibits the Type 2 5AR and achieves roughly a two-thirds reduction in DHT.. green tea can take care of the rest.. maybe.
hehe, my stepdad is a chinese herbalist/acupuncturist so, i have much knowledge on these subjects. <GRiN>
-bomberman
oh yea, forgot to mention~
the tannins in black tea inhibit protein synthesis.
soo.. black tea = BIG noNO.
ALSO check this out. . http://www.prostate-cancer.org/education/nutrprod/greentea.html
" ECG and EGCG inhibits 5-alpha reductase (5AR)
Inhibitors of 5AR may be effective in the treatment of 5 alpha dihydrotestosterone-dependent abnormalities, such as benign prostate hyperplasia, prostate cancer, and certain skin diseases. The green tea catechins are potent inhibitors of type 1 but not type 2 5AR; they also inhibit accessory sex gland growth in the rat. These results suggest the certain tea gallates can regulate androgen action in target organs. (Liao S, Hipakka, RA. Selective inhibition of steroid 5a -reductase [5AR] by tea epicatechin-3-gallate and epigallocatechin-3-gallate. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications; 214(3), 833-838,1995)."
hrm... think about it.. green tea extract combined with saw palmetto for combatting hair loss and protecting your prostate! Finasteride only inhibits the Type 2 5AR and achieves roughly a two-thirds reduction in DHT.. green tea can take care of the rest.. maybe.
hehe, my stepdad is a chinese herbalist/acupuncturist so, i have much knowledge on these subjects. <GRiN>
-bomberman
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BOT,
Black tea comes from the same plant as green tea. It's just that
it is fermented/oxidized.
Black tea, the kind most commonly consumed in the United States and Great Britain, lacks the
potent anticarcinogenic properties of green tea because polyphenols are
oxidized, or neutralized, in black tea during the fermentation process.
The kick that you get from teas is different from coffee in that it isn't as pronounced however, it lasts longer and you don't crash afterwards.
It would be better to switch to green tea instead of completely cut down on tea. Black tea has a higher concentration of tannins, therefore the tannins bind to protein making it harder to absorb.
eh???
You WANT the reduction/inhibition of 5AR , so don't cut back.. switch to Green tea. of course reduction of 5A DHT will decrease chances of hairloss and prostate cancer.
zaijian~
Black tea comes from the same plant as green tea. It's just that
it is fermented/oxidized.
Black tea, the kind most commonly consumed in the United States and Great Britain, lacks the
potent anticarcinogenic properties of green tea because polyphenols are
oxidized, or neutralized, in black tea during the fermentation process.
The kick that you get from teas is different from coffee in that it isn't as pronounced however, it lasts longer and you don't crash afterwards.
It would be better to switch to green tea instead of completely cut down on tea. Black tea has a higher concentration of tannins, therefore the tannins bind to protein making it harder to absorb.
eh???
You WANT the reduction/inhibition of 5AR , so don't cut back.. switch to Green tea. of course reduction of 5A DHT will decrease chances of hairloss and prostate cancer.
zaijian~
Re: anti-cancer, antioxidant, etc.
What he said. A cup of green tea together with a gram of IP6 (inositol hex-phosphate) is quite possibly the most potent anti-cancer stack available! Remember, 1 in 2 of us men will get cancer!!!!!!!!!!! 1 in 2 of you reading this will get cancer.
bomberman said:
What he said. A cup of green tea together with a gram of IP6 (inositol hex-phosphate) is quite possibly the most potent anti-cancer stack available! Remember, 1 in 2 of us men will get cancer!!!!!!!!!!! 1 in 2 of you reading this will get cancer.
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you guys are talkign about the tea bag but i heard taking the pill version of green tea is more potent and more effective than the tea bag since the tea bag contaisn less of it i think one pill has 400-500mg of gen tea
