HEALTHY LIVING TIPS

When age catches up and your skin starts sagging, no beauty therapy can come to your aid. You lose your self esteem and draw flak from your boss. Beauty has its share of goodness, even a grave mistake is easily forgiven when you are in the prime of your age. You cut a sorry figure wherever you go. However, oriental wisdom has discovered a magic potion that can curb aging.

Green tea, the wonder drug of this age is endowed with properties that can curb the ageing process. In china they have long identified the beneficial aspects of this drink. Now in the west it is fast catching up. Extracted from the Camellia Sinensis plant, an evergreen shrub, green tea undergoes minimal oxidation. Green tea made from unfermented leaves have highly concentrated anti-oxidants called polyphenols. Anti-oxidants in green tea fight free radicals in the body. Free radicals occur naturally in the body.

Environmental toxins like ultraviolet rays from the sun, smoking and radiation also release free radicals. These free radicals promote aging and cause cancer and heart diseases. The anti-oxidants in green tea can neutralize these free radicals and even reduce the damage they have done.

The super antioxidant power in green tea stimulates the immune system and slows down the aging process. When you are exhausted, the immune system is overworked and you are vulnerable to attack from viral and bacterial infection. So it is very important to protect the immune system from exhaustion to prevent diseases like cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.

Polyphenols in green tea can kill cancerous cells and curb their progression. In Japan people who suffer from cancer are less as they consume green tea every day. Be it a bladder cancer, stomach, breast or ovarian the polyphenols in green tea can prevent it from spreading. As green tea helps to regulate glucose in the body it can also be given to people who suffer from type 1 diabetes. Alcohol drinkers can heave a sigh of relief for green tea can protect your liver from total damage. Now booze around with your regular green tea.

The ever expanding waistline giving you sleepless nights? Just take Green tea pills and forget about it. No, it is not a joke. Green tea extracted from a shrub has the antioxidant polyphenol with thermogenic properties. It can burn those extra calories. No needs to go for sit-ups, no need for dieting; the magic of green tea pills burns away the fat without causing any side effects. Green tea can stimulate the bodies metabolism.

Now green tea comes in the form of gums and pills. If you have difficulty in sipping or don’t like the flavor, then it is easy to swallow the pill. As green tea is processed by drying without fermenting the beneficial chemicals are never lost. But anything in overdose can do you harm. Caffeine content in green tea can be a cause for concern. Vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, headaches, and loss of appetite may result from overdose of caffeine. Decaffeination can to a great extent avert the side effects of drinking green tea.

By: Robert Kokoska

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GREEN TEA RESEARCH

Health circles around the world have been buzzing with news about Açaí berry. So what is it, and why is everybody so excited about it?

Açaí berries are small round fruits that come from Açaí palms native to Latin America. They have been relatively unknown outside of countries like Brazil until recently.

The exciting thing about Açaí berry is that it has been widely hailed as the number one ’superfood’ - and it’s not an empty claim. Açaí berries contain remarkable concentrations of antioxidants that mixed with high fiber content, omega fatty acids, and other nutrients make it indeed the number one ’superfood’ of the world.

Açaí berries are amazing because they have a very high amount of antioxidants. Ten times that of grapes and twice that of blueberries, the traditional sources of antioxidants. In fact, using the USDA method of determining antioxidant capacity – the Oxygen Radical Absrobance Capacity (ORAC) – Açaí berries are shown to have a higher score than any other edible berry in the world!

Antioxidants, as you may already know, work by reducing free radicals – the nasty molecules that can damage your cells by inducing chain reactions. It therefore strengthens the immune system, and reduces cellular damage (including the effects of aging), and fight cancer. It also contains a certain type of phytosterol that is being used today in modern medicine to treat benign prostate dyperplasia.

The very high amounts of essential fatty acids in Açaí berries and omegas also help lower LDL (bad cholesterol) and maintain HDL (good cholesterol), reducing the risk of heart diseases. They are also extremely rich in vegetable proteins which unlike animal protein does not generate cholesterol. The fatty acid ratio of Açaí berries, in fact, resemble that of Olive oil, which has long been associated with the low incidence of heart diseases in the Mediterranean regions.

And lastly, Acai berry is an excellent source of fiber and other vitamins and minerals, leading to healthier digestion and higher energy levels. All of that makes the Acai berry ideal for health-conscious people. And the good news is – Açaí berries, unlike other health products, have a distinct tropical flavor that you can enjoy without feeling guilty.



By: Xylene Belita

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ACAI BURN PRODUCTS