Going Green
Losing Weight by Thinking Green And Going Green
In today’s world, more and more people are trying to
lose weight by thinking, and going green. Green tea is one
of the hottest products on the shelves today. Its medicinal
qualities have been known for years. But can green tea actually
help you to shed those unwanted fats?
Research conducted for the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
suggests that a green tea diet can help to speed up your metabolism
and oxidize fat without increasing your heart beat, which
means, your metabolic rate will be sped up without suffering
heart trouble. In short, green tea enables you to increase
your expenditure of energy without causing any harm to your
health.
If you hate the taste of green tea, you can obtain green tea
extract in a pill. The 500-milligram capsules should be consumed
two or three times each day in order for you to receive maximum
advantages.
Now, you might be wondering at this point how much green tea
is enough for your body. Some medical experts recommend as
many as ten cups a day while some others suggest that two
to three cups are sufficient. There are also some other medical
experts recommend splitting the difference, recommending four
to five cups of green tea daily.
Green tea will help to reduce your “bad” cholesterol
count, while enhancing your “good” cholesterol.
And so, for those who drink green tea can significantly increase
their consumption of high cholesterol food, yet maintain a
relatively low bad cholesterol count. Green tea also helps
to decrease your blood sugar, preventing you from diabetes
or at least reducing symptoms of diabetes.
There are many studies have been carry out to determine the
benefits of green tea. For example, researcher William Rumpler
conducted a study to find out the effects of green tea consumption
on men. The results showed that the energy outflow for tea-drinkers
was three percent higher after they ingested the tea. Nevertheless,
Rumpler and his colleagues believe additional research has
to be carry out to find out the full effect of green tea upon
the human body.
Besides promoting weight loss, there are other benefits of
green tea diet. It is believed to be effective in preventing
Alzheimer’s disease, combating flu and colds, and also
boosting your immune system. This is why there are many people
who drink the beverage strictly for its medicinal value.
One of the Oprah Winfrey talk show with Dr. Nicholas Perricone
said that if you replaced coffee with green tea, you could
lose as many as ten pounds in six weeks. Perricone said, “Coffee
has organic acids that raise your blood sugar, raise insulin.
Insulin puts a lock on body fat. When you switch over to green
tea, you get your caffeine, you’re all set, but you
will drop your insulin levels and body fat will fall very
rapidly. So 10 pounds in six weeks, I will guarantee it.”
However, you can see that the physician is not prescribing
green tea as itself, but rather calling it preferable to coffee.
But, it is clearly that green tea is a healthier beverage
than coffee. A study published by the American Journal of
Clinical Study states that green tea promotes fat oxidation,
and that this process appears to be the result of more than
just the caffeine that is a component of the tea. That also
means that there appear to be qualities inherent in green
tea that promote fat oxidation.
As a conclusion, we can see that green tea is more than just
a fad. It has emerged as a legitimate health aid, which can
help you lose weight in the long run. You should know that
there is no magic fix, adding green tea to your diet not only
good for weight loss value, but for its medicinal properties
as well.
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