Green Tea and Cancer-Is there a Benefit in Drinking it to Combat the Disease?
None of us can argue about the fact that such a terrible disease is desperate for a cure and with medical advances that day may not be too far away, we hope. But, for now what should we be doing?
It's not uncommon these days to know someone within your family or circle of friends to have suffered from cancer, I know I have.
Whilst the experts argue amongst themselves about the causes of such a life-threatening disease, we receive daily health advice from many sources about what we can do to protect ourselves in some small way.
Lifestyle choices I believe have a part to play, some of it quite simple, straightforward and obvious, for example the often quoted advice of not smoking and eating sensibly and healthily. Within that category we should also include what we drink and if you're a tea drinker you may or may not be aware of some of the health benefits of drinking tea, especially green tea.
This article will take a quick look at some of these supposed benefits and their origins. For example, many scientific studies from all corners of the world have mentioned tea's antioxidant properties. Without going into long-winded explanations, these antioxidants help our bodies fight and repair the damage caused by otherwise normal bodily functions that happen on a molecular level within us all.
Well, I for one have been a tea drinker for a long time and like a nice, strong cup of tea with milk and happy to drink several cups a day. So I was a bit perplexed to hear that green tea is a better bet. One has to delve a little deeper to understand the different teas that are available and their individual qualities, and how the tea is grown, treated and prepare also plays a part. One particular antioxidant ingredient that's found in higher levels in green tea is catechins. There have been some findings that show this ingredient affecting the growth and development of cancer cells.
One other interesting fact I also uncovered is that there are good, quality nutritional supplements that contain green tea within their ingredients list, so there's no need to buy loose tea or tea bags in order to get the health benefits. The research and debate around green tea and cancer will roll-on for some time yet as it's such a complex subject. Let's hope we don't have to wait too long.
It's not uncommon these days to know someone within your family or circle of friends to have suffered from cancer, I know I have.
Whilst the experts argue amongst themselves about the causes of such a life-threatening disease, we receive daily health advice from many sources about what we can do to protect ourselves in some small way.
Lifestyle choices I believe have a part to play, some of it quite simple, straightforward and obvious, for example the often quoted advice of not smoking and eating sensibly and healthily. Within that category we should also include what we drink and if you're a tea drinker you may or may not be aware of some of the health benefits of drinking tea, especially green tea.
This article will take a quick look at some of these supposed benefits and their origins. For example, many scientific studies from all corners of the world have mentioned tea's antioxidant properties. Without going into long-winded explanations, these antioxidants help our bodies fight and repair the damage caused by otherwise normal bodily functions that happen on a molecular level within us all.
Well, I for one have been a tea drinker for a long time and like a nice, strong cup of tea with milk and happy to drink several cups a day. So I was a bit perplexed to hear that green tea is a better bet. One has to delve a little deeper to understand the different teas that are available and their individual qualities, and how the tea is grown, treated and prepare also plays a part. One particular antioxidant ingredient that's found in higher levels in green tea is catechins. There have been some findings that show this ingredient affecting the growth and development of cancer cells.
One other interesting fact I also uncovered is that there are good, quality nutritional supplements that contain green tea within their ingredients list, so there's no need to buy loose tea or tea bags in order to get the health benefits. The research and debate around green tea and cancer will roll-on for some time yet as it's such a complex subject. Let's hope we don't have to wait too long.
