Green Tea Prevents Radiation Damage

[Claws]

Green tea contains potent antioxidant catechins and polyphenols that help prevent inflammation, cancer, heart disease and other chronic diseases. Now research reports that a green tea polyphenol extract may one of the most powerful free radical scavengers. It found that the extract can help protect cells from DNA induced radiation damage. Antioxidants such as those found in green tea neutralize harmful free radicals (toxic byproducts of metabolic functions) and protect against oxidative damage.

Source: http://blog.progressivehealth.com/gr...on_damage.html

Fun fact: When America nuked Japan in WWII, those in the path of radiation who regularly drank green tea suffered greatly reduced health effects than those who did not regularly drink green tea. This prompted many to wonder "what is the deal with green tea", then studies moved forward on the radiation prevention benefits of drinking green tea.

Do you drink green tea?

[Icy]

...I do now.

[cpvr]

I've been drinking green tea for a few years now.
I'm a fan of the "Lipton brand" - I drink their green tea.
I found that drinking green tea can also give you more energy - and boast your metabolism, especially if you're working hard and trying to get up. I'd say its better than drinking some soda. xD

It's just not so tasty though unless you buy the other flavors.

[Agape]

I drink organic green tea, but I need to force myself to do it every day from now on, since I tend to forget about it a few days out of the week. I also like pau d'arco tea (tree bark in a bag, delicious.), and white tea when I can find it, since its the least processed of the true teas, but its also more expensive. I hear green tea is also good for weight loss, I see fitness-minded people using green tea products a lot.

[Tantra]

Types of seaweed does too, like sushi, kelp...

Kelp is part of my thyroid regimen every morning and I drink green tea to help my thryroid and metabolism.

[Claws]

Types of seaweed does too, like sushi, kelp...

Kelp is part of my thyroid regimen every morning and I drink green tea to help my thryroid and metabolism.

That's a totally different scenario, but true. Kelp, seaweed, etc, does protect your thyroid with potassium iodide by filling up your thyroid and leaving no room for radioactive iodine to fill up in the thyroid where it concentrates and gives you cancer.

Green tea is a different kind of protection, it's an overall protection of the cells throughout your body.

cpvr- That Lipton stuff, I tried drinking that and it hurts my insides worse than soda does. Not sure why that is. Just like sodas though, if you look at the ingredients you'll see the main ingredient behind water is high fructose corn syrup. You'll also find that is has the food coloring of Yellow 5 (banned in many countries, but not the US) and Blue 1, which are known to contribute to cancers (just as the consumption of any unnatural substance does). This is assuming the green tea is the bottled stuff.

Agape- That's awesome. Organic is the best way to go. I got a few different organic teas in my cupboard right now, drink them daily now.

[cpvr]

That's a totally different scenario, but true. Kelp, seaweed, etc, does protect your thyroid with potassium iodide by filling up your thyroid and leaving no room for radioactive iodine to fill up in the thyroid where it concentrates and gives you cancer.

Green tea is a different kind of protection, it's an overall protection of the cells throughout your body.

cpvr- That Lipton stuff, I tried drinking that and it hurts my insides worse than soda does. Not sure why that is. Just like sodas though, if you look at the ingredients you'll see the main ingredient behind water is high fructose corn syrup. You'll also find that is has the food coloring of Yellow 5 (banned in many countries, but not the US) and Blue 1, which are known to contribute to cancers (just as the consumption of any unnatural substance does). This is assuming the green tea is the bottled stuff.

Agape- That's awesome. Organic is the best way to go. I got a few different organic teas in my cupboard right now, drink them daily now.

I'm not sure why the Lipton stuff hurts your stomach so bad.

I only drink it because of this and because its healthy. I only drink the diet kind.

ECGC
ECGC, or epigallocatechin gallate, is a flavonoid naturally present in Lipton Diet Green Tea and is viewed as the most significant active component of green teas, according to Dr. Ronald Hoffman. Additionally, the University of Chicago's Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research has found that EGCG caused non-human participants to lose up to 21 percent of their total body weight while also consuming significantly less food daily, serving the dual role of metabolic enhancement and appetite suppression.
Simulants
Lipton Diet Green Tea contains naturally occurring caffeine, which is a stimulant. Stimulants in coffee and black teas have been shown to raise your metabolism 5 to 8 percent, equaling about 98 to 174 additional calories burned per day. Green teas have the capacity to raise your metabolism up to 12 percent per day, almost doubling that of coffee or traditional black tea.
Catechins
Catechins are natural phenol antioxidants inherently found in plants and plant derivatives, like green tea leaves. According to "Prevention Health Magazine," the catechins in green teas, including Lipton Diet Green Tea, have, in fact, been shown to ramp up metabolism. "Prevention" indicates that the catechins consumed by drinking two to four cups of green tea on regular basis may lead to burning an extra 50 calories each day.


Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/49...#ixzz1wAPfo4Ba

[Shole]

Nope and i think i wont start because of that xD I mean its radiation no tea in the world will help you out XD

[vanillaeclair]

... Okay, while I have been drinking green tea as well as different other kinds of tea, I don't think green tea does that. Sorry, I just don't believe every single thing the internet tells me o_O I know that tea has a good handful of health benefits, but radiation prevention? That's a bit too much XD

[Gabby]

I'm not sure why the Lipton stuff hurts your stomach so bad.

I only drink it because of this and because its healthy. I only drink the diet kind.

As a matter of fact, Lipton uses a lot of artificial leaves and preservatives in their tea. To be short, it's just a lot of bad crap.
It doesn't surprise me that Lipton is bad for @Claws