Why You Might Want to Drink Green Tea
The leaves of Green Tea are a good source of bioflavanoids, especially catechins which is
a good antioxidant and free radical scavenger. It has some caffeine and can combat
mental fatique. It may lower the risk of certain cancers like esophageal, stomach, colon
and skin cancer. It can also slow the formation of arteriosclerosis and reduces the clotting
tendencies of the blood. It aids in weight loss due to its fat burning properties.
Green tea, unlike black and oolong tea is not fermented, so the active ingredients remain
stable in the herb. It helps regulate blood sugar and insulin levels. A study with
overweight and obese people found that drinking a beverage containing 625 mg. of green
tea catechins helped increase exercise-induced weight loss especially in the abdominal
area. It also helped reduce fasting serum triglycerides levels. Green tea helps increase
your energy expenditure and fat oxidation. It seems good to say, "Go Green."
Black teas tend to not have these properties because many of the important compounds
are destroyed in the processing of the tea. It should be noted that pregnant and nursing
mothers should not drink a large quantity of green tea. If you suffer from anxiety or
irregular heartbeat then limit your intake to no more than two cups a day.
Chromium Picolinate - A Good Addition to Your Supplement Program
Chromium is an essential trace mineral that helps the body to make glucose available and
help maintain normal blood sugar levels. It also facilitates the metabolism of amino acids
and fats. Research has shown that people over 55 who exercise regularly tend to be
at a risk for deficeincy and so may benefit from taking a chromium supplement.
Chromium can help control diabetes. Chromium is the mineral that helps to increase
the efficiency. If the individual insulin molecule maintains its proper shape it can
easily transport glucose into the cell where it is needed. However, without chromium
the molecule can become misshapen and cannot function as a proper transport system for
the glucose. If this happens, glucose builds up in the bloodstream. It can lead to a
chain reaction that can become diabetes. It is the picolinate that facilitates
the connection so it is important to take it in this form. If the action of
insulin is optimal then it helps the body to use fat as a fuel so chromium picolinate
can help with obesity. It can also help people with diabetes to decrease their insulin use,
especially in Type II diabetes.
A Bounty of Benefits From A Simple Amino Acid
Finally, a natural way to increase energy, slow aging, aid weight loss weight, increase mental alertness, improve your heart health and more.
L-carnitine is a naturally occurring nutrient in the form of an amino acid. With 500 milligrams each day (approximately) you could make a real improvement in your overall health. Sound simple? It is. Read on to find out more.
From: Dr. Sears’ Health Alert
If you could burn fat, improve your heart, and boost your energy by taking one pill would you do it? I’m not talking about a new diet drug – or any other medication for that matter. Today I’ll tell you about the amino acid L-carnitine.
7 Reasons to take L-carnitine
L-carnitine plays an essential role in maintaining a healthy body. Here are a few examples of what this natural nutrient does.
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Slows Aging. Carnitine shuttles fatty acids into the energy centers of the cells, where the fat can be burned to produce energy. When the body has sufficient carnitine reserves, the cells can burn more fat and generate more energy. Every cell in your body works better when it has optimal energy available to it. |
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Helps you lose weight. Carnitine is important in weight loss because it helps convert body fat into fuel. It also raises levels of certain enzymes needed to metabolize sugars, starches and other carbohydrates. |
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Increases mental alertness. L-carnitine converts to acetyl- L-carnitine. ALC enhances brain activity. It also prevents brain-cell death and protects nerve cells from degeneration due to aging or disease. |
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Protects your heart. L-carnitine reduces arterial plaque, lowers LDL cholesterol, and increases HDL levels. These benefits appear in healthy people as well as in patients with heart disease. |
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Boost potency in men. Sperm count, motility, and maturation are related to carnitine concentrations. Supplementation with carnitine improves sperm quality and/or quantity. |
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Enhances exercise. Carnitine improves sports performance and endurance, and reduces the damage caused to the body that can occur during exercise. |
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Improves diabetes. Test data suggest that supplementing with L-carnitine can improve insulin sensitivity in individuals with type 2 diabetes. |
Where to get it?
Unless you eat a diet high in red meat and dairy, it can be difficult to obtain optimal amounts of carnitine from dietary sources alone. Perhaps the best solution is to take it as a supplement. You can get all you need in one capsule, once a day.
I take 500 milligrams of the L-carnitine form. It is important that you choose naturally occurring L-carnitine and not synthetic D, L-carnitine. The D-form interferes with the natural action of the L-carnitine.
To Your Good Health,
Al Sears M.D.
L-Carnitine
Nagoyua, Japan
L-carnitine supplementation helps reduce age-related, oxidative DNA damage in the brain, according to a study published in the January 2005 issue of Experimental Neurology (191, 1:33-40) (www.sciencedirect.com).
Researchers from Nagoyua University Graduate School of Medicine measured the activities of antioxidant enzymes, the levels of nucleic acids and the extent of DNA damage in the cortex, hippocampus, striatum, hypothalamus and cerebellum of your (four months) and old (24 months) rats given L-carnitine for either seven, 14 or 21 days. Brain regions with lower antioxidant activity are highly susceptible to oxidative DNA damage, which is a key factor in the aging proce3sss, according to the scientists. The study results showed L-carnitine showed L-carnitine enhanced nucleic acid, antioxidant level activity in the older rats supplementing for 21 days. No significant change in activity was found in either the shorter supplementation periods or at all in the younger rats. The research concluded L-carnitine supplementation prevents age-related DNA damage, confirming the supplement's neuroprotective action against aging.
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