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accept the bitter to get better

Green Tea Leaves

Dietary supplement is a product that contains vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, enzymes, and/or other ingredients intended to supplement the diet. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has special labeling requirements for dietary supplements and treats them as foods, not drugs.

Manufacturers and distributors of dietary supplements and dietary ingredients are prohibited from marketing products that are adulterated or misbranded. That means that these firms are responsible for evaluating the safety and labeling of their products before marketing to ensure that they meet all the requirements of DSHEA and FDA regulations.

Wars of ancient history were about possessions, territory, power, control, family, betrayal, lover's quarrel, politics and sometimes religion.

But we are in the Modern era and supposedly more educated and enlightened .

Think about this. Don't just brush off these questions.

Why is RELIGION still involved in WARS? Isn't religion supposed to be about PEACE?
Ask yourself; What religion always campaign to have its religious laws be accepted as government laws, always involved in wars and consistently causing WARS, yet insists that it's a religion of peace?

WHY??

There are only two kinds of people who teach tolerance:

The Bullies. They want you to tolerate them so they can continue to maliciously deprive you. Do not believe these bullies teaching tolerance, saying that it’s the path to prevent hatred and prejudice.
The victims who are waiting for the right moment to retaliate. They can’t win yet, so they tolerate.

Green Tea Plantation

Green Tea

The medicinal herb Green Tea as an alternative herbal remedy - All types of tea (green, black, and oolong) are produced from the Camellia sinensis plant using different methods. Fresh leaves from the Camellia sinensis plant are steamed to produce green tea.Common Names--green tea, Chinese tea, Japanese tea Latin Names--Camellia sinensis

What Green Tea Is Used For

Green tea and green tea extracts, such as its component EGCG, have been used as an herbal remedy and to prevent and treat a variety of cancers, including breast, stomach, and skin cancers.
Green tea and green tea extracts have also been used for improving mental alertness, aiding in weight loss, lowering cholesterol levels, and protecting skin from sun damage.

How Green Tea Is Used

Green tea is usually brewed and drunk as a beverage. Green tea extracts can be taken in capsules and are sometimes used in skin products.

What the Science Says about Green Tea

Laboratory studies suggest that green tea may help protect against or slow the growth of certain cancers, but studies in people have shown mixed results.
Some evidence suggests that the use of green tea preparations improves mental alertness, most likely because of its caffeine content. There are not enough reliable data to determine whether green tea can aid in weight loss, lower blood cholesterol levels, or protect the skin from sun damage.
NCCAM is supporting studies to learn more about the components in green tea and their effects on conditions such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.

Side Effects and Cautions of Green Tea

Green tea is safe for most adults when used in moderate amounts.
Green tea and green tea extracts contain caffeine. Caffeine can cause insomnia, anxiety, irritability, upset stomach, nausea, diarrhea, or frequent urination in some people. Caffeine can also raise blood pressure, and in very high doses, it can cause seizures, delirium, or irregular heart rhythms.
Green tea contains small amounts of vitamin K, which can make anticoagulant drugs, such as warfarin, less effective.
Tell your health care providers about any herb or dietary supplement you are using, including green tea. This helps to ensure safe and coordinated care.

Brewing and serving Green Tea

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Steeping is the process of making a cup of tea; it is also referred to as brewing. In general, two grams of tea per 100ml of water, or about one teaspoon of green tea per five ounce cup, should be used. With very high-quality teas like gyokuro, more than this amount of leaf is used, and the leaf is steeped multiple times for short durations. Green tea steeping time and temperature varies with different tea. The hottest steeping temperatures are 81°C to 87°C (180°F to 190°F) water and the longest steeping times two to three minutes. The coolest brewing temperatures are 61°C to 69°C (140°F to 160°F) and the shortest times about 30 seconds. In general, lower-quality green teas are steeped hotter and longer, while higher-quality teas are steeped cooler and shorter. Steeping green tea too hot or too long will result in a bitter, astringent brew, regardless of the initial quality. It is thought that excessively hot water results in tannin chemical release, which is especially problematic in green teas, as they have higher contents of these. High-quality green teas can be and usually are steeped multiple times; two or three steepings is typical. The steeping technique also plays a very important role in avoiding the tea developing an overcooked taste. The container in which the tea is steeped or teapot should also be warmed beforehand so that the tea does not immediately cool down. It is common practice for tea leaf to be left in the cup or pot and for hot water to be added as the tea is drunk until the flavor degrades.

News About Green Tea

Green and black tea — the wonder remedy for sun damaged skin!

Source:http://www.thehealthsite.com/beauty/green-and-black-tea-the-wonder-remedy-for-sun-damaged-skin-v0116/

By Anuradha Varanasi

Tired of dealing with premature skin ageing and sun tan caused by prolonged sun exposure? Green and black tea can help!

It is impossible to avoid the sun, especially during the afternoon when UVA and UVB rays are extremely harsh on the skin. It’s also a known fact that this prolonged sun exposure can cause pigmentation, premature ageing as it reduces the skin’s elasticity, and in rare cases, even skin cancer. While most of us invest in a good sunscreen to provide some form of protection, it is a good idea to combine the topical application of green tea as well as black tea with your regular sunscreens as their polyphenols have an additive photo-protective effect or mechanism to cope with skin molecular damage caused by the harsh sunlight.

While green tea has been shown to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, researchers have found that the main active ingredient in green tea, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), works well as an anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and most importantly, as a natural sunscreen. Topical green tea applied to human skin provides a photo-protective effect, reduces the number of sunburns cells, and protects the layers of skin cells from UV damage to an extent. Along with this, both of these teas may also reduce the DNA damage that forms after UV radiation. DNA damage caused by UV rays has directly been linked to skin cancers. Studies have also revealed that green tea can decrease melanoma cell formation with topical and oral administration in mice.

Green tea also has anti-ageing effects as it decreases skin inflammation and the amount of free radical scavengers or a compound that inhibits oxidation in the skin layers. One way of reaping these benefits of green and black tea, is to have two cups of each everyday. Also, before heading out and applying your regular sunscreen, you could brew both two tea bags each and mix them together in an empty spray bottle. Spray this on your face, neck, arms and other exposed areas. Once it has dried, apply your sunscreen as usual.

You will notice that any kind of skin inflammation or sun burn or tanning caused by prolonged sun exposure will start subsiding after a week or so.

Green Tea Photo Gallery

small cup of green tea
Green tea leaves steeping in a gaiwan
Rows of Green Tea in a Plantation
Green Tea Cup

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 ==News About Green Tea==
+'''Green and black tea — the wonder remedy for sun damaged skin!'''
+*Source:http://www.thehealthsite.com/beauty/green-and-black-tea-the-wonder-remedy-for-sun-damaged-skin-v0116/
+:By Anuradha Varanasi
+Tired of dealing with premature skin ageing and sun tan caused by prolonged sun exposure? Green and black tea can help!
+It is impossible to avoid the sun, especially during the afternoon when UVA and UVB rays are extremely harsh on the skin. It’s also a known fact that this prolonged sun exposure can cause pigmentation, premature ageing as it reduces the skin’s elasticity, and in rare cases, even skin cancer. While most of us invest in a good sunscreen to provide some form of protection, it is a good idea to combine the topical application of green tea as well as black tea with your regular sunscreens as their polyphenols have an additive photo-protective effect or mechanism to cope with skin molecular damage caused by the harsh sunlight.
+While green tea has been shown to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, researchers have found that the main active ingredient in green tea, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), works well as an anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and most importantly, as a natural sunscreen. Topical green tea applied to human skin provides a photo-protective effect, reduces the number of sunburns cells, and protects the layers of skin cells from UV damage to an extent. Along with this, both of these teas may also reduce the DNA damage that forms after UV radiation. DNA damage caused by UV rays has directly been linked to skin cancers. Studies have also revealed that green tea can decrease melanoma cell formation with topical and oral administration in mice.
+Green tea also has anti-ageing effects as it decreases skin inflammation and the amount of free radical scavengers or a compound that inhibits oxidation in the skin layers. One way of reaping these benefits of green and black tea, is to have two cups of each everyday. Also, before heading out and applying your regular sunscreen, you could brew both two tea bags each and mix them together in an empty spray bottle. Spray this on your face, neck, arms and other exposed areas. Once it has dried, apply your sunscreen as usual.
+You will notice that any kind of skin inflammation or sun burn or tanning caused by prolonged sun exposure will start subsiding after a week or so.
 ==Green Tea Photo Gallery==