{"id":352,"date":"2015-04-04T17:15:20","date_gmt":"2015-04-04T17:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthchicchatter.com\/?p=352"},"modified":"2015-04-04T17:17:18","modified_gmt":"2015-04-04T17:17:18","slug":"why-i-love-green-tea-you-should-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/?p=352","title":{"rendered":"Why I Love Green Tea (& You Should Too!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I started drinking green tea 15 years ago shortly after my leukemia diagnosis. It was in my \u201ccombat phase\u201d and I started researching anything and everything that was in my control so I could positively impact the outcome. Green tea came up repeatedly as something I should add to my arsenal, so I started drinking it, and I have been drinking 2-5 cups a day ever since. If you haven\u2019t jumped on the green tea wagon, here are a few reasons why you should join me in this habit.<\/p>\n

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  1. It may prevent several types of cancers. Oral, prostate, breast\u2026the list goes on. This is why I added it to my arsenal to begin with.<\/li>\n
  2. It fights FAT. Green tea contains a powerful antioxidant called \u201cEGCG\u201d which inhibits metabolic syndrome. Here\u2019s another thought: if you sub 1-2 cups of green tea for one soda each day, in a year you\u2019d save > 50,000 calories. Lions and tigers and bears\u2026OH MY! That\u2019s 14 pounds\u2026<\/li>\n
  3. It prevents the build-up of cholesterol in the arteries and improves blood flow which means it reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease.<\/li>\n
  4. What\u2019s good for the heart is good for the brain. More recently, green tea has been shown to help block the formation of plaques linked to Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/li>\n
  5. What\u2019s good for the heart and brain is also good for the eyes. Turns out the catechins in green tea can penetrate the tissues of the eyes boosting eyesight.<\/li>\n
  6. It improves insulin use by the body and stabilizes energy. Drinking green tea helps prevent sugar crashes leading to f\"image\"<\/a>atigue and irritability.<\/li>\n
  7. It provides anti-allergy and immune system support by reducing the allergy antibody immunoglobulin.<\/li>\n
  8. Green tea is anti-aging. GIVE ME ANOTHER CUP! The ECGCs in it are 200X more powerful than Vitamin E in fighting free radicals causing skin damage and wrinkles.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Are you ready to join me?\u00a0 If so, consider adding a little freshly squeezed lemon as that enhances the absorption. If not, read more about additional benefits and come on over to the GREEN side of life!<\/p>\n

    What have you got to gain?<\/p>\n

    Choose fit, live strong, laugh often.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I started drinking green tea 15 years ago shortly after my leukemia diagnosis. It was in my \u201ccombat phase\u201d and I started researching anything and everything that was in my control so I could positively impact the outcome. Green tea came up repeatedly as something I should add to my arsenal, so I started drinking …<\/span> Read More →<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,55,15,65,14],"tags":[52,53,51,46],"class_list":["post-352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-healthy-eating","category-health-benefits","category-nutrition","category-diet","category-wellness-2","tag-cancer","tag-cancer-fighting","tag-health","tag-healthy-eating-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=352"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":358,"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352\/revisions\/358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}