Green Tea...So Good For You!

Green Tea, so many health benefits!

Green tea provides some positive nutrient support for your arthritis and its accompanying inflammation, your weight-loss effort, and your metabolism. It may help to reduce the breakdown of the cartilage in your knees and spinal discs, boost your immune system, lower your blood pressure, and protect against or slow the growth of certain cancers. Your chiropractor at Chiropractic Care brings this information about the benefits of green tea to you. 

Many of us enjoy black teas. Green tea is different from the run-of-the-mill black tea and oolong tea in that green tea is not as processed. It is created from unfermented leaves which allow it to keep the highest concentration of antioxidants called polyphenols. These antioxidants fight the free radicals, those compounds that alter and damage cells. They may even lead to health problems like cancer and heart disease and contribute to the aging process. Green tea is full of good antioxidant polyphenols, alkaloids (caffeine, theobromine, theophylline) and the amino acid, L-theanine, which calms the nervous system. Green tea is also available in decaffeinated form.

  

For adults, green tea is safe in moderation. Two to 3 cups of green tea a day gives about 240 to 320 mg polyphenols. Taking 100-750 mg a day of standardized green tea extract is also an option that works well. Check the brand of tea to confirm what you may get from their tea. Green tea is beneficial. Try it and see how you like it, just don’t go overboard.  Give ChiropracticCare in Chicago’s Loop or south suburban Homewood a call for an appointment.

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Chiropractic Care Millennium Park - 30 N. Michigan Avenue - Suite 605 

Chicago, IL 60602 - Phone: 312-269-5556 

Chiropractic Care, Ltd. - 2417 W. 183rd Street - Homewood, IL 60430 

Phone: 708-798-5556