"Green Tea, or not to green tea?"
Wow! Is it just me or... Wait! Let me start again, I think it's
great that Oprah is the communicator to the masses that she is,
without her or her influence, we would surely be less informed
and less enlightened than we currently are, I can admit this,
but there are certain things that exist that should not
necessarily require the direction of Oprah or her throng of
guests to bring to light there, well there mere existence...
Green Tea is one such discovery...now there I go; it is not a
discovery, although it seems like the entire US population has
just been introduced to the latest and the greatest discovery
since the last big thing, exercise for weight management? How
many centuries has this natural substance existed? And I know
that Dr. Perricone did not invent green tea either, but you'd
never know it by the response evidenced by his appearance on the
Oprah show. By the way I do like and enjoy both Oprah and Dr.
Perricone and agree with most of the good doctors 'discoveries'.
And the truth be known, I have known about green tea for decades
and have enjoyed its many benefits for as long, boy do I need
Oprah to discover me... I wonder if Bob Green would mind. Hmmm,
there's still Martha Stewart, hey Martha have you tried green
tea?
Well, anyway...
As it turns out, coffee just, well what do I know and who the
heck am I anyway, here's what the expert has to say... Dr.
Perricone explains, "Coffee has organic acids that raise your
blood sugar, which affects insulin levels and insulin puts a
lock on body fat. When you switch over to green tea, you will
get your much needed caffeine, in addition to lowering insulin
levels and, here is the doosey...body fat will diminish somewhat
rapidly. So, overall, 10 pounds in six weeks should be the
result. But if I may chime in, regimented exercise and proper
supportive nutrition, as well as adequate hydration should
precede any and all wonder discoveries for health, wellbeing,
vitality and lifestyle, then again...what do I know.
All jokes aside, I am elated to see that Oprah has jumped on the
bandwagon and is exposing the numerous health benefits
associated with green tea, like; its ability to enhance immune
system function, build stronger bones, and decrease the risk of
cancer...just to name a few. Conversely, the biggest buzz is
about green tea's ability to contribute to winning the battle of
the bulge, pretty cool eh?
Sure enough, studies on green tea continue to reach the same
conclusions. Not to mention, green tea also assists appetite
suppression, helps to burn more daily calories and works to
increase your body's energy production. Incidentally, by
increasing activity, decreasing your caloric intake and managing
your hydration, with the addition of green tea...weight loss
becomes a natural process.
The only drawback with these studies experts say is...that a
person would have to drink a couple of quarts of green tea daily
to obtain these benefits, which would be next to impossible.
Personally, I don't know of anyone who has the time to prepare
and drink 10-15 cups of green tea each day, nor based on my less
than 'official' expert opinion should you really have to, but I
am not an official expert, just a lifelong practitioner of
balance and moderation in exercise and eating right... How do
you become an expert anyway? Martha, Martha... Ms. Stewart!!!