With the modern focus on natural health and nutrition, health-conscious folks are seeking out new herbs and their antioxidant-based derivatives to get a natural boost in immunity. Antioxidants such as epigallocatechin-gallate (yes, it’s quite a mouthful), called EGCG for short, provide close to two hundred times the potency as other powerful antioxidant such as vitamin C and E. Research confirms that these free radical-fighting antioxidants help fight off many health problems from cancer, high cholesterol to premature aging.
Keeping this in your mind, many choose green tea extract as their ‘piece de resistance’ for the battle for great health. Green tea extract, a concentrated supplement version of green tea – contains very high doses of EGCG that neutralize free radicals in the body. Free radicals are harmful molecules that attack our cells, leading to a range of potentially terminal progressive diseases along with digestive and respiratory infections. People can use green tea extract to help protect themselves against or lessen their chance of the subsequent diseases and health conditions, making green tea a true all-round health tonic:
- Numerous cancers
- Cardiovascular disease
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Dental plaque
- Coronary disease
- Diabetes type 2
- High blood cholesterol
- Liver disease
- Rheumatism
- Obesity
Green tea and it’s extract does not seem to limit itself to the prevention of fatal diseases. Researchers have discovered that green tea extract health benefits expand to weight loss,too. This is an additional motivation for anyone embroiled in the familiar battle with the bulge. Green tea extract is often a very common substance found in many metabolism-boosting products, because it is an effective fat-burning plant that works without raising the heart rate, as caffeine does. It is again the EGCG that scientists have shown is the key ingredient that promotes green tea weight loss. Even better news is that green tea seems to target belly fat in particular, especially when combined with moderate exercise. For the best weight loss results, studies show that we need to consume about 700 mg of EGCG per day.