My post about coffee called logical question - what about tea, especially green?
Green tea is famous ⁃ many valuable substances called polyphenols, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).This is one of the most powerful antioxidants. About the importance of antioxidants I have already written.
⁃ This polyphenol reduces the activity of the enzyme aromatase. Aromatase converts the male hormone testosterone into the female estradiol. The term "male hormone" as "female", rather relative. They have all shared, the only difference is in quantity. Estradiol is needed and men in certain doses. With age, or under the influence of bad habits or health deviation (or all at once), aromatase It begins to convert excess testosterone, the balance of hormones in the male body leaning toward estrogen. As a result of sharply increased risk of cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
Green tea, again, reduces the scale of the disaster, pacifying aromatase.
The question arises - It does not hurt in this case, drinking green tea for women?
The answer is - no. Green tea will never lead to a marked reduction of estrogen in the female body, and bring much greater benefits.⁃ This same polyphenol EGCG works as onkoprotektor, Reducing the stimulation of the growth of new blood vessels and formations. This property also has a negative side - for example, it is not conducive to recovery after injury and increased growth of muscles after exercise.
⁃ I remind you that any tea, although black, though green, it is not necessary to drink for a meal. As well as coffee, these drinks are strong absorbents, and pulled out a lot of food nutrients. The gap between the food and tea - at least an hour.
And finally, people often think that green tea is one plant, and black, completely different. But it leaves with the same bush - Camellia Sinensis, but passed different types of fermentation and thermal processes.
Green least be recyclable, so it has more benefits.
