| If you're worried about the amount of caffeine in | | | | one reason doctors recommend switching from |
| green tea but would like to get the health benefits | | | | coffee to tea. Some studies suggest that the tea |
| that are associated with drinking it, you could | | | | is a weight loss aid and that switching from |
| always take a supplement. You just need to read | | | | coffee could help you lose a pound or two. |
| the ingredients label and be sure that the | | | | If you need to lose weight or you are just |
| manufacturer has not added caffeine. | | | | concerned about your long-term health, you might |
| One of the popular fat burners contains an extra | | | | want to consider a complete nutritional |
| 500 mg of the stimulant. That's enough to cause | | | | supplement rather than a single-ingredient extract. |
| insomnia, anxiety and heart palpitations. If the | | | | We all need our vitamins and minerals. Studies in |
| supplement contains only the green tea extract, it | | | | Canada and the US have shown that our fruits |
| will primarily provide catechins, the antioxidants | | | | and vegetables are not as nutrient-rich as they |
| that are good for your heart and circulatory | | | | were 50 years ago. In order to get more |
| system. They may also help reduce your risk of | | | | nutrients, you would have to increase your caloric |
| certain kinds of cancer, including breast and | | | | intake, unless you take a daily supplement. Some |
| prostate cancer. Some studies indicate that they | | | | of the better ones contain the green tea extract |
| reduce your risk of stomach, throat and | | | | and a variety of other plant compounds that are |
| colorectal cancer as well. | | | | beneficial to your health. |
| The amount of naturally occurring caffeine in | | | | The caffeine in green tea extracts range from |
| green tea varies from plant to plant and even | | | | one to two mg per serving. Studies have shown |
| from leaf to leaf. A cup could contain as little as | | | | that moderate caffeine consumption reduces your |
| 10 or as much as 60 mg, depending on the | | | | risk of Alzheimer's disease. Other extracts that |
| variety and the steep time. If you enjoy the | | | | reduce that risk include turmeric and possibly |
| beverage but don't want the stimulant, you can | | | | resveratrol. The curcumin in turmeric inhibits the |
| try this: | | | | buildup of amyloid plaques in the brain. These |
| Use the amount of leaves you normally would to | | | | plaques are responsible for Alzheimer's and |
| make a cup. Steep those leaves for about a | | | | dementia. |
| minute. Remove the leaves from the cup and | | | | So if you eat right and take a multi-extract |
| place them in a fresh cup of boiling water. Most of | | | | supplement, you may live a longer, healthier life, |
| the caffeine will be extracted in that first minute. | | | | with a clear mind. That's something all of us would |
| What you will have in the second cup is not | | | | like to do. Now that you know a little bit about |
| "decaffeinated," but it will contain much less of the | | | | the caffeine in green tea, you might want to learn |
| stimulant. | | | | more about the health benefits of |
| The caffeine in green tea is less than what you | | | | supplementation. |
| would find in an equivalent cup of coffee, which is | | | | |