Centuries old beverage contains super antioxidant more powerful than Vitamins C & E
“If we do not find time to take care of our health, we will reluctantly have to find time for our illness”
-Hippocrates
Lately there’s a lot of buzz in the news and online about green tea and its’ health benefits, particularly the role of polyphenols in green tea.
Polyphenols are chemical compounds found in fruits, vegetables and green tea and further divided into sub groups called catechins. There are 4 major catechins in green tea of which EGCG ((-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is the most potent and found in abundance in green tea.
This compound is dubbed the “super antioxidant” because it’s more powerful than the popular antioxidants Vitamin E & Vitamin C. This super antioxidant eliminates free radicals, the unstable molecules in the body that are the major cause of both aging and disease, which continually attack the body and leave the body vulnerable to disease.
Free radicals disrupt the biochemical processes within cells, and our body’s natural defenses become compromised leading to...