Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Want to lose weight safely? Drink Green Tea

By Fred Chan

Green tea seems to be the newest weapon to use with your weight control battles. Like other herbal teas you shouldn't nees milk or sweetners to help with the taste. It is just so simple to make, and if you replace your coffee with the green tea, you are replacing one bad with one really good beverage. Don't like green tea? Why not get the same benefits with green tea extract?

You can reduce body weight by stimulating the body's thermogenesis process drinking greet tea. This thermogenesis process helps to increase the expenditure of energy. It also helps to oxidize fat in the body. Many of the compounds found in the plants have this effect. You can get the same effects of diet pills such as ephidrine, but without all the dangerous side affects.

A lot of people who are overweight have or are at risk of developing hypertension and other cardiovascular problems, so the fact that green tea does not put pressure on the heart makes it a good choice. Ephidrine is not usually recommended if you are in this group but green tea is considered a safe option. It means that you can gradually increase your exercise levels without increasing your risk of heart problems.

The easiest and most efficient way to lose weight is by consuming less calories, by eating less and by expending more energy, by exercising or moving more. Green tea works by revving up our metabolism which creates an increase output by aproximately 5%. Scientists believe that catechin found in green tea is the causitive factor in increasing the energy output.

Green tea is a powerful antioxidant. Antioxidants have been proven to fight free radicals that fight against our immune system. By improving our immune system which happens with the regular use of green tea, will assist out bodies in protecting ourselves from diseases.

Keep in mind that green tea does contain caffeine so you should cut out coffee and other forms of tea while you are taking it. Decaffeinated green tea is not recommended because the chemical processes that are used to remove the caffeine may destroy the beneficial properties of the plant.

At the same time you will need to exercise control in what you eat. If you eat more to compensate for the calories that are burnt by the tea, you will not lose any weight. Keeping to the same calorific intake that you have now and taking green tea should result in gradual weight loss and better energy levels over a few weeks. You can of course increase the speed of this by reducing calorie consumption and/or increasing exercise.

Green tea is a simple, easy and inexpensive weight control aid that can easily be incorporated into any weight loss program. The choice of tea or extract offers something for everybody. Natural and safe, green tea weight loss should feature in your program if you want to keep the weight off permanently. - 15266

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