The Power of Green Tea Against AIDS Better Understood

This breakthrough adds an important piece of the puzzle of identifying exactly how one component of green tea already recognized as effective against AIDS can actually slow or thwart the destructive actions of this deadly immune disease; specifically, the ability of the virus to hijack and destroy immune system cells. Researchers from Houston and the United Kingdom report a significant breakthrough in understanding why green tea may be able to help fight AIDS.
This component of green tea Epigallocatechin gallate or EGCg is thought to be responsible for giving green tea its color and has demonstrated anti-cancer, anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties.
There is also considerable optimism that green tea or EGCg could be useful against HIV however it is not being formerly recommended yet for AIDS prevention or treatment. Clinical trials are already underway to evaluate EGCg based cancer drugs.
For at least 10 years, researchers have known that EGCg can inhibit the progression of AIDS in laboratory experiments, but the exact mechanism for this has been unknown.
Their report is available online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Research by Baylor College of Medicine and University of Sheffield, UK reveals how EGCg can bind to the exact spot HIV needs to invade or infect a healthy T-cell, a type of white blood cell needed by the body to fight off infections.
But not if access is blocked by the EGCg molecule, leaving HIV with no other way inside the cell. The HIV appears to seek out this T-cell to invade and use it as a spawning ground for launching the next wave of attacking viruses. Researchers described using a relatively new approach involving nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to actually "see" this binding action.
They noted also that because the EGCg molecule is so small, it appeared that it could occupy the slot on the T-cell without adversely affecting its needed actions in the body.
However they cautioned this should not be construed that consumption of large amounts of green tea can prevent HIV infection. Researchers noted they could inhibit the progression of HIV in the laboratory using an amount of EGCg found in just two cups of green tea.
An EGCg type drug if developed would probably be one of a cocktail of drugs, researchers predict. Current HIV treatments consist of multiple drugs or a "cocktail" designed to block or interrupt the life cycle of this virus at different points. More research is needed in order to advance these observations on to drug development.
Kratz is a contributing editor to J.
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which aired in Oklahoma and Texas. He also served as an associate producer for call in radio talk shows "Doctortalk" and "Second Opinion, Please" featuring alternative practitioner Howard Hagglund M.D. He has studied and written about various medical philosophies and systems including osteopathy, ayurveda, naturopathy, and traditional Chinese medicine.

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13 Health Benefits of Green Tea

Green tea has been enjoyed by people in China and Japan for thousands of years. Over the time it has become widely known in the West.
I want you to have exactly the same feeling I have, so here are the benefits that you get while sipping delicious cup of tea. I not only enjoy the taste of it but I also get the moral satisfaction knowing that I am doing something right and extremely healthy for my body. And believe me after I've learned all the health benefits of green tea, I get completely different feeling every time I drink it.

A lot of people nowadays have heard that green tea benefits the overall health, but not a lot know why exactly.
Green tea contains anti-oxidants that:
1. Helps to prevent cancer.
The is some strong evidence that green tea included in you every day diet can reduce bladder, colon, esophageal, pancreas, rectum, and stomach cancer up to 60%. An antioxidant known as "epigallocatechin gallate" (EGCG for short) is at least 100 more times more effective than vitamin C and 25 times more effective than vitamin E at protecting cells from harmful influence.
The amazing thing about it that EGCG it not only inhibits the growth of new cancer cells it also kills some of the existing cancer sells without harming the healthy ones.
2. Lowers "bad" cholesterol (known as LDL) and improves the ratio of "good" cholesterol (known as HDL). It explains why tea-drinkers can eat almost twice the foods containing cholesterol as those who don't drink green tea, but still have an equal cholesterol count.
It takes on added importance if you consider that thrombosis is one of the main causes of strokes and heart attacks. Stops the unnatural formation of blood cloth which if not taken care of will cause thrombosis. 3.
Reduces high blood pressure by repressing angiotensin II which causes constriction of the blood vessels causing high blood pressure. 4.
5. Lowers blood sugar (polyphenols and polysaccharides are the two main antioxidants are especially effective in lowering blood sugar). That helps prevent and relieve type-two diabetes.
6. Protects liver against toxins like alcohol and chemicals in cigarette smoke.
7. Promotes oral health by suppress the process of plaque formation and destroys the bacteria that forms plaque. It also destroys bacteria that causes bad breath, so after eating something sweet I suggest you drink a cup of green tea.
8. Destroys free radicals that cause aging.
9. Boosts your immune system function (because of its high concentration of polyphenols and flaveboids).
It also kills seven strains of food poisoning bacteria including clostridium, botulus and staphylococcus (which makes it a good treatment for diarrhea). Recent studies show that green tea inhibits the spread of disease, speeds up recovery from cold and flu. Possess antibacterial and antiviral properties.

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Helps your body to maintain healthy fluid balance and relieve fatigue and stress often caused by dehydration. 11.
12. Blocks main receptors that produce allergic reactions.
Stimulates metabolism, calorie burning process and is wildly being used as an important part of a healthy diet. 13.
Black tea during fermentation process loses most of its medical benefits. It is important to know that black tea, even though it comes from the same plant as a green tea, will not give you the same benefits.
It is better to let your tea steep for about 4-5 minutes before drinking it. All the decaffeinated, ready-to-drink bottled or instant teas will give you very little of natural health compounds. The best way to preserve all the disease-fighting nutritions is to drink your tea freshly brewed.
After all it is a rare case when something that good for our health can be also that delicious. I hope that after reading this article you will include a cup of green tea in your daily ratio.
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