As our community is getting richer, people are more health sensitive today. In term of beverage, green tea is thought as the healthiest drink as it is not only has the rehydrate effect, but it is also flavonoid rich that could protect our body from heart syndrome.
Study on green tea drinkers confirm that they are somewhat less vulnerable to a wide range of sickness, from viral infection to chronic degenerative ailment like stroke, cancer, heart disease and osteoporosis.
Research shows that green tea has incredibly high concentration of flavonoids (antioxidant) including catechins and their derivatives. Antioxidant is the biological process that curbs the oxidation which will develop highly reactive free radicals. Flavonoids substance consists of larger than 1/3 of the green tea dry weight. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is the largest prolific catechin in all green tea. It has the greatest antioxidant activity of all green tea's catechins and therefore is believed to act the most critical role in the green tea's anticancer and antioxidant effect. Green tea EGCG is so abundant that a cup of green tea could have 20-35mg of it.
In our arteries, there is a one cell thick lining that behaves as the interface between the bloodstream and the wall of the artery where blood plaques may form, this is called arterial endothelium. When cardiovascular disease occurs, a type of enzyme will hasten the production of free radicals in the artery endothelium, thus escalates the level of free radicals in arteries intensely. Green tea EGCG will inhibit the enzymes required in the fabrication of the free radicals and thus protects the endothelium from ruined by free radical. Because of this green tea is acting a pivotal role in controlling cardiovascular disease.
EGCG also serves in halting the death of heart muscle cells following ischemia/reperfusion injury, by blocking the stimulation of inflammation compounds (STAT-1) that will induce oxidative injury which kills cardiovascular cell in reperfusion injury.
Moreover, cancer cells need enzyme dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) to build DNA and grow. EGCG will interfere with the DHFR and is effectively halting the development of cancer cells.
Furthermore, EGCG can also accelerate the salvage of damaged heart cells, and accordingly allowing quick recovery of tissues and alleviating organs damage.
In conclusion, green tea EGCG has wonderful benefit in helping heart disease prevention as well as in heart disease damage recovery. As such for those who are suffering from heart disease and those who are health sensitive, green tea is the top-notch option of beverage for them. Having few cups of green tea, especially decaf green tea a day rather than decaffeinated coffee will certainly guarantee our long term health.
Supreme Green Tea EGCG Advantage In Cardiovascular Attack Prevention