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Top 7 Benefits of Green Tea

You’ve probably heard a lot about the health benefits of drinking tea, especially the benefits of green tea, considered by many to be the ultimate “anti-aging beverage.” In Okinawa, Japan — one of the world’s “ Blue Zones ” that’s associated with longevity —drinking green tea daily is considered “essential.” ( 1 ) A popular practice is sipping on a combination of steeped green tea leaves, jasmine flowers and a bit of turmeric throughout the day. According to a report published in the  Journal of the American College of Nutrition , “Tea is the most consumed drink in the world after water.” ( 2 ) What is green tea good for? According to dozens of studies, regularly drinking green tea may reduce your risk of developing heart disease or Alzheimer’s, help you maintain better bone mineral density, ward off eye diseases that affect vision in older age, prevent strokes, and even  extend your life .You’ve probably heard a lot about the health benefits of drinking tea, especially t...
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How Insulin Resistance Becomes a Problem

The most common source of energy in our body is sugar (glucose.) When our cells need energy, sugar is the fuel they depend on most often. The sugar needed by our cells is constantly flowing through our blood. However, the help of insulin—a protein hormone made by our pancreas—is usually required in order for sugar to leave our bloodstream and flow into our cells. Insulin resistance is a situation in which this process breaks down and our cells stop responding effectively to the insulin produced by our pancreas. Our pancreas may make an unusually high amount of insulin in an effort to get sugar into our cells. But insulin resistance prevents this effort from being fully effective because the actions of insulin continue to be resisted in some way. “Insulin resistance” is the name given to this unwanted set of events. Insulin resistance can become more than just temporary—it can become an everyday roadblock to health. The article was published in the book. Healthy Weight loss without ...
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