Awesome Food = Green Tea!

Green Tea has become quite the popular beverage over the past decade. This is for good reason as research has suggested that green tea may support the body in preventing cancer, protecting the brain, keeping blood vessels healthy, and guarding the skin against UV radiation. In the latest green tea study, it was found that the nutrient in green tea called EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate) protected the body’s mitochondria. Mitochondria are the power engines of your cells. If you want to be full of energy throughout the day, you need to keep your mitochondria healthy. Green tea is another tool, along with exercise to improve mitochondrial function.

Reference:

Valenti D, De Rasmo D, Signorile A, Rossi L, de Bari L, Scala I, Granese B, Papa S, Vacca RA. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate prevents oxidative phosphorylation deficit and promotes mitochondrial biogenesis in human cells from subjects with Down's syndrome. Biochim Biophys Acta.   2013 January
Institute of Biomembranes and Bioenergetics, National Council of Research, Bari, Italy 

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