Green Tea Health

A big part of learning about cholesterol and how it relates to your good health is knowing the difference between good and bad cholesterol. First of all, cholesterol cannot travel by itself in the bloodstream, so it travel in packages called lipoproteins. There are two kinds of lipoproteins that carry cholesterol. The bad cholesterol is low density lipoprotein, or LDL, because it carries cholesterol to body tissues, like the arteries in your heart. High amounts of LDL in your blood can cause buildup in the arteries of your heart, leading to heart disease or heart attack.

The good cholesterol is high density lipoprotein, or HDL, because it takes cholesterol from the body tissues to the liver, which ultimately removes it to the body. The key to having a healthy cholesterol level is having a low level of LDL (bad) cholesterol in your blood, and a high level of HDL (good) cholesterol in your blood. A number of medical researchers have found that green tea can help increase good cholesterol levels, and lower bad cholesterol and overall cholesterol levels. Check with a health-care professional to see if green tea can help you achieve a healthy cholesterol level.

Which chronic disorder afflicts women three times more often than men? Which disorder is most frequent in people aged 40 to 50 years old, but can also occur in anyone, young or old? Which disorder can lead to chronic pain and lost of mobility? The answer to all of these questions is rheumatoid arthritis, and green tea antioxidants may help prevent and treat the disorder. A 1999 study reported that people who drank four or more cups of green tea each day were less likely to get rheumatoid arthritis, and it reduced the severity of the disorder for those who already had it.

As an alternative prevention and treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, green tea works in three ways. First, its antioxidants help protect joints from free-radical damage. Second, green tea helps promote “friendly” bacteria to the intestine, which help in the therapy of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. And third, those friendly bacteria that green tea encourages are needed for a healthy intestine. While other arthritis treatments may be needed – always consult your doctor – green tea can be a delicious, soothing addition to your healthy regimen.