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It seems that many of us are dieting today. And, we're always

looking for ways to make dieting easier and more effective. Of

course, we know that diet and exercise are critical components of

any weight loss or weight maintenance program, but there are some

other tricks you can use to help make your dieting more

productive and less restrictive.

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Improve Your Diet With Tea And Strength Training

Copyright © 2007 Marcus Stout

Golden Moon Tea

http://www.GoldenMoonTea.com

It seems that many of us are dieting today. And, we're always

looking for ways to make dieting easier and more effective. Of

course, we know that diet and exercise are critical components of

any weight loss or weight maintenance program, but there are some

other tricks you can use to help make your dieting more

productive and less restrictive.

Build muscle

When we think of exercise to lose weight, many of us think of

aerobic exercise for burning calories and fat. And, it's true

that aerobic exercise is very important to weight loss and to

having a healthy heart. However, building muscle is also critical

to losing weight and keeping it off. Muscle, even when at rest

burns more calories than fat. So, a person who has a lot of

muscle needs more calories just to get through the day than a

person whose body composition is more fat than muscle. By

building muscle, you make your body a calorie burning machine, so

you can eat more without putting on weight.

We're not talking about becoming a body builder. Just 20 minutes

of strength training 3 times each week will help you tone up and

build muscle. Not only will you burn more calories each day, but

you'll also change the way your body looks (for the better) and

make your body stronger.

Drink Tea

There has been an abundance of evidence showing that drinking tea

has many health benefits. Tea, particularly green tea, has been

shown to prevent some forms of cancer, help lower cholesterol and

prevent heart disease. It may also help regulate insulin levels,

and may even prevent debilitating illnesses like Parkinson's

disease and Alzheimer's disease. The trick is the

anti-oxidants.

Green tea is different from black tea in the way that it's

processed. Black tea is fermented, while green tea is left

unfermented, in its more natural state. This lack of fermentation

protects the healthful anti-oxidants in the tea. Anti-oxidants

are critical for preventing disease and premature aging.

As our body converts the food we eat into energy, free radicals

are created. If these free radicals are left unchecked, they

damage our cells and DNA, which eventually leads to disease.

Anti-oxidants combat the free radicals to prevent the damage they

can cause. Green tea contains EGCG, one of the most potent

anti-oxidants you can find.

Green tea also seems to have the ability to boost your

metabolism. All caffeinated beverages raise the metabolism

somewhat, but green tea seems to raise the metabolism even more

than other caffeinated beverages, though its actual caffeine

content is lower than black tea, coffee or soda. Green tea also

seems to promote thermogenesis in the body, which helps burn

fat.

And, the best news is that green tea is well tolerated by most

people who have trouble with caffeine. Its caffeine does not

seem to cause the jitters that many people experience from

caffeine in other forms. Green tea appears to have no side

effects, even if you drink large quantities.

One interesting study on the effects of green tea on weight loss

was conducted by the Shizuoka University in Japan. In this study,

female mice received supplements of different combinations of

green tea powder with caffeine, green tea catechins and theanine

(another green tea component) in their diets or they received the

same diet with no supplements for a period of 16 weeks. Their

weight was measured monthly.

Over this four month period, the mice who received supplements of

green tea powder, caffeine and theanine showed reduced body

weights when compared with the mice who received only green tea

catechins and when compared with mice who did not receive

supplements. In addition, the mice that received green tea with

caffeine and theanine had significantly less fatty body organs,

by as much 50%. In addition, the mice who received green tea

powder with theanine had significantly lower serum cholesterol

levels.

So, what does this mean for us?

Well, the reason that laboratory mice are so often used in

medical experiments is because their body composition and their

responses to medicines often closely mimics that of human

responses. So, it's reasonable to assume that if green tea

components can impede weight gain in lab mice, it can do the same

for us.

And, the best news is that even if you don't see significant

weight loss from drinking green tea, you're doing something

healthy for your body. Green tea is far healthier to consume than

coffee or sodas and provides the healthful anti-oxidants that

your body needs.

Successful weight loss and maintenance requires a combination of

efforts including exercise and a healthy diet. However, learning

the little tricks, like drinking green tea can help make dieting

easier and more successful. Plus, by adding green tea to your

diet you may be preventing serious illnesses and reducing the

effects of aging.

http://yogihealth.com/assets/research/LTheaLtheaninObesity.pdf

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Marcus Stout is President of the Golden Moon

Tea Company. For more information about tea,

(http://www.goldenmoontea.com/greentea)

green tea (http://www.goldenmoontea.com/blacktea)

and black tea go to http://www.goldenmoontea.com