Re: [Kombucha-Manna-International-News] Green tea represents a promising tool for the prevention of cardiovascular disorders.

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Bev,

i was drinking 2 cups of green and 2 cups of white tea daily until I started

drinking 2 cups of kefir. Somehow I forget my tea now.

I have been out of KT. My daugher just sent me four bottles of Dr. Sklenar's,

but one was broken. She drinks four ounces of his every day. She also drinks

cayenne pepper tea with cinnamon and nutmeg.

I had two eye surgeries last week so haven't been able to keep up with the

Digest. Blessings on you all. LOve. MArge.

[Kombucha-Manna-International-News] Green tea represents a promising

tool for the prevention of cardiovascular disorders.

Green tea and cardiovascular disease: From molecular targets towards human

health ? Source: Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care,

Nov 2008

by Nicoline Jochmann, et al.

October 29, 2008

Recent Findings: Consumption of green tea has been inversely associated with

the development and progression of cardiovascular diseases and

cardiovascular risk factors [more consumption, less risk].

Mechanisms that have been suggested as being involved in the anti-

atherosclerotic effects of green tea consumption primarily entail

anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, and anti-thrombotic

properties, as well as beneficial effects on endothelial function.

[Atherosclerosis is buildup of plaque on the inner lining of arteries -

?hardening? ? which reduces ability of vessels to dilate as needed, and may

play a role in blockages and thrombi (clots).]

Moreover, evidence exists for myocardial effects of tea constituents,

including positive inotropic and anti-hypertrophic effects, and beneficial

impact in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. [inotropic means to

increase cardiac contraction strength/output, and anti-hypertrophic means to

work against heart enlargement. Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion is when

blood supply to heart tissue is blocked or diminished, then returns,

resulting in inflammation and oxidative damage.]

Summary: Green tea represents a promising tool for the prevention of

cardiovascular disorders.

Source: Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, Nov 2008;

11(6):758-65 PMID: 18827581, by Jochmann N, Baumann G, Stangl V.

Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Charit?

Universit?tsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany.

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