Burn, Baby, Burn.
As someone who is in love with energy drinks, I have been trying to find healthier alternatives to highly caffeinated beverages, and one of the new things I’ve been trying out is sparkling green tea. I keep seeing ads and whatnot that are saying green tea helps burn calories, blah blah, so it sparked my interest enough to try to look into it a little more, see if it’s more fact or fiction.
Through my online digging, I found a site that spoke about a woman that claims green tea helped her lose35 pounds in 6 months:
How Green Tea Burn Calories
I’ve lost 25 pounds drinking loose Dragon Well tea, in 6 months! I’ve tried other varieties of tea, but nothing works as well for me as Dragon Well tea.
I drank 2-6 cups a day, 8 ounces per cup. Yes, I got a little hyper on the 6 cup end of that. I would usually do 2-3 cups in the morning, and do a second brew with the same leaves at lunch.
Any tea later than that, and I have trouble falling asleep. I also make sure I drink plenty of water. That seems to help the weight loss and flush out the system.
I think green tea burns calories. It seemed I had more thermogenesis – heat burning, sweating etc. And my hot flashes had been gone a long time after a return to a plant-based diet. This warm flush felt different from hot flashes. When I don’t drink green tea on a daily basis (when I’m out of town, etc.), I don’t have that same heat-burning feeling.
I apologize, but I haven’t really tried a lot of other green or oolong teas once I locked into the Dragon Well tea. The oolong tea, such as ti kuan yin gave me a headache when I stopped drinking it. It and other darker teas seemed to have more caffeine, so I just stayed away.
Just to stress that I’m not a doctor or registered dietitian giving medical advice…just an ordinary person who’s tried about every diet known to humankind.
http://www.amazing-green-tea.com/green-tea-burn-calories.html
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Not only does it seem to help you burn calories, but it’s been said that green tea can actually can help prevent certain types of cancer. Hip, hip, hooray!! From the reading I’ve done so far, it seems that the antioxidants (EGCG being the most apparent) are the main benefit of green tea that help starve and kill cancer cells.
Many people think that it’s not very good, but there are ways to sweeten the taste if you feel the need to: obviously you can use sweetener or sugar, add a little milk, and honey is a GREAT addition. It can be served warm or cold, and you can buy different flavors also. One of my favorites to make is the mango green tea by Snapple. Hmmmmmmmm yumm.
So put down the Mt. Dew and try out some freakin green tea. Narf.
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About the Author
Denise Borders 39, Los Angeles. Denise founded PWV in 2008 and remains the primary manager and photographer/videographer. She is not secretly obsessed with Joey Cape.
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