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RE: Green tea

Sarah W — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:15:08 GMT

Like you I really enjoy tea and coffee, but my desire for my bones not to crumble is greater! Of course I lapse.

RE: Green tea

jillybee — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:21:09 GMT

maybe try and avoid caffeine, but it is not a "must". Love my coffee and tea! Everything in moderation, I say

RE: Green tea

Sarah W — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:20:27 GMT

Green tea has undisputed health benefits - but it is full of caffiene. And caffiene is one of the things to avoid if you have OP.

Sarah

RE: Green tea

robinayress — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 04:40:43 GMT

More than a decade's worth of research about green tea's health benefits, particularly its potential to fight cancer and heart disease, has been more than intriguing, as have limited studies about green tea's role in lowering cholesterol, burning fat, preventing diabetes and stroke, and staving off dementia. Green tea is the least processed species and thus provides the most antioxidant polyphenols, notably a catechin called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), which is believed to be responsible for most of the health benefits linked to green tea.

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RE: Green tea

Lizzy Dripping — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:29:01 GMT

Hi, Eliza.

Not all green teas are the same!

Japanese tea is reputed to have many health qualities, and if you are keen to drink it, you don't necessarily have to imbibe lots of caffeine.

[b]Sencha[/b] is made from new leaves picked in spring and then steamed. It has a wonderful colour and smell (like fresh cut grass, I think) but it does contain caffeine.

The later the leaves are picked, the lower the caffeine content. I particularly like [b]Hojicha[/b], prepared from green tea leaves, steamed and then roasted. As the leaves are picked in June or July they have a lower caffeine content than Sencha.

Japanese Roasted Twig Tea - [b]Kukicha[/b] - made from twigs and stems of the tea bushes harvested late in the season, when the plant's caffeine levels are at their lowest. The twigs are steamed, dried aged to develop their flavour, then roasted and mixed with a small portion of roasted tea leaves.It contains one tenth of the caffeine of normal tea.

I have taken the information above from the Clearspring website, which sells organic green tea made traditionally in Japan. I have written to them to ask more about the caffeine content of green tea, and will pass on the information when I receive a reply.

Kind regards

Judith

RE: Green tea

Eliza — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:35:18 GMT

Just discovered Tetley do decaffeinated green tea. It's not as bitter as the regular stuff :)

RE: Green tea

Sieglindec — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:24:01 GMT

Been reading this all with great interest. I no only have 1 cup of coffee per day whereas when I was working I drank up to 10 per day. Now I just drink herbal teas during the day and lots of water with lemon slices. That suits me and I quite like it.
With regard to all the various cancers these days, there are a few interesting videos on youtube if you search for Bicarbonate of Soda or Baking Soda as the US calls it. One specific one was from an Italien Childrens Oncologist. That all made sense to me and I drew the analogy of our pool - if the PH is incorrect, the water grows algae and goes 'off'.
I would be interested to hear others coments re Bicarb of Soda to balance PH - off course I would still follow a correct balanced diet!!!!

RE: Green tea

Eliza — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:42:46 GMT

I need all those benefits - cancer wiped out a whole generation on my father's side and family research shows it goes back further than this. Currently a first cousin has an untreatable malignant brain tumour. It's no good having healthy bones if you die of cancer. We have to arrive at a compromise based on our own situations and risk factors. Whilst we are supposed to avoid caffeine - tea and coffee are listed in Dr Glenville's "Dos and Dont's" as to be avoided or decreased (page 152 of Osteoporosis, how to prevent, treat and reverse it, 2010) - green tea is listed in her "Shopping list for alkaline foods", page 171. Based on the Hong Kong research about green tea being positively beneficial for OP, which is featured in scientific magazines, I am going to up my intake of it from virtually nil to at least one mug per day. The research cites 6-7 cups per day, but we have to bear in mind that the Hong Kong cup is only 100mls!

RE: Green tea

carolswayze — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:29:51 GMT

Green tea is made solely with the leaves of Camellia sinensis that have undergone minimal oxidation during processing.It is rich in epigallocatechin gallate(EGCG) which helps to kill cancer without harming healthy tissue and also it lowers the cholesterol levels.Beside this Green tea can even help to prevent tooth decay.

RE: Green tea

Eliza — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:16:29 GMT

Sarah - you made me laugh about lawn mowings with hot water! :P I know what you mean, but Twyinings do one with apple and pear - it's yummy!

RE: Green tea

Eliza — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:13:08 GMT

How true that is Jilly! You avoid things for OP only to find you need it for something else! I had a small sprinkling of cheddar today on a spaghetti bolognese - but I've also eaten a good deal of alkaline foods throughtout the day. It's all about balance rather than completely eliminating things, I think. Rather than eating cheddar every day, which I used to, I'm now having it about once a fortnight, and then sparingly, but we all need treats sometimes ;)

RE: Green tea

jillybee — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:05:34 GMT

everything in moderation, including moderation!

RE: Green tea

Sarah W — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:25:52 GMT

[quote][b]BernardDegree (28/09/2011)[/b][hr]Green tea is made solely with the leaves of Camellia sinensis that have undergone minimal oxidation during processing. [/quote]

Does this mean that there is less caffeine? thanks
Sarah

RE: Green tea

Sarah W — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:24:17 GMT

Green tea - I dislike it as much as you dislike Redbush. Not that I think Redbush is 'nectar of the gods' either. Interesting though about the cancer preventative properties. Is that because Green tea has lots of antioxidant?

Sleepy - do take care, I had to pull into a service station when I was driving back from my daughter and have a kip in the car.

I agree that cottage cheese is no substitute for cheddar:w00t:, I try and tell myself that goat cheese with pasta is just as nice...I'm fooling nobody...so now I marinade goats cheese in chilli and its wicked.

Sarah

RE: Green tea

Eliza — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:39:23 GMT

Yeah - I know about cheddar being acidic, so am now tucking into a large salad with wholewheat pasta and low fat cottage cheese ! (Yuk!) I think I may stick to water 'cos I actually like the stuff, but can't stomach redbush. Must try harder....

I also like the idea of the cancer preventive properties of green tea - my father and all his siblings had cancer of different types. I've just learnt that his father had it too (yet another type), and my father's sister's son has a brain tumour at 43. Maybe I need green tea for other reasons.

On another note, my calcium level is up again, but GP wants me to finish the vitamin D course. Since Saturday I have been feeling very sleepy - like I've taken an antihistamine or something - can't keep my eyes open but GP says calcium level not hight enough to cause it. I realised when I went out in the car that I shouldn't be driving (eyes closing as I went along), so went home again. Slept ten hours last night, not like me.

RE: Green tea

BernardDegree — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:14:09 GMT

Green tea is made solely with the leaves of Camellia sinensis that have undergone minimal oxidation during processing. Over the last few decades green tea has been subjected to many scientific and medical studies to determine the extent of its long-purported health benefits, with some evidence suggesting that regular green tea drinkers have lower chances of heart disease and of developing certain types of cancer.

RE: Green tea

Sarah W — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:40:48 GMT

Eeek! You love cheddar! That is a complete no-no on an alkali diet as it is one of the most acidic foods around. I love cheddar cheese too, I almost dream about it now I am not eating it.

I thought no green tea was allowed. This did not make me sad as I think green tea tastes like lawn mowings with hot water....But I really like PUKKA brand of herbal tea. They have real 'taste'. I have tried so many brands and feel disapointed with the wimpish taste. But PUKKA has bite.

Also learning to love the taste of Redbush tea!

Sarah

RE: Green tea

Eliza — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:14:32 GMT

Thanks for your reply Sarah. There is much less caffeine in green tea than black, and even Dr Marilyn Glenville says green tea may be used in moderation - she intimates that more than two cups of tea or coffee per day are considered excessive.

It's sooo confusing - everything you read is contradictory. I think I'll just stick to my motto of everything in moderation. I eat lots of salads and fruit anyway, but absolutely hate greens, including kale, but am trying to force them down! I don't drink coffee more than once a week, and it's decaff. I drink decaff tea once or twice per day, also fruit tea, but I like green tea, so I'm going to add it to my diet because of the scientific report that showed it improved bone density, and will keep my fingers crossed. I used to be a big meat eater, but have drastically cut back. I do love cheddar though....is there any hope? LOL

RE: Green tea

Sarah W — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:36:36 GMT

Not at all sure about the report as Green Tea is highly caffienated, and so it's on the FORBIDDEN FOODS list.

I am sure it does contain good things but it also contain alot of caffiene and as a result you body neutralises the caffiene by using the calcium in your bones as a neutraliser.

And you lose the calcium in urine!

So I will stick to herbal teas (I like the PUKKA brand) and red bush.

Sarah

Green tea

Eliza — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:10:23 GMT

Just wondered if anyone has an opinion on the report by Japanese scientists that the moderate consumption of green tea is beneficial to those of us with OP? It is alleged to contain a group of chemicals that slow down bone destruction and stimulate its formation.

http://medical-wiki.com/diseases/green-tea-could-naturally-prevent-and-treat-osteoporosis-scientists-say/

I don't know whether this is a reliable source, but virtually every site says the same thing. I read somewhere that to achieve this you have to drink about seven cups a day - but bear in mind it is a Japanese report and a cup is about 100ml!

Any comments?