While black tea and oolong tea do contain flavonoids and additional antioxidants, green tea is an even better source of these health boosters because it is an unfermented tea. However, even oolong tea has been associated with slightly accelerating the metabolism (by 3% or 67 calories per day) in health studies.

Studies on the health benefits of green tea pointed to an increase in metabolism and fat burning of 78 calories per day involving adults. Depending on an individual’s size, of course, green tea burns different amounts of calories – more calories where more weight is involved, and less calories where less weight is involved.  The specific amount of calories burned depends on the current weight of the individual, but not size alone. Keeping this in mind, an individual’s ‘calorie burn OR metabolism rate’ is continuously affected by other factors – such as food combining, rate of physical activity for the day and so forth.

Researchers continue searching for a green tea weight loss link through studies.Perhaps we’ll eventually discover the connection between weight loss and green tea. Could it be the caffeine in the green tea? The amount of tea that is consumed each day? Do other foods boost the health benefits of green tea?

How do these ingredients in Green Tea HP help me become more healthy?

• Green Tea: Thought to be responsible for the long-life health of Asian cultures, green tea is filled with powerful antioxidants which have been linked with many health benefits including weight loss. Our Health Benefits Sectionoutlines many of the health benefits of Green Tea.
• Noni Juice: Polynesian cultures have used noni for ages for vitality, strength and general health.
• Pomegranate Juice: Contains potent antioxidants being linked to cardiovascular health and mental clarity.
• Resveratrol: One of the most promising anti-aging ingredients, resveratrol is the antioxidant found in red wine.
• Trace Minerals: Derived from sea water, trace minerals provide key nutrition to facilitate proper cellular function.

What is the difference between Green Tea HP and regular green tea?

• Green Tea HP is the only green tea made from fresh (not dried) green tea leaves and uses a patented water extraction process, providing all the health benefits of green tea including polyphenols (flavonoids), vitamins, amino acids, minerals, fibers, and more.
• Proprietary extraction process—no chemicals, alcohol or organic solvents used. 500 mg of polyphenols from green tea per dose—equals up to 50 cups of regular green tea.
• Great natural fresh tea taste and color—no artificial colors or preservatives.
• Sugar-free and calorie-free
• 100% of the daily value of Vitamin C per serving of instant green tea powder.
• Instant green tea powder tastes great cold or hot—just add water. We prefer cold.
• Most importantly, Green Tea HP tastes great.

Are there any other ingredients in Green Tea HP?
Instant Beverage: Green Tea Extract (Camellia Sinensis), Maltodextrin (Fibersol), Citric Acid, Xylitol, Mannitol, Noni Extract (Morinda Citrifolia), Sucralose, Soy Lecithin, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Malic Acid, Chlorophyll, Silicon Dioxide, L-Theanine, Pepper Extract.

How do I use the instant Green Tea HP powdered pixie? 
Open an individually sealed instant powder packet and mix it with hot or cold water. Some customers like to mix it with 12 ounces of water and some 20 ounces. Drink one with breakfast and one with lunch, but you can drink more servings throughout the day. It is simply an easy product. Feel free to mix flavors, change times of use, and please share your new found secret with friends and family.

Why Green Tea? 
For thousands of years, Asians have claimed that drinking green tea is good for your health, both mentally and physically. But only recently have scientists been able to investigate these claims by isolating the components of green tea and putting them to the test in laboratory experiments.

Curiosity about the effect of green tea on human health was first aroused in the 1970s. Epidemiologists noticed that people living in the Shizouka Prefecture, an area in central Japan where green tea is grown and consumed in great quantities, had a much lower rate of death from stomach cancer, which was and still is the most prevalent form of cancer in Japan.

As scientists began to study the people who lived in the Shizouka Prefecture, they were surprised to discover that, not only did they die less often of stomach cancer, their death rates from all types of cancers were significantly lower. Curious and excited, the scientists conducted exhaustive studies of the population. the only major difference they could find was the people who lived in the prefecture drank significantly more green tea than people living in areas with higher rates of cancer.

Everybody drinks green tea in Japan. But they really drink in the Shizouka Prefecture, since acres and acres of tea grow right there, practically in the backyard. This easy accessibility makes for almost continual sipping throughout the day. The water is always boiling, and just-picked tea leaves are often added to the teapot to refresh the brew.

When studying black tea drinkers around the world, scientists didn’t see the same dramatic cancer-protective effects as they saw in Shizouka. But why not? — they wondered. What did green tea have that black tea did not? The answer was clear — more catechins. Catechins make up as much as 30% of the dry weight of green tea leaves, but only 3-10% of black tea. So the scientists went back to their laboratories determined to prove (or disprove) the theory that the catechins in green tea were the miracle substance that could help prevent cancer.

In order to use the green tea leaf with maximum efficiency in tests, researchers used a scientific process to extract its catechins (antioxidant) and condense them into a powdered form. This powder could then be mixed with food or drinking water. Since the catechins were first isolated and tested, thousands of studies of their physiological effects have been conducted. And the results have been nothing short of astounding. It was shown that green tea protects against many of the most dangerous and deadly diseases plaguing humankind today. And no matter how much green tea you drink, there are literally no side effects.

Can I choose which flavor(s) of instant powder I receive?Yes, when you purchase Green Tea HP from a retail location you have the choice of 7 different flavors; original, lemon, peach passion fruit, orange, cherry mango, and pineapple strawberry and new mocha. We recommend you try all seven flavors with your first purchase.

Is unflavored green tea healthier than flavored green tea? 
No. Flavorings simply add taste and/or sweetness to tea. They don’t affect the underlying health benefits of the green tea itself.

How much weight can I expect to lose? 
Individual results vary, but our customers have had some exciting, lasting results. Because Green Tea HP is not a fad or crash diet system, weight loss is healthy & gradual, as it should be. A University of Geneva medical study shows that over a 24-hr period, green tea extract increases the metabolic rate by 4%.  For maximum effectiveness, drink 2 servings of instant Green Tea HP powder per day; one serving with breakfast and one with lunch. But! — of course you can drink as many servings ofGreen Tea HP a day as you would like.

Will it make me anxious like weight loss drugs? 
It should not. Green Tea HP contains 45mg of caffeine in each dose, which is 50 – 70% less than a cup of coffee, so those sensitive to caffeine may notice it.

Is Green Tea HP ephedra-free? 
Yes.

What are polyphenols? 
Green Tea is the #1 source of polyphenols, chemical compounds found in fruits and vegetables. These extremely high levels of polyphenols deliver green tea’s unique results in several ways. Just one example is a subgroup of polyphenols, exclusive to green tea, called catechins. EGCG, the most abundant and powerful of green tea’s 5 main catechins, is dubbed the ‘super antioxidant’ because it is 200 times more powerful than the popular antioxidant vitamin E. This super antioxidant eliminates free radicals, the unstable molecules in the body that are the major cause of both aging and disease, which are continually attacking the body. Unfortunately, polyphenols have a quick life span (short half life) of about 3 hours, thus the scientific reason behind researchers’ recommendation to drink green tea a minimum of 8 times a day. The Green Tea HP powder delivers an immediate surge of polyphenols in a single, zero-calorie dose. This potent combination provides enough green tea to achieve weight loss results and general health benefits.

There are 500mg of green tea polyphenols and 200mg of EGCGin GreenteaHP.

Is green tea better than black tea? 
Yes. For maximum health benefits it often is. Fresh green tea leaves contain the highest polyphenol amounts. All teas – black, green and oolong are from the same plant, Camellia sinensis, and contain polyphenols. It’s the amount of processing each undergoes that determines the variety of tea and the eventual polyphenol content. Black tea is allowed to dry slowly, essentially fermenting, which oxidizes the leaves and deactivates many of the polyphenols. Green tea is steamed before it’s dried, which deactivates the enzyme that causes oxidation and locks in a high polyphenol content – 60 percent more than black tea. Oolong tea is dried (oxidized) some, but not completely, before it is steamed to stop the oxidation process.

Does green tea have caffeine? 
Yes. Even decaffeinated tea has a very small amount of caffeine. Green tea has less caffeine than black or oolong tea. The amount of caffeine depends on how tea is brewed, how long it’s brewed, what part of the tea plant the leaf/bud comes from and the size of the leaf when brewed. Tea bags usually have smaller leaves or pieces of leaves and result in more caffeine when brewed. Every serving of Green Tea HP instant powder contains 45mg of caffeine, which is 50 – 70% less than a cup of coffee.

Where is Green Tea HP produced?
GreenTeaHP is produced in an FDA approved production facility in Salt Lake City Utah. All pixies are produced in state certified clean rooms.

Results of the study were presented to 29 – April at the conference “Experimental Biology 2007″ in Washington. The subject of study became anti properties component of green tea. Researchers found that epigallocatechine-3-gallat (EGCG) prevented production in the immune system molecules that are involved in the inflammatory process and harm the body in rheumatoid arthritis.

Furthermore, found that EGCG suppresses inflammation process in the connective tissue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

“Our study provides a promising step in the search for therapeutic treatment of damaged joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis”, – said Saladdin Ahmed, a leading specialist in the study. Ahmed, a researcher Division of Rheumatology at the University of Michigan, was asked to submit the results of a study at Experimental Biology conference, as Winner of Young Scientist Travel Award, established by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. The study also was published in the press release the American Society of Nutrition (American Society for Nutrition).

The scientists took cells that are called “synovial fibroblast”, the joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. They form the lining tissue surrounding the capsule joints. The cells were reproduced in the breeding environment and incubated together with a component of green tea.

Then fibroblasts have been processed by causing inflammation cytokines IL-1 β, protein the immune system, playing a central role in the destruction of joints in rheumatoid arthritis.

Researchers tested whether EGCG to block the impact of the two molecules, IL-6 and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), who is also actively involved in the erosion of bone joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

When raw EGCG cells were subjected to the impact of IL-1 β, at the molecular level changes that led to the production of molecules-destroyer bone. However, processed cells, as it turned out, managed to resist the emergence of such molecules. EGCG, moreover, was able to halt the production prostoglandina E2, hormone-like substances, causing susceptible to inflammation of joints.

Conductive ways of regulating the levels of these immune system molecules, in normal and rheumatoid situation well studied, and scientists managed to trace the effect EGCG.

Ahmed said that the study will help synthetically allocated from the EGCG molecule for therapeutic treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
Laboratory research is now occupied by blocking the role of EGCG in gene expression. Scientists plan to test EGCG on animals with rheumatoid arthritis. These tests will become a base for research on human beings.

The benefits of drinking green tea in our body are so remarkable that it is believed that the key to a longer life may be brewing in your cup!

Catechin suppresses the formation of plaque by cariogenic bacteria and also kills the bacteria themselves.It also kills other bacteria that cause bad breath. Green tea contains natural fluorine which helps prevent cavities.

Consuming agents that are effective antioxidants will slow the aging process. Green tea is rich in vitamin E, which works as antioxidant. Also, catechin in green tea is a very strong antioxidant.

High Blood Pressure: Tea lovers may be surprised to learn their beverage of choice touts yet another health benefit: blood pressure control. Drinking a half-cup of green or oolong tea per day reduced a person’s risk of high blood pressure by almost 50% in a new study. People who drank at least two and a half cups per day reduced their risk even more. Their risk was reduced even if they had risk factors for high blood pressure, such as high sodium intake.

There are four primary polyphenols in green tea and they are often collectively referred to as catechins. Powerful antioxidants, catechins have been shown in recent studies to fight viruses, slow aging, and have a beneficial effect on health. Clinical tests have shown that catechins destroy free radicals and have far-reaching positive effects on the entire body.

Green tea also contains high concentrations of catechin polyphenols particularly the said epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). These compounds work with other chemicals in the body to increase the levels of oxidation of fat and it raises one’s metabolic rate. As a result, the body burns fuels as fat and this will help in your weight loss program. Drink just a couple of cups of green tea a day and this will help to boost your immune system. Not only will it give you that energy boost but it will also give you more endurance to work out longer as part of your exercise program.

One of the best benefits of drinking green tea is its ability to fight bacteria. This gives your immune system a boost. It also helps kill bacteria that cause plaque and subsequent tooth decay. Green tea can help fight food poisoning, as well.