Green Tea Double Strength vitamins and Herbs.

Green Tea Extract is a powerful antioxidant, cancer prevention, and anti-irritant.

What’s the difference between green tea and black tea? Even though both are from the same plant, the leaves are fresh-cut and steamed for green tea where black tea is aged and oxidized. Green tea is higher in polyphenols due to the way it’s been processed, polyphenols have powerful antioxidant properties.

Although green tea is healthier, approximately four times as much black tea is produced and consumed. Most of the studies done on green tea extract have focused on its ability to help the body fight cancer. Green tea extract has a greater antioxidant effect than vitamin C or E in the body. Green tea extract also has the ability to increase the body’s own antioxidant activity. Studies have shown that green tea extract helps to inhibit cancer by inhibiting the creation of nitrosamines and carcinogens, as well as detoxifying other cancer-causing agents. Green tea is particularly effective against stomach, breast, lung and colon cancers as well as cancers of the pancreas and small intestines.

Green tea extract can also be used on the skin as an anti-irritant for individuals with sensitive skin. To date, green tea extract does not have any significant side effects. Green tea does have caffeine which is a stimulant and those sensitive to caffeine should consider this when consuming the product. The caffeine in green tea does not seem to cause the same symptoms as other caffeinated beverages such as coffee.