Heaven of Tea

A new study just released shows that drinking Green Tea is “a powerful weapon against breast cancer.”

Green tea has an antioxidant called EGCG or epigallocatechin-3-gallate. EGCG protects the cells of your body from damage, which is essentially what causes certain cancers. This study focused specifically on whether drinking green tea could slow the growth of the cancer, rather than whether it could prevent the cancer (something other studies have tackled). And green tea performed very well in studies on mice:

The results showed that treatment with the green tea antioxidant decreased tumor size by 66% and weight by 68% compared with the control group. Mice fed the antioxidant also had significantly lower density of small blood vessels within tumors and VEGF protein levels.

The great thing about this study is that you can put it into effect immediately. There’s no waiting on clinical trials or FDA approval, just drink more green tea! It’s also great to see evidence that green tea can not only help you avoid cancer, but help reduce the effects of cancer if you do have it.

Whats not to love about green tea?