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Food Focus: Green Tea

Benefits

1. It is used to treat multiple sclerosis.
2. It is used for treatment and prevention of cancer.
3. It is used to stop Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
4. It is used to raise the metabolism and increase fat oxidation.
5. It reduces the risk of heart diseases and heart attacks by reducing the risk of trombosis.
6. It reduces the risk of esophageal cancer.
7. Drinking green tea inhibits the growth of certain cancer cells, reduces the level of cholesterol in blood, improves the ratio of good cholesterol to bad cholesterol.
8. It is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular diseases
9. It is used to treat impaired immune function. .
10. Some researches show that, drinking green tea regularly may help prevent tooth decay by killing the bacteria which causes the dental plaque.

Green, oolong, and black teas all come from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. What sets green tea apart is the way it is processed. Green tea leaves are steamed, which prevents the EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) compound from being oxidized. By contrast, black and oolong tea leaves are made from fermented leaves, which results in the EGCG being converted into other compounds that are not nearly as effective in preventing and fighting various diseases.

The only negative side effect reported from drinking green tea is insomnia due to the fact that it contains caffeine. However, green tea contains less caffeine than coffee: there are approximately thirty to sixty mg. of caffeine in six – eight ounces of tea, compared to over one-hundred mg. in eight ounces of coffee.

Sources

1. http://healthmad.com/alternative/10-great-benefits-of-drinking-green-tea/
2. http://chinesefood.about.com/library/weekly/aa011400a.htm

Food Review: Kinni Toos Vanilla Sandwich Crème Cookies

Kinnikinnick Foods Mission

To provide Celiacs, people with Autism and other people with special dietary requirements with an uncontaminated, risk free source of food products.

To provide our customers with food that actually looks and tastes Great!


Key Points

• These cookies are gluten free, wheat free, dairy/casein free, egg free, trans fat free.
• One cookie has 3 grams of sugar. In one oreo cookie it is 14 grams of sugar.
• Its very light and taste just like a vanilla sandwich cookie.
• They are a bit hard to find but we found them in Berkeley at Whole Foods and Berkeley Bowl West.

Ingredients:

Icing(Icing Sugar(may contain 2-3% corn starch), Non Hydrogenated Shortening (Palm Fruit Oil and/or Canola), Vanilla Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Salt), Sugar, Pea Starch, Potato Starch, Non Hydrogenated Shortening (Palm Fruit or Canola), White Rice Flour, Water, Tapioca Starch, Glucose, Pea Protein, Sodium Carboxy Methylcellulose, Salt, Vanilla, Pea Fibre, Guar Gum, Inulin, Ammonium Bicarbonate(), Sodium Bicarbonate, Soy Lecithin


Source

1. Their story: http://consumer.kinnikinnick.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/companyInfo.history.html
2. Where to Find: http://consumer.kinnikinnick.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/consumer.storefinder.html

Affirmation of the week: All my thoughts are positive and powerful.

To go with my featured article in my newsletter this month, The Power of Thought I chose this affirmation. We have the power to control our lives, but is the matter of changing the way we think.

Remember repeat after me with interest and desire.


Tip of the Week: 8 foods that Fight Fat.

According to Michelle Schoffro Cook article there are 8 foods that fight fat.

You can increase your body’s fat-burning power by eating more foods that strengthen your liver (your body’s main fat-metabolizing organ) to burn fat better.

1. Leafy Greens
2. Beans and Legumes
3. Garlic and Onions
4. Cayenne
5. Turmeric
6. Cinnamon
7. Flax Seeds and Flax Seed Oil

To read more on each of the items I list, then click on link below for the original article.

Source

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/8-foods-that-fight-fat.html