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Green Tea May Give Full Body Protection

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AICR's most recent international conference unveiled new findings on the
cancer-fighting power of green tea. Research now shows that a major
component in green tea may short-circuit the cancer process more
extensively than scientists had realized.
From American Institute for Cancer Research

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Green tea is one of the substances in Asian diets that may provide
potent protection against cancer, according to research studies. Even
though green tea has yet to catch on in the U.S. and other Western
countries as a daily drink of choice, a growing number of laboratories
are exploring green tea's cancer-fighting effects on a cellular level.

One scientist who has spent the past several years studying a particular
phytochemical found in green tea is Dr. Thomas A. Gasiewicz, Professor
and Chairman of the Department of Environmental Medicine at the
University of Rochester Medical Center.

Green Tea Short-Circuits the Cancer Process

"A unique quirk of biochemistry allows green tea's protective effects to
extend to many different kinds of cells," says Dr. Gasiewicz. "In fact,
one of the active green tea substances - called EGCG
(epigallocatechin-3-gallate) - seems to target one protein that is
common throughout our bodies. And it does so with a degree of precision
that cancer drugs still aren't able to match."

This protein is called HSP90, and it is present at high levels in many
cancer cells. Scientists believe that, in some circumstances, HSP90
helps to trigger the series of changes in cells that eventually lead to
cancer.

However, when green tea's EGCG binds to this protein, it helps to
prevent these changes from happening. "EGCG targets HSP90, binds
directly to it, and keeps it from passing on signals that can start the
cancer process," Dr. Gasiewicz explains. "As a result, potentially
harmful genes are less likely to get turned on." This is important,
because HSP90 is present in all of our cells.

Thanx for the info fed..I know someone who may benefit from that

I drink green tea all the time. It doesn't taste bad and they have some
now with chi. thats pretty good.

green tea is good for you apparently and has much less caffeine

I had no idea....guess I'll be trying green tea this weekend!

YEP.. I TAKE THAT WITH ALOT OF HERBS EACH DAY!.. ABOUT 100 PER
DAY.

Good info FedMan. I do drink a cup or two each day but still drink
coffee too much. Getting off the caffeine is quite a hard task.

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