[fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”underline solid” sep_color=”#000000″ margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Drink green tea for pain free joints[/title][fusion_text]Week of Dec. 29th 2008 to Jan. 2nd 2009
DRINK GREEN TEA FOR PAIN-FREE JOINTS (Thanks to an article in “First” Magazine)
Green tea’s polyphenol catechins cut a woman’s risk of suffering from achy joints by as much as 53 percent, according to studies at Cleveland’s Case We3stern Reserve University and elsewhere. “Catechins mop up free radicals that would otherwise do long-term damage to delicate joint tissue. In addition, they reduce existing inflammation that can cause everyday discomfort, explains Dr. Pratt. The study-proven dose 4 cups of green tea (about 2 medium iced drinks) daily. According to Cornell University, the antioxidant activity of corn was the highest of any food measured, meaning its stores of beta-cryptoxanthin are particularly powerful. In fact, this carotenoid reduces joint pan by 43 percent, say British scientists, because the beta-cryptoxanthin eases swelling at the synovial membranes, the connective tissue that lines joint cavities.
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