Green Tea Super Food Helps with Healing and Long Term Health
Posted by admin on October 25, 2010
We’ve all had those days when a warm drink and a cozy blanket seem to be the only antidote for whatever stress we’re encountering. You might have thought it really was just psychological, but those warm cups of tea could actually be helping you feel better and maintain your good health! Research is compounding to support the healing properties of green tea for breast cancer and breast reconstruction patients.
The American Cancer Society’s Strategic Director of Nutritional Epidemiology, Marji McCullough, recently cited a Japanese study in a WebMD feature article. The study consisted of 500 Japanese breast cancer patients who had Stage I or Stage II versions of the disease. The women who drank green tea regularly before and after their breast surgeries had a lower reoccurrence of the cancer than those who didn’t. While the study’s results did not stipulate, researches have come to the consensus that two cups of green tea should be consumed daily to yield health benefits.
Similar to the healing abilities presented by the vitamins in fresh fruits, most researchers site the super food’s antioxidants as their most helpful component. Catechins, the antioxidant specific to green tea, targets and eliminates free radicals within the body that can lead to the development of cancer and vascular narrowing if allowed to build-up.
Dr. Jim Namnoum reminds his Atlanta cosmetic and reconstructive surgery patients that an antioxidant-rich diet is only one of the many things you can do to facilitate healing after surgery. As we’ve described before, meditative exercise is another great tool to help lower stress and aid in recovery. So go, sit down with that steaming mug (or two) of green tea, meditate, and focus on your health!
To learn about more ways to help heal after surgery read the Mind The Body portion of Dr. Namnoum’s blog or visit his website regularly.
