I lost 12 pounds three summers ago dropping from 200 pounds to 188 pounds. My diet that particular summer was no different than summers past. Steaks, soft drinks, entire pizzas. I ate what I wanted to eat with no lowering of caloric intake.
The difference? I drank hot green tea after or with any meal that involved anything greasy. My exercise routine did not change. The only change was the consumption of hot green tea!
So I was pleased to recently find there is a life longevity benefit to drinking hot tea.Telomeres, the structures at the end of your genes, shield the DNA protecting it from harmful potentially cancer causing mutations. It turns out that Telomeres shorten with age which decreases their ability to protect DNA. Green tea has been shown to increase the length of Telomeres which, in turn, extends life expectancy.
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