One Secret of Green Tea Discovered

July 12, 2011 - PRLog -- A hallmark of ancient Chinese medicine, green tea is a staple of natural health across Asia. It is a certifiable member of the healing foods group and, in pill form, is one of the most popular natural supplements around. A new study has uncovered a novel reason why we are making a sound decision in ingesting this food cure. And it has everything to do with disease prevention.

Researchers found a compound in green tea that has a powerful ability to boost your “regulatory T cells,” which play a key role in the immune system and in suppressing autoimmune disease. Drugs have been developed that act in similar ways, but they carry side effects.

They believe it may be a major underlying reason behind the health benefits of green tea. People around the world take it to control inflammation, improve immune function, and prevent cancer.

This could be a natural, plant-derived compound that can actually boost the number of T cells roaming your body looking to battle intruders. While this new study is early, it points to a very interesting possibility: an easy and safe way to help control autoimmune problems and address various diseases. And a wholly natural one at that.

Could we do this via a natural foods approach? That is the amazing idea behind this. Studies in mice, for one, have shown that EGCG significantly increased the numbers and frequencies of regulatory T cells and helped control the immune response.

One thing is for sure, green tea is here to stay in medical circles.

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