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In Pakistan people are addicted
of tea but there are only a few who are aware of the miracles of green tea.
People show resistance to switch from normal to green tea but after knowing
the magics of green tea one must think to add it his life.
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.
A number of laboratories are exploring green tea's cancer-fighting effects
on a cellular level.
Green Tea Short-Circuits the Cancer Process |
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"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.
Solving a Diet-Cancer Mystery
"If further research confirms that EGCG's ability to bind to such a basic
protein enables it to provide protection throughout our bodies, it explains
a scientific mystery," says Dr. Gasiewicz. "Studies that track the diets of
human subjects over several years - particularly studies conducted in Asia,
where green tea consumption is common - have associated regular usage of
green tea with lower risk for cancers that are vastly different from one
another."
Asian data links green tea to reduced risk for breast, prostate, bladder,
colon, stomach, pancreatic and esophageal cancers. This new finding shows
that EGCG may be effective against an important "common denominator" for
many different cancers, at the very start of the cancer process.
Japanese and Chinese people drink an average of 3-4 cups of green tea daily,
per person. According to the AICR survey, less than 1 percent of Americans
are drinking the equivalent amount (roughly 2-3 American-size cups) of green
tea. Nearly 7 in 10 Americans (68 percent) said they drank green tea rarely
or never. By comparison, a recent scientific study reported that only 8
percent of Japanese people say they drink green tea rarely or never.
Try to add green tea in your daily diet to prevent yourself from various
diseases and also to enhance your immunity power. Different tea brands are
offering green tea in Pakistan. Making a cup of green tea is as easy as
adding a green tea bag in one hot cup of water. You can add sugar, mint
leaves and few drops of lemon to enhance its taste. |