Natural Anti Aging

Product Review: Yogi Tea Egyptian Licorice Tea

For natural antiaging you should be drinking herbal teas rather than coffee.  Many herbal teas have medicinal benefits to their consumption.  After researching nutritional supplements for a diet for adrenal fatigue, I discovered that licorice root can assist with recovery. So I set out to find an organic licorice tea which would help with the situation. The first tea I bought was a sickly sweet organic licorice tea which I could barely drink because of its unpleasant sweetness.

The second tea I found was Yogi Tea’s “Egyptian Licorice” individual tea bags. It is a delicious organic tea, blended with delicate spices all organically certified. I love it!

On a further note about the benefits of licorice root. It has been used to treat stomach disorders such as constipation and flatulence. It is also used as a diuretic. Its other uses have included relieving rheumatism and arthritis, regulating low blood sugar, and for Addison’s disease. It also produces mild estrogenic effects and has been used to treat symptoms of menopause and regulating menstruation. The chief ingredient in licorice is glycyrrhizin which encourages the production of hormones such as hydrocortisone, giving it anti-inflammatory properties. Check out the Yogi Tea website at www.yogitea.com.

I Don’t Know Why You Don’t Drink Green Tea.

The health benefits of drinking green tea are numerous. After researching the benefits of green tea, I don’t know why anyone would NOT drink green tea. It is reputed to protect against:

Rheumatoid arthritis
High cholesterol levels
Cancer
Impaired immune function
Infection
Cardiovascular disease

The Chinese have used it medicinally for thousands of years to treat many disease symptoms. Modern research in both Asia and the West is starting to point to evidence to support the consumption of green tea. There has been research into the effect that green tea has on reducing cholesterol levels. Another study in 1994 by the Cancer Institute showed that green tea reduced the risk of esophageal cancern by almost 60% in Chinese women and men. Additional studies done by the University of Purdue showed that green tea inhibits cancer cell growth.

How is green tea able to prove so successful in maintaining health? It contains catechin polyphenols, most especially epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) which is a very powerful antioxidant. EGCG has the ability to not only inhibit the growth of cancer cells but also can destroy cancer cells, without destroying healthy tissues. It is also beneficial to stop the formation of blood clots which illustrates green tea’s ability to prevent thrombosis which leads to heart attacks and stroke.