Chủ Nhật, 6 tháng 1, 2013

Mix Tea With Lemon Juice And Increase Health Benefits

By John Clifford


The positive effects of green tea may be notably enhanced if lemon is included. To help comprehend this principle, we must first explore the importance of food combination.

A number of nutritionists will agree that food combination can positively or negatively affect a person's physical health. People in discomfort with heartburn following a buffet may blame the large amount of food, but in many occasions poor food mixing is the contributing reason. For example, combining melon with another food is not a smart idea.

Many fruits normally are quickly broken down in the stomach. Melons are around 90 percent water that means they digest even faster. If the digestion is delayed as a result of blending with other food, fermentation occurs in the stomach potentially causing acid reflux, upset stomach, indigestion and excessive gas. However, some food blends increase the health benefits by helping the food absorption.

Olives and tomatoes are an excellent idea. In the realm of nutrition, tomatoes are regarded as an excellent source of Lycopene. Cancer prevention and fight against heart diseases are a few of the recognized health benefits of Lycopene. Health rewards are increased when tomatoes are eaten together with olives. Absorption of Lycopene is enhanced by olives. So what about green tea and lemon?

A few of the well recognized tea benefits are digestive aid, diabetes prevention, weight loss, cancer prevention and healthy heart. Because of tea's antioxidant known as catechins the health benefits are achievable. Despite the positive aspects of catechins, researches indicate these antioxidants are degraded easily inside the human intestines following digestion leaving no more than 20 percent of them for absorption.

Lemon also has antioxidant that is vitamin C. It contributes to some of lemon's benefits such as digestive aid, skin care, and fight against throat infections. Importantly vitamin C allows right environment for catechins to survive when combined together.

By the addition of Vitamin C, human intestine becomes an acidic environment for catechins. Doing so makes catechins to be more available for absorption. After all it does not need to be lemon. Any citrus juice like orange, lime or grapefruit will boost the absorption process. Yet lemon is the most effective of all suggesting that some other components of lemon juice are possibly adding to the stabilizing effect.

Because the natural taste of tea is bitter, mixing lemon juice and tea can be tastier. For folks trying to find an alternative option to green tea, there are also a lot of green tea pills with vitamin C.




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