Green Tea EGCG Advantage

As the public is getting richer, people are more health understanding today. In term of drink, green tea is thought as the healthiest drink as it is not only has the rehydrate ability, but it is also flavonoid rich that able to save our body against cardiovascular disorder.

Experimentation on green tea drinkers confirm that they are somewhat less vulnerable to a wide range of illness, from virus infection to chronic degenerative condition like stroke, cancer, heart disease and osteoporosis.

Study illustrates that green tea has really high level of flavonoids (antioxidant) which consist of catechins and their derivatives. Antioxidant is the biological event that inhibits the oxidation which will develop highly reactive free radicals. Flavonoids substance consists of more than 30% of the green tea dry weight. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is the most prolific catechin in all green tea. It has the highest antioxidant activity of all green tea's catechins and therefore is thought to act the most vital role in the green tea's anticancer and antioxidant effect. Green tea EGCG is so abundant that a cup of green tea might have 20-35mg of it.

In our arteries, there is a one cell thick lining that acts as the boundary layer between the bloodstream and the wall of the artery where blood plaques could form, this is called arterial endothelium. When cardiovascular disease happens, a form of enzyme will accelerate the production of free radicals in the artery endothelium, thus amplifies the level of free radicals in arteries intensely. Green tea EGCG will inhibit the enzymes required in the fabrication of the free radicals and thus shields the endothelium from injured by free radical. Therefore green tea is playing a central role in controlling cardiovascular disease.

EGCG also assists in preventing the death of heart muscle cells following ischemia/reperfusion injury, by blocking the onset of inflammation compounds (STAT-1) that will induce oxidative damage which kills heart cell in reperfusion injury.

Besides, cancer cells need enzyme dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) to create DNA and multiply. EGCG will inhibit the DHFR and is practically obstructing the spread of cancer cells.

Furthermore, EGCG can also accelerate the healing of injured heart cells, and as a result allowing speedy healing of tissues and reducing organs damage.

In conclusion, green tea EGCG has great benefit in helping heart disease controlling as well as in heart disease damage recovery. As such for those who are suffering from heart disease and those who are health conscious, green tea is the top-notch choice of beverage for them. Having few cups of green tea, particularly decaf green tea a day instead of decaffeinated coffee will doubtlessly ensure our long term health.