Anti-Aging Fight With Green Tea Cream
Why is green tea and green tea cream so powerful as an anti-aging agent?
Well, it all has to do with its polyphenols. These are chemical compounds found in large quantities in green tea.
They are also called catechins and some of the most powerful of these are found in green tea.
Mighty polyphenols and antioxidants
The strongest, EGCG (epigallocatechin-gallate), is called a super-antioxidant because it is said to contain over 100 times more anti-oxidants than Vitamin C and it destroys free radicals in our bodies.
Free radicals, or reactive oxygen metabolites (ROM) are responsible for cellular destruction, aging, stroke, heart disease, arthritis and more, disrupting the biochemical process in cells.
This opens up the body to illness and disease because it compromises our natural defence system. Even DNA is affected by free radicals!
If you don’t ingest many antioxidants, your cells oxidise faster which speeds up the aging process.
By consuming anti-oxidants, you improve your immune system and helps fight the anti-aging process...a real bonus!
EGCG as a super anti-oxidant, neutralizes free radicals.
Health experts are convinced that drinking green tea every day will not only keep you looking younger longer, it will also give you many other health benefits – some of which are listed here:
Health benefits of green tea
lowers bad cholesterol
Reduces risk of cancer
Improves the immune system
Reduces incidence of heart disease and strokes
Burns fat and assists in weight loss
Helps reduce acne and irritation of skin
exactly how does green tea fight aging?
Recent scientific studies show that not only does green tea inhibit the aging process, it also revitalizes skin cells.
It does this in several ways; the anti-oxidants scavenge abnormal and damaged skin cells such as those affected by skin cancer meaning that they are less likely to develop abnormalities.
Many doctors are advising wearing a green tea extract moisturiser under your sunscreen.
Studies show that dying skin cells just above the epidermis can actually be rejuvenated by green tea and that they can be brought back to life for a time, giving outer layers of skin a more vital appearance.
So, if you want to revitalise your skin, you should definitely use green tea cream extract. It has been tested more widely than other botanicals.
But, look carefully at the list of ingredients in any product.
It should contain active antioxidants, such as EGCG and theaflavins, or without these ingredients, the product will likely not be as beneficial as you think!
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