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Green Tea, antioxidant powered by citrus juice

According to a new study, adding natural fruit juices rich in vitamin C to an infusion of green tea, increase their antioxidant properties.

Green tea has antioxidants called catechins, responsible for some health benefits such as reduced risk of cancer, heart attack and stroke.

Although these results are preliminary, we found that citrus juice increased recovered catechin levels (absorbable) in more than 5 times, while vitamin C or ascorbic acid improved the nieveles recoverable from the two most abundant catechins between 6 and 13 times.

The study was a laboratory model simulating the digestion in the stomach and small intestine, where green tea was tested with a number of additives, including creams and juices.

According Ferruzi, author of the study, citrus juices and vitamin C may interact with catechins to prevent degradation in the intestines.

Let us not forget that vitamin co ascorbic acid, has antioxidant properties itself. This added to the antioxidant benefits of green tea could be the reason for the results obtained from this study.

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Stress, sleep deprivation, lack of exercise and poor diet are some factors that can weaken your immune system. If you want to strengthen your defenses and prevent infection, these tips will be helpful.

The diet to strengthen your defenses must include daily foods containing the following vitamins:

Vitamin A plays an important role for infection and maintenance of the mucous membranes of the body. This vitamin is found in carrots, spinach, parsley, butter, potatoes, soybean oil, tuna and bonito fresh and frozen, cheese and eggs. Read the rest of this entry »

We have all read and also heard about the “Pineapple Diet”, but I do not like extreme dieting or unilateral if it is true that some foods have properties that help your metabolism to lose weight.

One of the many foods with slimming is the Pineapple, Ananas, pineapple, luscious fruit native to Brazil. It is a fruit that contains an enzyme called bromelain that helps metabolize food, their power to help digest fat is found which makes it ideal for a dietary regimen against obesity.

Pineapple is also rich in fiber, pectin and vitamin C, B1, B6, B9. Minerals Contains excellent, low in calories, and a good diuretic. Besides esparraguina and bromelain, contains potassium sodium that neutralizes acid, caffeic acid and arginine. All minerals that help eliminate water from the body, thus preventing fluid retention in the body which makes it ideal for a slimming diet as well as overweight there are many conditions related to water retention in the body drop , uric acid, arthritis, etc.

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