Health Benefits of Green Tea

In today’s world, we are going back to basics with a conscious effort to eat organically grown and home-cooked food for a fit body. This is due to the fact that there has been a revival of many age-old wellness movements like Ayurveda. Ayurveda is an ancient medical field that relies on the use of massages, oils and herbs for the resolution of various ailments. As per Ayurveda and other arms of holistic medical fields, green tea is an ingredient that is highly beneficial for the health. 
Read on to know more about the health benefits of green tea:

1. Antioxidants and Bioactive Compounds: Green tea consists of a number of bioactive compounds that can improve one’s health. These bioactive compounds include polyphenols like flavonoids and catechins which are best known as antioxidants. The formation of free radicals in the body is curbed by these substances which can further prevent ageing and other ailments. The EGCG or Epigallocatechin Gallate is one of the most powerful antioxidants that can be found easily in green tea.
    
2. Brain Function: There are also a number of brain boosting minerals and compounds found in green tea. These substances improve the brain function and keep away the signs of aging when it comes to this area. Caffeine is one of the key ingredients in green tea. This ingredient acts as a vital stimulant, which keeps the brain well functioning. Also, it has a positive effect on the neurons and neurotransmitters that are released by the brain. These neurotransmitters include dopamine and norepinephrine. In this way, green tea also reduces the risk of falling prey to conditions like Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease.
4.  Fat burning: Green tea is an excellent fat burning supplement that is fast gaining popularity in the weight management market. The various elements of green tea help in boosting the rate of metabolism and increasing the fat burning process. This is due to the fact that it increases the expenditure of energy to a great degree. Green tea is also credited with the mobilisation of various fatty acids that can be found in the fat tissue of the body.

4. Cancer: Green tea also reduces the risk of cancer because it has a number of antioxidants. It helps in the prevention of various kinds of cancer including prostate cancer, breast cancer and even colorectal cancer. 

5. Dental Health: The substances that are found in green tea help in killing bacteria before it can infect one’s mouth. So, apart from cleaning the digestive system of various toxins, it also prevents plaque formation and . It keeps dangerous bacteria like Streptococci Mutans away from the mouth and lowers the risk of caries.

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Saffron can fight liver cancer

It may be an expensive spice but you cannot put a label or price on health, said a Prof. who has researched a breakthrough in the properties of saffron in fighting liver cancer.

The Prof. said that researchers have investigated and found saffron to have anti-liver cancer properties.

"Safranal, a major biomolecule of the golden spice saffron arrests and stops the cancer cell division at two different stages," he said.

"It can now be made into drugs and we are looking into whether the same can be used to fight breast and colorectal cancers as well," said the Prof.

The researchers have been working on this project since 2011 when they first published the research in the Journal.

The study suggests a novel mechanism of anti-proliferative activity of safranal against human liver cancer cells.

"This molecule could serve as a novel and/or adjuvant drug to treat liver cancer," said the Dr.

The work is in collaboration with experts in RNAseq analysis and System Biology from New York University Abu Dhabi and in Pharmacology from the University of Sharjah.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for about 80 per cent of all liver cancers, among top common cancers in the world and is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide.

Poor prognoses remain the most challenging aspect of HCC therapy. Consequently, alternative therapeutics are essential to control HCC.

"Liver cancer was the fifth cause of death in the UAE but now it is at number four.this is how serious the disease is here," he said.

Saffron has 160 ingredients and the team identified the active ingredient (molecule, safranal) fighting cancer.

"The ingredient works in two ways; it stops cell division and promotes cell death," he explained.

Researchers concluded that safranal exerts its anticancer effect in HepG2 cells by inhibiting DNA repair, resulting in increased DNA damage.

"To translate this in real life, we have already done the testing on rats/mice and in humans it will be done not in the far future," he said.

"We hope we can achieve a clinical trial soon," he added. Clinical trials depend on permissions and may take from anywhere between six months to one year before being developed into a drug.

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