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Detox, Weight Loss and Fat Burning. These are some of our favorite subjects.
Of all the detox, weight loss and fat burning products available, green tea is the most common ingredient, and arguably one of the most beneficial and indispensable ingredients. That’s because green tea
1. Assists the detoxification process;
2. Increases metabolism and promotes weight loss; and
3. Boosts fat burning.
A Comment about Studies done on Green Tea Supplements
You’ll take note of numerous green tea studies in this article. The studies we’ve discussed have examined green tea supplements that contain the green tea extract/concentrate. They have not evaluated the green tea drink.
Scientists study green tea supplements as opposed to the drink because the amounts of the beneficial ingredients in a green tea drink vary widely and are generally at much lower concentrations than those found in supplements. In other words, green tea supplements likely produce greater (and quicker) benefit in inch loss and weight loss.
What is Green Tea?
Though many varieties exist, all teas come from the same plant, the Camellia sinensis plant. The difference is in the processing. Other types of teas (Oolong, Black, etc.) go through a fermentation process. Green tea does not; it is prepared by steaming the leaves. This allows green tea to retain more of the antioxidants and beneficial nutrients from the Camellia sinensis plant.
What does Detoxification mean, really?
Detoxification means different things to different people. Some think of it as a type of diet like “juicing” to cleanse the colon, while simultaneously helping with weight loss. Others interpret detox as expelling stool from their colon with the assistance of supplements or enemas. At Sculpt Away, we consider detox the same as other medical professionals.
Detoxification, medical definition: Detoxification refers to your body’s natural systems that are designed to eliminate toxic substances from your body. You are both exposed to and consume an abundance of toxins. These toxins may be insecticides from the foods you eat, pollutants in the air you breathe, byproducts and excesses of medications you take, and/or they could be something that your body produces.
FAST FACT: When you undergo a permanent fat reduction procedure like Sculpsure, your body must eliminate the dead fat cells and byproducts associated with the fat destruction. These are toxins that your body produced and now must detox and eliminate.
Detoxification is a complicated, complex physiological and chemical process. Your immune system, kidneys, skin and respiratory system all help your body detox, but the primary responsibility lands on your liver. Green tea not only assists your body in detox, but studies have shown that green tea can protect and heal your liver.
FAST FACT: More is not better. Excessive amounts of green tea can damage your liver. Never exceed the recommended green tea dosage, 250 – 500 mg/day. You should take green tea supplements with food.
The Detox Benefits of Green Tea
The polyphenols in green tea help your body with detox. Polyphenols are a category of chemicals that naturally occur in plants. The primary polyphenols in green tea are called flavonoids. Flavonoids belong to a group called catechins and while green tea contains several different catechins, one of them, EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) is most commonly associated with the detox benefits of green tea. EGCG has an extremely strong antioxidant capacity.
You need a healthy liver to efficiently detoxify your body. Most importantly, your liver desperately needs antioxidant support with detoxification. This is because the same chemical activity in the liver that neutralizes toxins also produces harmful byproducts – free radicals. The liver must have antioxidants to counteract all of the free radicals. The EGCG provides the support your liver needs with its powerful antioxidant strength.
FAST FACT: Some studies suggest that the EGCG in green tea helps to lower blood pressure, reduces the risk of cancer, prevents neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s, and prevents Diabetes Type II.
How do you know if you need detox support?
Your body may need help with detox if you suffer from any of these.
Green Tea Concentrate
Want to support your body with a detox supplement? At Sculpt Away, we know about the importance of a healthy detoxification process. We developed Sculpt Away’s Green Tea Concentrate to deliver the many benefits of green tea in an easy, ingestible form. It contains concentrated green tea extract and provides a simple way for you to assist your body with the rigorous detoxification process.
Sculpt Away’s Green Tea Concentrate contains 500 mg Green Tea Leaf Extract.
To get the same benefits from drinking tea, you would need to drink 5 to 10 cups of green tea per day. (A cup of green tea is the equivalent of around 50 to 100 mg of green tea extract).
Directions: Take one capsule a day with food. More is not better. Do not exceed the recommended dose. Excessive amounts of green tea can cause liver damage.
FAST FACTS: Side effects from green tea are rare with recommended doses, but can include headache, nervousness, irritability, diarrhea and heartburn. These usually occur in people with a low caffeine tolerance. The caffeine in green tea contributes to the benefits so you want a supplement that contains some caffeine. (See more about caffeine in the next section.) Sculpt Away’s Green Tea Concentrate contains just 15 mg of caffeine. Compare to 85 mg – 470 mg in Starbuck’s coffee and 40 mg – 85 mg in soft drinks.
Green Tea helps you Lose Weight and to Lose it Faster
Several studies suggest that taking green extract supplements can make you burn more calories – even at rest. The findings report anywhere between a 3% – 8% increase. That’s pretty impressive. Let’s look at an example. If you require 1800 calories per day, then that 3% – 8% increase means you burn an additional 54 – 144 calories every day. That equates to 378 – 1008 calories in a week, which is enough to lose 1 – 3 pounds of fat in a week! Just by supplementing with green tea.
Another study found long term benefit for green tea extract. Those participants taking green tea extract (as opposed to placebo) continued to burn an additional 183 calories per day even after three months of stopping the supplement. That’s enough calories to lose 3.5 pounds a week!
Not all studies have produced favorable findings. Some studies, while showing a positive correlation between green tea consumption and weight loss, have failed to conclude that the impact is ‘clinically significant.’ They have admitted, however, there is empirical evidence to show green tea produces weight loss.
Most researchers theorize that the increase in metabolism caused by green tea supplements that leads to weight loss can be attributed to the unique combination of the catechins, specifically the EGCG, and caffeine. This combination has been shown to assist in weight loss by regulating hormones that enhance thermogenesis. Thermogenesis is the name of the process used by your body to digest food and produce heat. Green tea extract has been shown to enhance this process by making your body more effective at burning calories, which leads to weight loss.
Green Tea Concentrate
Want to help you body burn calories? At Sculpt Away, we understand the frustration involved with trying to lose weight. We developed Sculpt Away’s Green Tea Concentrate to deliver the many benefits of green tea in an easy, ingestible form. It contains concentrated green tea extract and provides a simple way for you to assist your body with burning calories to make it easier for you to reach your weight loss goals.
Sculpt Away’s Green Tea Concentrate contains 500 mg Green Tea Leaf Extract.
To get the same benefits from drinking tea, you would need to drink 5 to 10 cups of green tea per day. (A cup of green tea is the equivalent of around 50 to 100 mg of green tea extract).
Directions: Take one capsule a day with food. More is not better. Do not exceed the recommended dose. Excessive amounts of green tea can lead to liver damage.
Green Tea prompts your body to Lose Fat, especially Belly Fat
To burn fat, your body must first break it down, move it into your bloodstream, and then use it as energy by cells – like muscle cells. It’s the EGCG, the main catechin (antioxidant) in green tea, that prompts this process. The EGCG helps increase levels of hormones that tell fat cells to break down fat.
You can accelerate the fat burning from green tea supplements with a little exercise. Research proves that the fat burning effect of green tea is even stronger with exercise. Studies have shown that those participants who took green tea supplements and exercised burned 17% more fat than those participants who did not take the green tea supplements prior to exercise.
You might even absorb less fat with green tea supplements. Though no human trials have looked at this, some animal studies suggest that green tea may reduce the absorption of fat from the diet.
Green tea supplements have proven to be especially good at burning abdominal fat. Multiple studies find that a disproportionately large amount of abdominal visceral fat is reduced with green tea supplementation.
FAST FACT: Is your belly fat pinchable or is it hard? Hard fat means you have visceral fat. Your non-invasive body contouring options are limited with visceral fat. Take advantage of the Green Tea Concentrate supplement to accelerate fat burning and reduce your belly fat.
Green Tea Concentrate
When you want to accelerate fat loss and even burn abdominal visceral fat, consider Green Tea Concentrate. At Sculpt Away, we understand the frustration involved with trying to lose inches and unwanted fat We developed Sculpt Away’s Green Tea Concentrate to deliver the many benefits of green tea in an easy, ingestible form. It contains concentrated green tea extract and provides a simple way for you to assist your body with burning fat most efficiently to make it easier for you to reach your body contouring goals.
Sculpt Away’s Green Tea Concentrate contains 500 mg Green Tea Leaf Extract.
To get the same benefits from drinking tea, you would need to drink 5 to 10 cups of green tea per day. (A cup of green tea is the equivalent of around 50 to 100 mg of green tea extract).
Directions: Take one capsule a day with food. More is not better. Do not exceed the recommended dose.
Conclusion
Weight loss supplements, fat loss supplements, detox supplements and other nutritional supplements help fill the gap when your efforts just haven’t been enough to reach your goals. At Sculpt Away, we’ve developed a line of nutritional supplements with your specific needs in mind. Consider Green Tea Concentrate if you would like to lose weight, lose inches, assist in detox or burn more fat.
If you would like more information about nutritional supplements, non-invasive body contouring or weight loss, contact the body shaping experts at Sculpt Away in San Antonio at 210-227-3051 or visit www.SculptAway.com.
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