subject: Boost Your Metabolism And Burn Fat With Green Tea [print this page] There isn't any other drink that can claim as much fat burning as green tea can. Bottoms up as you discover how green tea can boost your metabolism and burn fat in this article.
It is important not to overuse tea bags or fresh tea leaves because they usually lose their antioxidants after the second use. When making a cup of tea, steep it for three to five minutes in order for the antioxidants that are noted the most to enable fat loss to be released.
Green tea contains several antioxidants that are beneficial to the body and the one that is crucial for fat loss is known as the epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). Antioxidants can be lost through normal digestion and in order to retain more antioxidants, add lemon or lime to the tea or glass of water.
In order to lose one pound, replace one latte with one cup of tea. This will save you at least 150 calories depending on the latte you usually drink since green tea is practically calorie free. Bottled tea contains a lot of sugar and less EGCG so opt for the fresh brewed kind.
In addition, just one cup of green tea will stabilize your blood sugar when you combine it with exercise if you are worried about diabetes or are a diabetic. Incorporating the tea will help manage your blood sugar in your diabetes management program.
Boosting your metabolizing is key to any weight loss program. A high metabolism burns more calories a day that a slow metabolism. If you do not have the gift of a naturally high metabolism, add two cups of green tea a day as this has been shown to prolong the action of norepinephrine (the fat burning accelerator hormone). Elevating this hormone after a workout is crucial to enable fat burning long after your work out in complete.
Adding two cups of green tea a day has also been shown to boost your alertness without the jittery effect of caffeine through an amino acid - theanine - found in tea. Two cups of tea a day has also been shown to relax your arteries and veins which allows nutrients and blood to flow better.
If however, you decide to drink three cups of green tea a day, it has been shown to burn about 106 calories a day which is about 11 pounds of fat a year. With results such as these, sign me up!
Belly fat is one of the problem areas that people struggle with even with exercise, but it has been shown that if you combine at least three cups of the tea with exercise, it will lead to belly fat loss.
It is important to combine some element of weight training in your exercise program to increase your muscle tone which will also increase your metabolism and lead to fat loss. Weight training also builds better bones. Green tea has also been shown to increase bone mineral density in those who drank green tea regularly due to the caffeine, phytoestrogen and fluoride contained in green tea.
It is important to know that white tea also contains fat burning properties as well.
As you can see adding green tea to your weightloss program is a no-brainer. It also contains other health benefits that are noted above to ensure that you will lose weight while being healthy.
