lundi 17 septembre 2012

How Does Lemon Juice Improve Tea Benefits?

By Mark Hoffman


The benefits of green tea can be significantly enhanced if combined with lemon. In order to comprehend this principle, let us first look into the health impacts of combining food.

A number of nutritionists will probably agree that blending food can positively or negatively affect a person's physical health. Most people having difficulties with heartburn from a buffet may blame the large amount of food, but in many instances poor food mixing is the contributing issue. As an example, combining melon with any other food is not a smart idea.

Many fruits in general are very easily digested in the stomach. Melons break down even faster than other fruit, because they are more than 90 percent water. If the food digestion is delayed caused by blending with other food, fermentation occurs in the stomach possibly triggering upset stomach, indigestion, excessive gas and acid reflux. However, some food mixtures improve the health benefits by assisting the absorption function.

Tomatoes and olives are a good idea. Tomatoes are known to be a great source of Lycopene in the world of diet. Cancer and heart diseases prevention are some of the well-known health rewards of Lycopene. Health benefits are enhanced when tomatoes are eaten at the same time with olives. Absorption process of Lycopene is increased by olives. So what about tea and lemon?

Some well-known green tea benefits are cancer prevention, healthy heart, digestive aid, diabetes prevention and weight loss. Due to green tea's antioxidant called catechins the health rewards are achievable. Though the benefits of catechins are fantastic, studies show these antioxidants are degraded easily inside the human intestines after digestion allowing only about 20 percent of them for absorption.

Lemon also has antioxidant which is vitamin C. It plays a part in some of lemon's benefits which include digestive aid, skin care, and fight against throat infections. More importantly vitamin C offers more desirable environment for catechins to survive when mixed together.

Vitamin C creates an acidic environment for catechins inside the human intestines. Doing so allows catechins to be more available for absorption. After all it does not have to be lemon. Any citrus fruit juice like lime, grapefruit or orange will boost the absorption function. Yet lemon is the most effective of all indicating that other elements of lemon also are helping the stabilizing effect.

Mixing lemon juice and tea can even be tastier because tea's natural flavor is bitter. For those searching for an option to tea, one can find many green tea capsules with vitamin C.




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