After 22 years of searching I can confidently say that I have found the “fountain of youth.” The location? My tea cup!
Green Tea has been used as a medicine in China for thousands of years. With extensive studies, scientists around the world have found that drinking four to six cups of green tea daily is proven to help reduce the risk of illnesses such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, high cholesterol levels, cardiovascular disease and impaired immune function to name a few. The tea leaves have been found to be rich in anti-oxidants and vitamin C which helps boost the immune system and body. If green tea can work miracles for the inside of the body, what about the exterior?
The beauty industry figured it out. Now, more so than ever, green tea extract is found in acne related moisturizers, cleansers and toners to help reduce swelling and redness. (Neutrogena Acne Stress Control, Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Perfume, Estee Lauder Re-Nutriv Intensive Lifting Serum, Clarins Pure and Radiant Mask, etc.) I had severe acne for 10 months. My face was crying for help. Finally in November 2008 I stopped using all of the fancy topical creams and cleansers that the dermatologists were prescribing and starting doing three simple things:
1. Drink four to six cups of green tea every day. (substituted coffee for green tea)
2. Mild oil-free cleanser and glycolic base moisturizer. (Neutrogena and Philosophy)
3. Spritz green tea on my face every morning and night. (Patting fresh squeezed lemon juice on your face will help lighten acne scars and discoloration.)
It’s too bad I don’t have before and after pictures, you would be floored. Not only did my acne clear up, but I lost eight pounds. Fitness experts have found that green tea boosts the metabolism, making green tea one of the key ingredients in many weight loss supplements. (Dr. Perricone Weight Loss Supplements, Avatrim, etc.)
If you stick to green tea and Pierce Mattie’s Top 10 Ingredient Trends, like me, it may help make your 2009 a more healthy and youthful one!
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Comments (1)
Green tea is widely used in china and far east countries, Use of green tea keep a person physically fit. it is the fact behind the fine fitness of chinese people which drink green tea regular basis.
Normally it is assumed that green tea is useful for weight loss and cholesterol control. But very few people know that it is essential thing for health skin it boost your immune system and prevent from many skin conditions like vitiligo, Psoriasis and eczema etc.
Posted by Anne | January 13, 2009 8:16 PM
Posted on January 13, 2009 20:16