Does green tea lower blood pressure?
According to a study in Japan, a Dr. Hara discovered that green tea catechins slow/inhibit the action of an enzyme (ACE) that is an extremely strong vascular constrictor – the constriction of the blood vessels caused by the constrictor leads to high blood pressure. Green tea catechins impede the action of ACE. Of course, the study was done on rats – but then – aren’t most studies? Rats were given a normal diet – then – when blood pressure was high, green tea catechins were introduced into their diet. The results were obvious in about 6 weeks with definite lowering of blood pressure. Green tea is a health tonic – all by itself. In fact the catechins in green tea are 20 times more powerful than Vitamin E as an antioxidant. It will inhibit cancer growth, and some lab tests have proven that when green tea is given to diabetic mice, it lowers their blood sugar. Some research has shown that it deactivates some viruses, and has been known to deter the symptoms of food poisoning from contamina
