Podcast: Green Tea Power

It’s green. It’s tea. And it’s one of the healthiest beverages we can drink.
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[@kkyyee]

Just started drinking a cup of green tea for the first time in a while and this comes up in my feed 😊

[@JacanaProductions]

Google knows everything - must be your smart speaker!

[@snowbound1238]

..and camera, Google, Apple & Amazon use camera and microphone to record you in your house. They go through all your searches and emails. Basically they invade your privacy because you clicked I Agree

[@dexterlacroy4132]

It's divine intervention! Now try eating bellony and see what pops in your feed

[@KarlMaldensNose]

@@dexterlacroy4132 Ah, yes, bellony. The felony of eating baloney, for which the punishment is the crime itself.

[@nc2316]

Alexia and your IPhone are spying on you

[@GregMeadMaker]

Halfway through this podcast, I made a cup of GREEN TEA!

[@radic888]

I made mine a quarter of the way through.

[@thekwamster4970]

#MeToo 😂😂

[@paulawagstaff686]

Ok..I pressed play then read where you said you got 1/2 way through and made a green tea, so I pressed stop and went and made a cup of green tea first 😄

[@dani28MSc]

Same!!! ;)

[@Brandovibe]

Same!

[@hynjus001]

My cup of matcha doesn't taste great but this video certainly improved the flavour

[@VeI_2.0]

I must be slightly strange because I like the unique taste of matcha.

[@Gobi512]

Try it with Oatly. I foam up warm Oatly and it becomes a delicious matcha latte. It has to be mixed well though.

[@keithlb1]

Thank you for everything you do Dr. Greger Your information is so valuable and helps sustain my quest for more evidence-based facts on food nutrition

[@CoachHeyward]

“...when green tea is decaffeinated by natural water process, it retains over 95 percent of its antioxidant components, providing all the same health benefits without the caffeine jitters.” It also retains the theanine!

[@joyinthenw2652]

Thank you! I was wondering about this.

[@dereksevcik6595]

How’d you figure this out?

[@VarunKumar-bc7vr]

Is green tea extract safe?

[@63jmjk]

What brand would you recommend?

[@jeanneamato8278]

As always- bless you and your diligence.

[@LindaR423]

Very informative video. After listening to this I'm off to make some green tea.

[@GOzoRAW]

Thank you 🙏🏽 you encouraged me to pour myself a cup of matcha green tea 🍵 right now!

[@raytry69]

I like podcasts because I can listen while I work. Thanks!

[@The_Red_Pill__]

Was making dandelion/chicory/coffee... added a scoop of matcha!

[@JW4REnvironment]

Great insights into a healthful drink! The Today Show and Good Morning America should invite Dr. Greger to discuss green tea and other healthful foods and drinks!

[@kongkarry]

Started drinking alot of Black and Green tea a month ago and just bought 300g of Green and 600g of Black yesterday and goddamnit drMG you Come out with this video today.. I frikken love you!!

[@345kobi]

I have made nutrition one of my hobbies (serious hobby). Dr. Greger is as reputable as Nutrition advisors get.

[@beatricebrown8221]

I love your channel. Thanks for providing us with the science behind the content.

[@SourceOfTheRightArm]

I had shingles nearly the entirety of 2015 as soon as my prescription was used I needed another within days, now I drink a cup of green tea with honey in the morning and 1 at night and its been a year or so since I've had a problem

[@godemperormeow8591]

H O N E Y CRING!!!

[@cristiewentz8586]

I use local honey when I need something sweet. Local pollens, local bee support, local veg and fruit growing support.

[@hh7788ify]

I drink japanese high quality organic matcha😄 also the caffein kick from green tea or matcha is not as strong and doesnt go directly into a nervous stomach, anxiousness and heart racing. Coffee makes me anxious in the morning before work.

[@ryank5373]

This new format looks really good. Keep up the good work Dr. Greger!

[@ainsleyameerali7622]

Dr G is de bomb !!! Boooooom

[@maureenjiggens8755]

Thank you sooooo much for this information Dr Greger, really appreciate your talks. Keep up the good work ☺️☺️☺️

[@valerietomsic8454]

HE'S AMAZING!!!!

[@ch33psk8]

Remember years ago, Dr. Greger green light for Tea (Camellia sinensis) and its L-Theanine content. Did the whole brain mapping thing, amazing effects on Alpha wave saturation, you too can meditate like a Buddhist monk.😊 Just add a little lemon for even greater bio-availability.

[@CoachHeyward]

“...when green tea is decaffeinated by natural water process, it retains over 95 percent of its antioxidant components, providing all the same health benefits without the caffeine jitters.” It also retains the theanine!

[@lorenadavila3161]

I had strep throat symptoms and dranked matcha and instant felt better. I was so shocked that my childhood remedy wasnt helping until I drank one cup of matcha instantly my throat was at ease

[@VeganKatieFaye]

I had strep constantly as a child too!!😢 probably all the dairy products

[@geraldwalsh6489]

A few weeks ago i started drinking green tea. In that period,my inguinal hernia has slowly improved to the point where now all soreness is gone and most of the swelling too. Is this a coincidence? A hernia will not go away of its own accord. I did no pushing or messaging of the hernia. So what gives? I am in Ireland

[@Gigi-z3z]

LOVE the new format and better sound! Many thanks~~

[@ashlynsule6856]

Thank you Dr Greger.

[@joshshore5913]

I'm not sure if this has been covered on this channel before but I think it would be of great benefit if this channel covered environmental pollutants in relation to food & water

[@selkissun6270]

Actually his got videos on that try searching pcbs

[@elizabethkirkeide2458]

4% decrease in mortality per cup/day so 25 cups achieve immortality.

[@jovafitness]

Or you can use green tea extract …

[@onixxx1984]

There is a huge difference in quality and effects of green tea, drink the highest quality you can afford.

[@63jmjk]

What’s a recommended Brand ?

[@eunicejade9592]

Japanese green tea is the best! Imported from Japan.

[@AFeigenbaum1]

I am particularly interested in the interactions withe the microbiome ... thank you ...

[@Musika1220]

interesting to know indeed

[@louisejacobs2078]

Thank you so much for the wealth of health information you share! I’m well on the way to becoming whole food plant based, and I find myself listening to you on my morning walks, before going to sleep at night, while I’m doing household chores…I’ve got your books downloaded on Audible because I really like listening to your voice as you share your nutritional wealth with us! You help me and many others every day!!

[@rezlogan4787]

I have completely swapped my daily drink at work from black coffee to unsweetened black tea to unsweetened green tea. The effects have been dramatic. I have a rare genetic neuromuscular disease that causes me fatigue, full body inflammation, soreness, and memory problems. There is no cure and these issues get progressively worse with age. Due to this repeat expansion disorder, my cells basically get packed with misfolded proteins and don’t work well across my full body making me tired, sore, slow, grumpy, and forgetful most of the time. Caffeine has been shown in animal models of neuromuscular disease to help, but specifically green tea, which lowers the inflammation/pain, increases muscle cell function, and improves cognitive health. However, I’ve also noticed that if I do a green tea FAST at work, I can enhance and accelerate symptom relief. What I do is have a breakfast of fruit followed by a 12 hour fast drinking 3-4 cups of green tea. By midmorning I feel fantastic and able to concentrate and work efficiently! I think this has to do with the increase in autophagy. I used to purposefully avoid eating for multiple days when young to avoid increasing symptoms after digestion (soreness, weakness, fatigue, poor digestion, brain fog/depression). I always felt better on an empty stomach, since my body was forced to clean up all the excess cellular protein, but green tea allows me to eat enough to workout and perform in my career while also getting that same symptom relief from autophagy. The other curious effect of green tea is improvement in heart rhythm and prevention of arrhythmia. Since sudden cardiac arrest due to arrhythmia is the number one cause of death by my disease, I feel like a green tea habit gives me a nice blend of direct symptom relief along with reduced risk for sudden death. I have also learned to begrudgingly like the taste of plain green tea. Compared to black coffee, it’s less bitter with more health benefits. Update: I’ve also found that gargling green tea throughout the day has allowed me to avoid catching multiple viruses at the hospital where I work. So far I haven’t caught Covid twice, I avoided a cycle of RSV that swept through the staff and patients, and I haven’t had the flu all year. Last year I had to call out multiple times due to catching viruses. This year, as soon as I get a tickle or soreness in the throat or nose, I gargle green tea multiple times that day. By the next morning all symptoms are gone.

[@PlantbasedSilvi]

Thanks, I will dry too, because habe some problems. All the best for you ❤

[@miica37]

Thanks for sharing!

[@dennis9ustafsson]

Thank you!

[@ethicalvegan4852]

Mint tea every morning ❤️

[@J0sho495]

Green tea differs vastly from mint tea. Different categories.

[@ethicalvegan4852]

@@J0sho495 *mint green tea every morning

[@swimbait1]

The best I have found is made by Kirkland-Matcha Sencha. It’s made in Japan and delicious

[@robertrowan9893]

Before I tucked into my current evening meal of porridge and Brussel sprouts, I had a decaf coffee - made with a thermos of green/rooibos tea. I kinda like the bitterness involved, though it's tempered with an addition of vanilla.

[@tracy9610]

That’s an unusual concoction 😅

[@robertrowan9893]

@@tracy9610 Though I do have to stress, the vanilla is wrapped up with the flavour combination of the teabag itself - not some essence or other thrown in at the last minute. On a similar theme, much the same as too bitter for some: green tea and mint, definitely more than just the sun of its parts. Really quite lovely.

[@ShazWag]

To fully benefit from green tea, it's important to steep and drink it at the right temperature and not add milk, as some people weirdly do, and also to drink several cups a day. My favourite is Chinese gunpowder green tea. 🍵

[@happycook6737]

I lived in China. It is an environmental disaster zone with super polluted air, toxic water, toxic earth. Rich Chinese buy imported food. I would not drink any Chinese tea and I diligently avoid all food from China. Even companies like Trader Joe and Costco are reselling some foods from China!!!! There are no enforced environmental protection laws in China.

[@PhilWhelanNow]

Japanese or Taiwanese teas are safest.

[@ShazWag]

I agree. However, when I was in China for a few months, I visited a green tea plantation. Unlike in and around urban areas, the air was very clean. That said, I don't know what the water and soil was like@@happycook6737

[@bettymon1748]

Is green tea extract decaf. As good?

[@vascoamaralgrilo]

Thanks!

[@fitfunandfabulous]

Is matcha tea even better than green tea? I love drinking the leaves! 🤗😁

[@ethicalvegan4852]

Matcha is grounded green tea 🥰

[@youtuber-lr8ck]

Yes it is according to Dr Greger. He said you do have to make sure it is sourced from Japan and not from China to avoid heavy metal contamination. Check out his other videos on green tea for details.

[@dandanndannnnnn]

Yes matcha green tea is better the green tea. Just make sure it comes from a Japanese prefecture and its ceremonial grade.

[@bshef3424]

green tea and tbs of ACV every morning!

[@freshboots_77]

Suggestions for sweetners?

[@lispendens]

I drink green tea literally 24/7, i drink it strong in the morning then more and more diluted as the night goes on

[@fredallen5999]

I always enjoy your content Dr. Greger!

[@The-KP]

What about decaf green tea, does it have the same health benefits as regular green tea?

[@PlantBasedBill]

This is great to reaffirm my new habit, 'How Not to Diet' started me drinking 2 cups of green tea a day for the last 16 months.

[@trevorregay9283]

@@Monster_Mover_Stocks so...what does the honey do?????

[@adamaj74]

@@Monster_Mover_Stocks There's something to do with hibiscus tea that isn't good, but I can't remember what it is. It was something I either read in How Not to Diet, or in one of Dr. Greger's videos here. It has too much of something, or it is bad in some way if consumed too much, I can't remember. Dr. Greger even changed his position on it and said to lay off it, and I did. I'll try to find the information tomorrow and I'll post it here if I do. Also, if you need sweetener, instead of honey use Yacon syrup, date syrup, or even erythritol.

[@PlantBasedBill]

@@Monster_Mover_Stocks Good adice, thanks. A lot of days I drink 2 cups of hibiscus tea in the evening.

[@adamaj74]

@@Monster_Mover_Stocks Na, it was something else. Like high levels of something, a mineral or something toxic like a heavy metal, etc. I'm aware of the health benefits of hibiscus tea. I drank it for a while because of Dr. Greger's videos and advice. But he did, in a video or article or one of his books, state something about some newfound negative aspect(s) of hibiscus tea that made him withdraw and amend his former recommendations.

[@purpleblueunicorn]

@@adamaj74 Aluminum and manganese in hibiscus. He was blending and drinking the leaves increasing the amounts ingested. So he just stuck to steeping the leaves instead of "eating" them and limiting to a Quart of filtered hibiscus tea a day. nutritionfacts.org/video/how-much-hibiscus-tea-is-too-much/

[@spliter227]

japanese matcha everyday!

[@jonathanchartrand3351]

Use loose green tea opposed to tea bags.

[@PlantbasedSilvi]

I like plant milk, which would be the best choice for green tea? Yes, I can imagine that the absorption is blocked, that's why I don't drink all green tea a day with plant milk. I have ruled out soya and oatmeal, then almond and pea milk would be available. What do you think

[@frankgyamfi4743]

Is Zesta brand ok for green tea?

[@scottc3165]

As with all health supporting substances, quality has to be in the forefront. Not enough focus on this is apparent in most studies.

[@legendaryecomleads7885]

Will this work for plantars warts?

[@elizabethcasosdraneydc7410]

I don't know about green tea in this case, but oregano oil applied directly to plantar warts will destroy them.

[@christianthomsen7046]

Yerba Mate is the Best

[@infiniteawareness69]

👎

[@misslawlesss]

Drinking a large glass of green tea👌

[@davidsgardell]

Love green tea! But not as hot as Dr. Greger’s mic! 😅

[@cathygarneau]

Would this also apply to decaffeinated tea?

[@anne-katherine1169]

what's strange to me is that you advised against mate, although it also looks like a green vegetable infusion?

[@oliveostrich903]

Thank you kind sir 🙏

[@cchoi108]

What about lead arsenic and other heavy metals in green tea? It seems that lab testing showed that some brands are above the safe limit for lead and some brands have no lead.

[@sherriawilliams1639]

I love your website! Its a wealth of information of evidence-based nutrition. I just ordered some green tea capsules to add to my supplement regimen. I also purchased your book 'How Not To Die'.

[@KarlMaldensNose]

Hope they’re just green tea powder/matcha and not egcg extract. If not, you might do some research on the potential harms of green tea extract/egcg on the liver.

[@diegonayalazo]

Thanks Doc for sharing your knowledge

[@slowjamcdub]

3:55 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@ElanAbneri]

Thank you. What do you think of Matcha?

[@bitahosseini9726]

Same question here

[@bonnienorth964]

Dr. Gregor does some videos or blog posts on matcha. Bottom line on matcha, since you’re actually ingesting the leaves as opposed to drinking an infusion, is to make sure your Matcha is from Japan. Matcha from other countries contains too much lead. Japanese Matcha doesn’t present that risk.❤️

[@dandanndannnnnn]

Yes matcha green tea is better the green tea. Just make sure it comes from a Japanese prefecture and its ceremonial grade

[@fe6523]

Please KZbin SGI buddhist movement an introduction full length version. Peace and Nammyohorengekyo !!! This organization is out of Japan.

[@dandanndannnnnn]

@@fe6523 No thanks

[@guyyagishalter]

What’s the daily recommended dosage for green tea consumption to have optimal health benefits?

[@CoachHeyward]

“...when green tea is decaffeinated by natural water process, it retains over 95 percent of its antioxidant components, providing all the same health benefits without the caffeine jitters.” It also retains the theanine!

[@godemperormeow8591]

3 servings to get that caffeine.

[@VarunKumar-bc7vr]

What about green tea extract?

[@maf1350]

Even though I have been drinking about 1 to 2 litres green tea per day, they just found a Polyp during colonoscopy.

[@PlantbasedSilvi]

Das kann passieren, ist ja nicht 100% sicher, aber nur grünem Tee zu trinken, kommt auch zu kurz. Ingwer, Kurkuma, Pfeffer, Kreuzkümmel, Muskat, Koriander, grünes, Lila, Orange, rotes Gemüsen, Hülsenfrüchte usw.

[@georgeshepherd3381]

How about white tea?

[@Irohbro]

I drink green tea or hibiscus every day

[@barbaram1567]

What about the caffeine content?

[@edwhite2255]

Are some types of green tea better than others?

[@jordantaffel8190]

Does hibiscus tea have the same immune action? I know it has more antioxidants.

[@Musika1220]

I know hibiscus tea is great to lower blood pressure, I drink it because for those properties.

[@bellanewler6611]

Love your work. Could you help narrow down , which tea is "Green tea"? There are green tea that is not green color liked Matcha. Will those count?

[@eunicejade9592]

Bella Newler, the best green tea is from Japan n to make green tea do not use hot boiling water, just 70% hotness will do. I have been drinking Japanese green tea for more than 20 years 😊 Green tea is full of antioxidant 👍

[@SomarDee]

Where do we find the green tea, pink powder (NPS, Japan) discussed in your book? It's listed as having the highest amount of antioxidant on the chart as compared to all other green green teas. Also, any suggestions on how to be certain we are purchasing legit tea without any possible toxins as is often the case when demand for healthy products increases, the bogus sellers also increases.

[@drmarkrieke]

Switched from wine to tea

[@barrychambers4047]

What do we know about drinking repeated cups of tea from the same leaves?

[@PhilWhelanNow]

You’d expect diminishing returns, in taste and antioxidants. I retain and add to leaves for a couple of brews in the teapot, but they’re not nice the next day

[@davidoneill9442]

the more u use the same bag the more decaffeinated it becomes

[@PABWECG]

Maybe it's time for me to start drinking matcha!

[@tonysuper3074]

What about pesticides and heavy metals?

[@BenardKibet-xh5fo]

Thanks

[@lindapb6529]

💜

[@JM-co6rf]

i'm a covid long hauler. hoping green tea helps

[@HeeJunFan]

Wish you well on your journey. Let us know how things are going for you with the addition of the green teas and any other remedies you are using.

[@jennyroberts3686]

Idrick green tea all time it good for you

[@ElisabettaVS]

I am going to get a cup of green tea now...

[@petrabiedermann1947]

Is white tea better then green tea?

[@JacanaProductions]

What about black green - Hojicha tea? I prefer it to regular green tea. Also, what about good old black British builder tea?

[@PhilWhelanNow]

Not as good, because it’s more heavily processed and diminishes the antioxidants, but it’s still quite healthy - unless & until you add milk for your ‘builders tea’ .. the milk neutralises most of the remaining antioxidant benefits. Try oolong tea, it tastes milky without needing milk. It’s midway between green and black tea,in processing terms. I drink all kinds, from black Earl grey, to white tea from fresh shoots.. Matcha and Sencha green teas are favourites, and you should try adding dried flowers like camomile, chrysanthemum, hibiscus to any teas.

[@gregmeissner9960]

I keep hearing you say that green tea is likely cancer-preventive but the studies you cite seem to contradict that: what am I missing here? Is all of the theanine in my brain just confusing me?

[@janetg1691]

Does decaffeinated green tea work too, to increase antioxidants?

[@bruceandersen5765]

I like it when you give me the proven facts. Not your opinion like many of these so-called doctor who just give you their opinion without the prof.

[@dannypeterson2112]

""C"p

[@okkomp]

Black tea too?

[@黃文鎮-y3q]

Those are correct ！ ( 99.9%） i drink tea mostly green tea for 40 years. i know what’s going on about green tea that affects the immune system specifically amid Covid-19….

[@rickvoigt4763]

what about decaf green tea?

[@CoachHeyward]

“...when green tea is decaffeinated by natural water process, it retains over 95 percent of its antioxidant components, providing all the same health benefits without the caffeine jitters.” It also retains the theanine!

[@rickvoigt4763]

@@CoachHeyward Thanks, that was what I thought too same as Swiss water coffee process, problem I have been finding is that most of the decaf green tea boxes I have looked at don’t say a word about how they are processed. Guess you have to run a detailed search and seek on the internet lol.

[@abdelilahbenahmed4350]

Does green tea sold in Africa show the same health benefits as that sold in Europe , China and Japan for instance ?

[@NutritionFactsOrg]

Hi, @abdelilahbenahmed4350! I think that might really depend on where the green tea sold in Africa comes from, which I don't know. Dr. Greger suggests favoring green tea from Japan over tea from China, due to the risk of lead contamination. More on that here: nutritionfacts.org/video/lead-contamination-of-tea/ I hope that helps! -Christine Kestner, MS, CNS, LDN, MPH, NutritionFacts.org Health Support Volunteer

[@monte21228]

Is "Great Value" green tea( Walmart brand) just as good as a brand name ?

[@harryseibert457]

Don't buy any tea from China!

[@naomimay82]

I prefer to go for an organic green tea, but I have to honestly admit that it is more expensive and not everyone can fit that into their budget. Even conventionally grown green tea has health benefits, so I would say go ahead and drink it.

[@truefuschniken]

💗💗💗

[@Wildgrovehomestead]

What exactly IS green tea? Lemon balm? Stinging nettle? Raspberry leaves? Mulberry leaves? Or are you talking specifically about Matcha tea?

[@DelphinusFNT]

camellia sinensis green leaves

[@crazy2coolauntie759]

Tea is antibacterial. It's the oils in the leafs. If you steam herbs and then let it cool you will have antibacterial oils. If you have a stye on your eyelashes use tea bag hot.

[@rayonnerlalumiere4592]

I can’t drink green tea or most of the tea anymore, it makes me feel very low in energy. I drink herbal infusion. Can it be because I have kind of anemia tendancies?! If anyone knows thank you. I know what you are suppose to drink it 2 hours before or after meal the time your body ingest iron. But even like that, or when I drink it first thing in the morning before eating, I don’t feel well. I used to drink a lot of green tea in the past but not anymore..

[@dandanndannnnnn]

Could be that that caffeine is dehydrating you. Try drinking a small cup of water around half an hour before you drink any caffeinated beverage. Also look into cold brewing as it realises less caffeine, which could lead you into not feeling fatigued.

[@taraferguson9487]

The same thing happens to me if I drink green tea first thing in the morning - It makes me nauseous and drains me of energy. But if I drink it in late morning, after I've eaten and been moving around, AND if I don't over-steep it, then I experience none of those effects.

[@rayonnerlalumiere4592]

@@dandanndannnnnn ok thank you for your advice I’ll try it.

[@arkrainflood]

matcha tea is beneficial in toothpaste

[@dillemma9]

Effing brilliant! 🙌🏻

[@terrillcrookshank4363]

The Wonder Weapon "Green Tea" & 1906!

[@dorrick100]

Is white tea as good or better than green tea ?

[@PhilWhelanNow]

I find it less tasty, I’d expect it to be generally similar in antioxidant profile though.

[@Gigi-z3z]

Dr. Greger advocates for Green Tea health benefits. All tea is healthy though.

[@mariasophia8707]

Isn't caffeine supposed to be bad and dehydrating for you? I heard it can age your skin and not good for Migraines???

[@CoachHeyward]

“...when green tea is decaffeinated by natural water process, it retains over 95 percent of its antioxidant components, providing all the same health benefits without the caffeine jitters.” It also retains the theanine!

[@songsofthesouthwest6578]

White tea?

[@nystagmus]

I had matcha 3 days ago: 3 days of diarrhea, nausea and pounding headache due to it

[@claire4688]

caffeine free green tea ok? i drink one matcha a day but any additional caffeine beyond that, i'd never be able to sleep!

[@profd65]

I believe I heard that green teas loses some of its benefits when it's decaffeinated, but don't quote me on that. More than one cup of green tea, and you can't sleep? Tea has only a third as much caffeine as coffee.

[@CoachHeyward]

Hi Claire! I looked it up it said that the de-caffeination process does not interfere. Enjoy and feel protected!

[@claire4688]

@@profd65 right, i don't drink coffee at all and am very sensitive to caffeine...so yeah, more than 1 cup (strong) tea a day and i'm up for hours!

[@claire4688]

@@CoachHeyward thanks for the good news :)

[@107judy]

Dr G said in another interview that decaf green tea is fine.