Score another point for green tea. Aside from the growing number of health benefits of drinking tea that I’ve pointed out in the past, a preparation that consists of concentrated green tea catechins has also been found to boost the body’s production of enzymes believed to be crucial to the body’s production of detoxification enzymes. Polyphenon E, which contains epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) in amounts equivalent to about 8-16 cups of green tea, increased the production of glutathione S-transferase group of enzymes.
GST enzymes are believed to be crucial to the body’s defense against cancer-causing chemicals and other toxins, according to the …read more