{"id":37,"date":"2011-05-04T11:33:58","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T15:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/truebeauty\/?p=37"},"modified":"2011-05-04T11:33:58","modified_gmt":"2011-05-04T15:33:58","slug":"get-gorgeous-with-green-tea-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/truebeauty\/2011\/05\/get-gorgeous-with-green-tea-this-summer.html","title":{"rendered":"Get Gorgeous with Green Tea this Summer!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/truebeauty\/2011\/04\/10-skin-care-secrets-doctors-dont-know.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>green tea is one of my favorite dietary ingredients for younger-looking skin, hair and nails<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Green tea contains a number of antioxidant phytochemicals, particularly epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG).\u00a0 Numerous cell culture and animal studies have suggested that green tea and its antioxidants can have beneficial effects on skin appearance; however, not that many studies have been done to date in human volunteers and those that have been done typically include just a few volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>A study published in the <em>Journal of Nutrition<\/em> just the other day examined the possible benefits of drinking a beverage containing green tea antioxidants on skin protection and appearance [1].\u00a0 For this study, 60 female volunteers were asked to drink a control beverage containing no green tea or a beverage containing 1,402 mg of green tea antioxidants (catechins) daily for 12 weeks.\u00a0 The investigators assessed skin appearance and structure at the start of the study, after 6 weeks, and again at the end of the study.\u00a0 The results of this study showed that individuals drinking green tea daily for 6 weeks showed a 16% reduced skin redness after simulated sun exposure.\u00a0 Redness after simulated sun exposure was reduced even more (by 25%) after drinking the green tea beverage for 12 weeks.\u00a0 Drinking green tea was also shown to improve skin elasticity, roughness, and hydration.\u00a0 Overall, this study showed that drinking green tea can protect one\u2019s skin from exposure to the sun\u2019s UV rays and can improve the overall skin appearance.<\/p>\n<p>It is this kind of medical research that keeps green tea towards the top of my list of favorite dietary beauty ingredients.\u00a0 Unfortunately, green tea and other dietary ingredients often don\u2019t have an immediate impact on the appearance of skin, hair or nails.\u00a0 Research continues to suggest that what we eat and drink can have true beauty benefits, but we typically have to be patient to obtain the full benefits of these dietary ingredients.\u00a0 This is why using an inside-out approach to achieving younger looking skin, hair, and nails is the best approach.\u00a0 Many topically applied creams and lotions can provide both quick and long-term benefits, which make them an ideal complement to dietary beauty ingredients that nourish your skin from within and provide maximum benefits.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Remember that our true beauty starts inside!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Please \u201c<strong>LIKE<\/strong>\u201d the Facebook\u00ae button, email questions to <a href=\"mailto:doc@drtabor.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Doc@DrTabor.com<\/strong><\/a>, and post a Comment.<\/p>\n<p>Healthy Regards,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/truebeauty\/files\/2011\/04\/AaronSignatureSma.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/238\/2011\/04\/AaronSignatureSma-300x141.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"71\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Tabor, MD<br \/>\nDiet, Anti-Aging, and Nutritional Cosmetic Expert<\/p>\n<p>Author of <em>Dr. Tabor\u2019s Diet<\/em> and <em>FIGHT NOW: Eat &amp; Live Proactively Against Breast Cancer<\/em>.<br \/>\nLearn more about Dr. Tabor\u2019s diet and anti-aging research at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drtabor.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.DrTabor.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reference<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Heinrich U, Moore CE, De Spirt S, Tronnier H, Stahl W.\u00a0 Green tea polyphenols provide photoprotection, increase microcirculation, and modulate skin properties of women.\u00a0 Journal of Nutrition 2011; First published online April 27, 2011; doi: 10.3945\/jn.110.136465.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, green tea is one of my favorite dietary ingredients for younger-looking skin, hair and nails.\u00a0 Green tea contains a number of antioxidant phytochemicals, particularly epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG).\u00a0 Numerous cell culture and animal studies have suggested that green tea and its antioxidants can have beneficial effects on skin 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