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Decaffeinated Green Tea Extract Boost Immunity and Circulation The Chinese have used green tea for thousands of years. Recently it was introduced on the American natural health market. Green tea is rich in bioflavonoids compounds that help fight damaging free radicals. One class of bioflavonoids, polyphenols, is especially abundant in this herb. Specifically, the catechins (polyphenols with multiple linked ring-like structures) have extraordinary antioxidant ability, especially in the brain. Scientific Support Recent scientific studies illuminate green tea's benefits for both the immune and circulatory systems. An important catechin found in green tea, epigallocatechin gallate (also called EGCG), has been shown to be over 200 times more powerful than vitamin E in neutralizing free radicals that attack lipids in the brain.
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