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InViteⓇ Health Podcast, Episode hosted by Amanda Williams, MPH
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You’ve probably heard about all of the amazing benefits of green tea, but today, I want to talk a little bit about black tea. It is unique in its own way by providing a very active constituent theaflavin.†
Theaflavins have been studied for a variety of health conditions. They possess this really unique ability to influence our health by helping to regulate genes, especially genes that are in control of inflammatory cytokines. When we think about inflammation, this is key because we know that low-grade chronic inflammation is problematic to all of the different chronic disease states, including heart disease, arthritis and diabetes. By using the theaflavins coming specifically from black tea, we can see all of the potential benefits.†
When we’re looking at black tea, the polyphenol that is derived from it seems to act specifically on tumor necrosis factor alpha. We know that TNF-alpha is a master driver for inflammation in the body.†
Theaflavins don’t just work in the inflammatory pathway. We can actually see how it’s also beneficial when it comes to vascular support and targeting viruses and bacteria.†
Theaflavins are generally hard to come by. We know that the normal concentration of theaflavins in black tea is generally pretty low. So, if we’re just consuming black tea, are we going to be getting all the real power of the theaflavins? It’s not likely.†
This is why using the extracted form is going to be the way to go. We know all the power of green tea and all the power of black tea. When we combine the two together, like we have in our Green Tea HxⓇ formulation, it packs a powerful punch. Not only do these capsules contain the power of EGCG, but also you are yielding a really good amount of those theaflavins. It has 75mg of black tea extract, which is providing that potent polyphenol that has been studied across so many different aspects of health.†
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In this episode, Amanda Williams, MPH discusses theaflavin, a powerful polyphenol that comes from black tea extract. She also details how this nutrient has been studied in the setting of inflammation.†
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InViteⓇ Health Podcast, Episode hosted by Amanda Williams, MPH
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The term “healthy eating” means something different for everyone. That’s why, when it comes down to thinking about the different foods you want to incorporate into your daily routine, it really depends on your individual health goals. First and foremost, we know we want to avoid the Standard American Diet at all costs. We want to gear more towards the Mediterranean Diet, which I discuss frequently, but today, I want to speak specifically about the Portfolio Diet. I want to differentiate between the Mediterranean Diet, the DASH Diet and the Portfolio Diet and discuss why the Portfolio Diet has gained a lot of momentum in the last couple of years.†
People often toss the phrase “healthy eating” around loosely. Many people think they’re eating healthy, but when you really break they’re diet down, they might be missing the point of what is technically healthy.†
When we look at the Mediterranean Diet, we know that it incorporates higher fiber foods, high antioxidants coming from fruits and vegetables, healthy fats coming from seeds, nuts and healthy, fatty fish. It encompasses all of those different food groups.†
There’s a kind of spinoff on this diet that is known as the Portfolio Diet. This is very much geared towards being very much plant-based, so perhaps not incorporating some of the same things as the Mediterranean Diet, such as fish.†
The Portfolio Diet is focusing in on four key ingredients. It looks at different plant sterols, which is going to incorporate high-fiber foods like tree nuts, soluble fiber and soy protein. The soluble fiber is coming from things like oatmeal, barley and berries. The plant sterols themselves really do so much in terms of targeting cholesterol and the way that cholesterol is moving throughout the body. Then we incorporate soy protein such as tofu into the daily routine, as well as a handful of nuts like almonds and walnuts every day.†
The target of this diet is really to focus on elevated cholesterol. A lot of people who have problems with high cholesterol may not be doing the best job when it comes to their dietary changes. The Portfolio Diet is a plant-based diet that is going to incorporate all of the high-fiber foods that help with the transportation of cholesterol, as well as bolstering up your antioxidant capacity, which helps to fend off oxidative stress.†
In this episode, Amanda Williams, MPH explains what the Portfolio Diet is and how it can impact cholesterol health. She also discusses how this particular diet differs from the Mediterranean Diet.†
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