RZR
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Any green tea at Wal-Mart or GNC that is actually good for you? Is caffeine-free green tea an alternative?
I want to make sure I am drinking something that will help me detox. I also read that green tea makes ABX more effective.
Thanks, Jen
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janice victorov
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Hi, Yes, Dr. B says that decaf green tea is good for you.
I drink at three cups a day and buy a large box of it to keep on hand
I'm not sure if it helps with antibiotics being effective.
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gwb
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I love green tea and always get the Tazo organic brand. I like Yogi green tea too. I think it's important to get organic if you can. Not sure if Walmart has organic or not.
Caffeine free is not a good alternative in my opinion because they use chemicals to remove the caffeine from the tea.
Hoosiers51
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It makes the cell wall antibiotics like Ceftin and Amoxicillin more powerful.
Republic of Tea makes decaf teas that are decaffeinated using a natural process, with no chemicals. At first, it looks like it's expensive tea ($10 for a tin), but then when you realize you're getting 50 tea bags, it's about the same price as grocery store tea.
They also have organic teas that are slightly more, like maybe 12 or $14.
I am not affiliated with them at all, I am just a huge fan of their teas. I have been drinking that stuff for years.
If you want suggestions of which flavors are good, just ask. Some are awesome, and some are just so-so. I have tried a lot of them.
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gwb
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Hoosiers, I'm always looking for some good teas. Which flavors do you suggest that Republic of Tea makes?
quote:Curr Microbiol. 2003 Sep;47(3):244-9. A combination effect of epigallocatechin gallate, a major compound of green tea catechins, with antibiotics on Helicobacter pylori growth in vitro.
Yanagawa Y, Yamamoto Y, Hara Y, Shimamura T.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan.
Since green tea catechins are known to have antimicrobial activity against a variety of microorganisms, their possible effects on Helicobacter pylori in combination with antibiotics were examined. Fifty-six clinical isolates of H. pylori, including 19 isolates highly resistant to metronidazole (MTZ) and/or clarithromycin (CLR), were used to determine in vitro sensitivity to tea catechins. The MIC90 of both epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg) and epicatechin gallate (ECg) was 100 microg/ml. However, other tea catechins tested did not show any anti-H. pylori activity. Highly antibiotic-resistant clinical isolates showed a similar sensitivity to both EGCg and ECg. The kinetic study of antibacterial activity in liquid cultures revealed a relatively slow but strong activity on the growth of H. pylori. In combination with sub-MIC of amoxicillin (AMX), the antibacterial activity of AMX was significantly enhanced by the presence of EGCg. To estimate the general combination effect between EGCg and other antibiotics, such as MTZ and CLR, on the antibacterial activity against clinical isolates, the fraction inhibitory concentration (FIC) was determined by checkerboard study. The FIC indexes showed additive effects between EGCg and antibiotics tested. These results indicatethat EGCg may be a valuable therapeutic agent against H. pylori infection.
PMID: 14570277
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richedie
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The gest green teas are those bought fresh, not boxed. Go to a good tea store and buy the freshest tea you can, preferrably long leaf, real tea...not the little stale bags. It makes a HUGE difference in taste and amount of nutrients.
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