What Are the Benefits of Green Tea Catechins? (0:36)
For centuries, green tea catechins have provided people with near-magical benefits. In this video, functional medicine specialist, family physician and author Dr. Mark Hyman explains just what these plant chemicals can do for you.
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Green tea catechins have fabulous benefits. Cetachins are these vitochemicals, these plant based molecules that, do all sorts of magical things in your body. They're not vitamins or minerals, it's not protein, fats or carbs, it's these magical, food-like compounds, medicine like compounds in your food.
And the catechins boost your liver's ability to detoxify, it increases glutathione, the body's most important detoxifying molecule and even, binds up to heavy metals like mercury and lead and helps your body excrete them. So, it's a wonderful, magical, vitochemical rich food, it's been used for centuries in places like Japan and China and has many, many healing benefits.
Mark Hyman, MD is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and an international leader in functional medicine. He is also founder and medical director of The UltraWellness Center.
