Product Description
Discover the ancient Chinese secret to a long, healthy life-with just three cups of green tea per day. The Green Tea Book has been a trusted resource for almost a decade. Now, chemist Lester A. Mitscher and health writer Victoria Dolby Toews update their ground-breaking work with the latest scientific information. The "natural medicine" in green tea is polyphenols. These phytonutrients are powerful antioxidants, and Dr. Mitscher and Toews explore the research on green tea, explaining its many healing properties. You'll learn how drinking as few as three cups of green tea day a day may help: - reduce the risk of certain cancers and mitigate the side effects of cancer treatment; - promote a healthy heart; - boost immunity and detoxify the body; - support the body's natural antiaging processes; - prevent inflammation of teeth and gums, aid digestion, and so much more. The Green Tea Book guides readers to those teas highest in polyphenols, offering suggestions on choosing teas that one will savor and enjoy. This one- stop resource will have readers convinced: taking one's medicine has never tasted so good.

Amazon.com Review
Known as China's Fountain of Youth, green tea has been recognized as a powerful healer in preventing cancer and slowing the aging process. Since its first recorded use 4,000 years ago, people have been drinking green tea for its health-preserving and revitalizing power. Lester Mitscher and Victoria Dolby explore the beverage's health claims in The Green Tea Book. Using scientific research, The Green Tea Book examines each benefit, from the prevention of cancer and heart disease to simulating mental clarity and reducing cholesterol levels. Polyphenols, naturally occurring compounds found in green tea, supplement the body's antioxidant levels and are the primary mechanism by which green tea prevents the formation of cancer. In addition to the health benefits, Mitscher and Dolby present the history of green tea as well as guidelines for choosing, brewing, and storage. The Green Tea Book is the complete guide to green tea and will help you understand why it works and how you can use it for both its health-promoting qualities and its great taste. --Gretel Hakanson

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 4 reviews)

A Good Review of the Early Tea Science by Jason Witt (South Saint Paul, MN, USA)

4 Stars
October 29, 2009
My version of this book was published in 1996. So it includes only the earliest studies to be done on the health benefits of tea, particularly the media darling green tea. It's not a bad thing because a lot was already understood about nutrition in the 90s. A lot more studies have been done on tea, substantiating some miraculous capabilities. But this book offers a reader-friendly synopsis of the many different aspects of dietary disease prevention, mainly with your favorite beverage: tea.

A Scientific Approach by Gregory Newman (Nooksack, WA United States)

3 Stars
June 14, 2001
While I often enjoy drinking green tea because of its taste, this book presents some its healthful benefits that are said to be scientifically based. At least I think they're scientifically based. Apparently subsequent information has been published that contradicts Dr. Mitscher's findings. The impact of the existence of polyphenols and antioxidents has not clearly been substantiated. I am not a scientist, so I am still confused on the issue, and this book only adds to my confusion. However, it does provide hope. Thus, I will continue to drink green tea because I like it. If it proves to be as healthful as this book claims, I have only gained.

In depth research regarding the health benefits of green tea by Mary Clement Hill (Corvallis, OR USA)

5 Stars
July 05, 2000
I found such wonderful and informative information in this book. From general health benefits of drinking green tea to chapters dedicated to specific health problems such as different cancers, dental health, cardio, etc. Everything is backed-up with study and research results so you know actual numbers. And if it's not a fact, they let you know. I drink a lot more green tea now!

great book

5 Stars
November 10, 1998
it is easy to read,and if you like black tea you will also like green tea ,a really great book about tea

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