Green tea polyphenols
Camellia sinensis
Pooled across 27 randomized trials in 2,194 adults, tea leaf lowered fasting blood sugar.
What the evidence shows
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Tea catechins, EGCG foremost, slow the starch-splitting enzymes in the gut and curb the glycation that toughens tissue proteins over the years.
The canonical mitohormetic: in roundworms EGCG extends lifespan through stress-triggered mitochondrial building, and the effect vanishes without the genes that route needs.
Spares diabetic mouse kidneys the oxidative damage, scarring and protein leak the disease inflicts, across 24 weeks.
Against the two molecules immune cells release into an islet under attack, EGCG kept insulin-making cells alive and cut their toxic nitric oxide.
The catechins of green tea — EGCG above all — shield against UV, cool inflamed skin, protect collagen, and raise the skin's elasticity and hydration.
Where it appears
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- Ascendance (Analgesic & Anti-Inflammatory)
- Glucose Blocker (Postprandial Control)
- Helico (Gastric Colonization Defense)
- Hormesis (Adaptive Stress Conditioning)
- NRF2 Activator (Endogenous Antioxidant Induction)
- Pancreas Regenerator (Islet Cell Restoration)
- Plush (Collagen, Firmness & Glow)