Green tea is consumed primarily in China, Japan, and a few countries in North Africa and the Middle East. In recent years it has become popular in Europe and North America and now green tea pills are touted for weight loss, as potent antioxidants, and for tumor prevention.
Potential health benefit
Human research is still very early, but the
potential health benefits ascribed to green tea include
antioxidant effects, cancer chemoprevention, antiviral effects, blood thinning
properties, improving cardiovascular health,
slowing mental decline, enhancing weight loss, arthritis protection, and protecting the skin from the damage caused by ionizing
radiation. The compound EGCG found in green tea has been shown to regulate dozens of
disease-specific molecular targets. Long term human research is required before
we determine the appropriate dosage and amount of green tea or green tea extract required to provide
these health benefits. However more is not better since high amounts of
consumption can lead to sleep disturbances which are harmful to optimal health.
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Tea information and consumption
Tea is the most widely consumed beverage
aside from water.
Green tea contains polyphenolic compounds, which account for 30% of the dry weight of the leaves.
Most of the polyphenols are flavanols, of which epigallocatechin-3-gallate
is the most abundant. Tea is manufactured in three basic forms:
Black Tea -- During production, oxidation is promoted so
that most of these substances are oxidized.
Green tea is prepared in such a way as to prevent the
oxidation of green leaf polyphenols.
Oolong tea is a partially oxidized product. Of the
approximately 3 million metric tons of dried tea manufactured, only 20% is green
tea and less than 2% is oolong tea.
What's in green tea? What substances does it have
that are beneficial?
The fresh leaf is unusually rich in polyphenols
which may constitute up to 30% of the dry leaf weight. Polyphenols include catechins, flavanols, chlorogenic acid, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG),
and one unique to tea, theogallin. Caffeine
in green tea is present at an average level of 3% along with very
small amounts of methylxanthines, theobromine and theophylline. The amino
acid theanine (5-N-ethylglutamine) is also unique to tea.
Green
Tea and Weight Loss Diet, a fat burner?
Human studies
regarding the benefit of green tea in weight loss have not shown consistent
results. In one study mentioned below, daily consumption of green tea for 12 weeks reduced body fat. Green tea could enhance metabolism. Scientists are still evaluating whether
a green tea pill by itself
leads to weight loss. See below for more green tea and weight loss research
information. If you plan to drink green tea for weight loss, avoid drinking after mid afternoon
or early evening so that your sleep is not disturbed.
Anti-obesity
effects of green tea: from bedside to bench.
Mol Nutr Food Res. 2006.
Green tea, green tea catechins, and epigallocatechin gallate have been
demonstrated in cell culture and animal models of obesity to reduce adipocyte
differentiation and proliferation, lipogenesis, fat mass, body weight, fat
absorption, plasma levels of triglycerides, free fatty acids, cholesterol,
glucose, insulin and leptin, as well as to increase beta-oxidation and
thermogenesis. Adipose tissue, liver, intestine, and skeletal muscle are target
organs of green tea, mediating its anti-obesity effects. Studies conducted with
human subjects report reduced body weight and body fat, as well as increased fat
oxidation and thermogenesis and thereby confirm findings in cell culture systems
and animal models of obesity. There is still a need for well-designed and
controlled clinical studies to validate the existing and encouraging human
studies.
Ingestion of a tea rich in catechins leads
to a reduction in body fat and malondialdehyde-modified LDL in men.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,
2005
We investigated the effect of catechins from green tea on
body fat reduction and the relation between oxidized LDL and body fat variables.
Design: After a 2-wk diet run-in period, healthy Japanese men were divided into
2 groups with similar BMI and waist circumference distributions. A 12-wk
double-blind study was performed in which the subjects ingested 1 bottle oolong
tea /d containing 690 mg catechins (green tea extract group; n = 17) or 1 bottle
oolong tea /d containing 22 mg catechins. Body
weight, BMI, waist circumference, body fat mass, and subcutaneous fat area were
significantly lower in the green tea extract group than in the control group. Conclusion: Daily consumption of green tea containing 690 mg catechins for 12 wk reduced body fat, which suggests that the ingestion of
catechins from green tea might be useful in the prevention and improvement of
lifestyle-related diseases, mainly obesity.
Effect of long-term oral administration of green tea extract on weight gain and
glucose tolerance in Zucker diabetic (ZDF) rats.
J Herb Pharmacother. 2005.
There have been some claims that green tea reduces weight and lowers blood
glucose in diabetes. Intraperitoneal injections of green tea catechins in
diabetic rats have shown beneficial effects. To determine if oral administration
of green tea would prevent development of diabetes, young Zucker diabetic rats
were dosed with green tea extract containing 50-125 mg/kg of Epigallocatechin
gallate starting at 7 weeks of age, before the appearance of excessive
weight gain and glucose elevation. While there was a trend toward lower weight
gain and average daily glucose, there was no statistically significant
difference.
Additional health benefits
Green tea has several potential health benefits that are slowly being
discovered, here are some preliminary results:
Alzheimer's disease
An ingredient in green tea that researchers think might fight cancer may also
protect the brain from the memory-destroying Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists
injected mice with an antioxidant called
epigallocatechin-3-gallate and said it decreased production of beta-amyloid,
a protein that forms the plaques that clog the brains of Alzheimer’s victims.
Previous research had mentioned EGCG has protective effects against betaA-induced neuronal apoptosis
(cell death)
through scavenging reactive oxygen species, which may be
beneficial for the
prevention of Alzheimer's disease.
A higher consumption of green tea is associated with a
lower prevalence of cognitive impairment.
Arthritis
Some green tea catechins are chondroprotective (protecting cartilage) in lab
studies, and that consumption of green tea may benefit the arthritis
patient by reducing inflammation and slowing cartilage breakdown. Further
studies will be required to determine whether these compounds access the
joint space in sufficient concentration and in a form capable of providing
efficacy when ingested as tea or capsule.
Blood thinner
Anti-platelet (blood thinning) activity of green tea catechins is mediated by inhibition of
cytoplasmic calcium increase.
Blood Pressure
Drinking green tea may lessen the effects of the medication nadolol (Corgard),
used to treat high blood pressure, Jan. 13, 2014, Clinical Pharmacology &
Therapeutics, online.
Cancer
There is growing
evidence that drinking green tea may reduce the risk for various types of
cancer. However, little is known regarding the cancer preventive benefit of
green tea supplements and the appropriate dosage.
Nutrition. 2015. Green tea and liver cancer risk: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies in Asian populations. The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate whether an association existed between green tea consumption and the risk for liver cancer in prospective cohort studies in Asian populations. The present analysis indicated the preventive effects of green tea intake on the risk for liver cancer in female Asian populations.
Researchers at the University of Murcia in Spain and the John Innes Cente in Norwich, England have shown that a compound called EGCG in green tea prevents cancer cells from growing by binding to a specific enzyme. They showed for the first time that EGCG, which is present in green tea at relatively high concentrations, inhibits the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase, which is a recognized, established target for anti-cancer drugs. Green tea has about five times as much EGCG as regular tea. Green tea has been suspected to decrease rates of certain cancers but scientists were not sure what compounds were involved or how they worked. Nor had they determined how much green tea a person would have to drink to have a beneficial effect. EGCG is probably just one of a number of anti-cancer mechanisms in green tea.
Epidemiological data have
suggested that EGCG may provide protective effects against hormone related
cancers, namely breast or prostate cancer.
Researchers at the University of Murcia in Spain and the John Innes
Center in Norwich, England have shown that EGCG prevents cancer cells from growing by
binding to a specific enzyme. They showed for the first time that it inhibits
the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase, which is a recognized, established
target for anti-cancer drugs. Green tea has about five times as much EGCG
as regular tea. Green tea has been suspected to decrease rates of certain
cancers but scientists were not sure what compounds were involved or how
they worked. Nor had they determined how much green tea a person would
have to drink to have a beneficial effect. EGCG is probably just one of a
number of anti-cancer mechanisms in green tea.
EGCG targets multiple MMP-mediated cellular events in cancer cells and provides
a new mechanism for the anticancer properties of that molecule.
Understanding the basic principles by which EGCG inhibits tumour invasion and
angiogenesis may lead to the development of new therapeutic strategies, in
addition to supporting the role of green tea as a cancer chemopreventive agent.
EGCG targets multiple MMP-mediated cellular events in cancer cells and provides a new mechanism for the
anticancer properties
of that molecule.
Bladder cancer
Herbal Green tea extract may interfere with a process that helps early bladder
cancer to spread throughout the body. The findings bolster ongoing studies into
green tea extract as a cancer treatment -- and may give green tea drinkers more
reason to savor every cup. The investigators found that when they exposed human
bladder cells to both a cancer-causing chemical and green tea extract, the
extract interfered with a particular process by which early cancer cells become
invasive and spread throughout body tissue.
Exp Ther Med. 2017. Epigallocatechin gallate inhibits the growth and
promotes the apoptosis of bladder cancer cells.
Breast cancer risk
reductionImmune system help, anti-inflammatory
J Complement Integr Med. 2015. Dietary supplementation with green tea extract
promotes enhanced human leukocyte activity. olunteers were asked to take 300 mg
of the green tea extract daily for 14 days and the capacity of circulating
leukocytes to release both myeloperoxidase and lactoferrin was assessed. This
study indicates that a green tea extract when taken as a dietary supplement for
14 days can increase the leukocyte activity and the total plasma antioxidant
status and may have role to play in the prevention of inflammatory disease.
Leukemia
Green tea may help treat a form of adulthood leukemia. Doctors at the
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, found that of four patients who started
drinking green tea or taking green tea extracts, three showed clear improvements
in their condition in the following months. The patients all had chronic
lymphocytic leukemia, or CLL, a form of leukemia that usually arises during or
after middle-age and typically progresses slowly. Like all types of leukemia,
CLL is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, in which abnormal white blood
cells replace healthy blood cells. A study showed that one compound found in
green tea, known as EGCG, was able to kill cancer cells that were taken from CLL
patients and put in a test tube with the tea compound. Leukemia
Research, online December 1, 2005.
Prostate gland
Early research suggests it may lower
PSA levels.
Prostate Cancer
Chemoprevention of human prostate cancer by oral administration of green tea
catechins in volunteers with high-grade prostate intraepithelial neoplasia: a
preliminary report from a one-year proof-of-principle study.
Cancer Res. 2006.
The purity and content of GTCs preparations were
assessed by high-performance liquid chromatography epigallocathechin, 5%; epicatechin, 12%; epigallocatechin-3-gallate, 51%;
epicatechin-3-gallate, 6%; total green tea catechins, 75%; caffeine, <1%].
Sixty volunteers with HG-PIN were enrolled in this double-blind,
placebo-controlled study. Daily treatment consisted of three green tea catechin
capsules, 200 mg each (total 600 mg/d). After 1 year, only one tumor was
diagnosed among the 30 green tea catechins -treated men (incidence,
approximately 3%), whereas nine cancers were found among the 30 placebo-treated
men (incidence, 30%). Total prostate-specific antigen did not change
significantly between the two arms, but green tea catechins -treated men showed
values constantly lower with respect to placebo-treated ones. International
Prostate Symptom Score and quality of life scores of green tea catechins
-treated men with coexistent benign prostate hyperplasia improved, reaching
statistical significance in the case of International Prostate Symptom Scores.
No significant side effects or adverse effects were documented. To our
knowledge, this is the first study showing that green tea catechins are safe and
very effective for treating premalignant lesions before prostate cancer
develops. As a secondary observation, administration of green tea catechins also
reduced lower urinary tract symptoms, suggesting that these compounds might also
be of help for treating the symptoms of benign prostate hyperplasia.
Stomach cancer
Japanese women, but not Japanese men, who regularly drink 5 or more cups daily
appear about 20 percent less likely to develop stomach cancer. Gut, September 9,
2009.
Cholesterol
Consumption of green tea is associated with lower serum concentration of total cholesterol in
Japanese healthy workers age 40-69 years.
COPD
Flavanol epigallocatechin-3-gallate is shown to be a potent natural
inhibitor of leukocyte elastase that may be used to reduce elastase-mediated
progression to emphysema and tumor invasion.
Depression
Dr. Kaijun Niu, at Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering
in Sendai, found men and women aged 70 and older who drank four or more, versus
one or fewer, cups of green tea daily were less likely to have symptoms of
depression. Dr. Kaijun Niu published the results of this study in the American
Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2009.
Diabetes
Epigallocatechin gallate supplementation alleviates diabetes in rodents.
J Nutr. 2006.
This
study shows that EGCG beneficially modifies glucose and lipid metabolism in
H4IIE cells and markedly enhances glucose tolerance in diabetic rodents. Dietary
supplementation with EGCG could potentially contribute to nutritional strategies
for the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Gums
Japanese men who drink green tea on a regular basis
have healthier gums. Journal of Periodontology, 2009.
High blood pressure
Drinkers of green tea and oolong tea
are less likely to develop hypertension than nondrinkers.
HIV
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate has been suggested to have
antiviral activity.
To determine the effects of EGCG on HIV
infection, peripheral blood lymphocytes infected with HIV were incubated with
increasing concentrations and it
strongly inhibited the replication of the HIV virus.
Mental Decline
People who regularly drink green tea may have a lesser risk of mental
decline as they grow older. A study of more than 1,000 Japanese adults in their
70s and beyond, found that the more green tea men and women drank, the lower
their odds of having cognitive impairment. Older adults who drank two or more
cups of green tea per day were about half as likely to show cognitive impairment
as those who drank three cups or less each week. Men and women who averaged one
cup per day fell somewhere in between.
Daily consumption of green tea catechin delays
memory regression in aged mice.
Biogerontology. 2006.
Because oxidative stress has been implicated in brain senescence, we
investigated the effects of green tea catechin (GT-catechin), a potential
antioxidant, in senescence-accelerated (SAMP10) mice. The mouse is a model of
brain senescence with short life span, cerebral atrophy and cognitive
dysfunction. Mice were fed water containing 0.02% GT-catechin from 1- to
15-month-old. The mean dose was about 35 mg/kg/day. We found that daily
consumption of GT-catechin prevented memory regression and DNA oxidative damage
in these mice. GT-catechin did not prolong the lifetime of SAMP10 mice, but it
did delay brain senescence.
Does Green Tea Enhance Longevity?
According to a Japanese study, those who consumed the most green tea over an
11-year period were less likely to die from cardiovascular disease or any other
cause, except cancer, than were the less-frequent green tea drinkers. However,
because this was an observational study, the debate on the effects of green tea
on heart disease and cancer is not over. Although laboratory and animal studies
have shown that the polyphenols in green tea may be protective against
cardiovascular disease and cancer, it is not clear if these findings extend to
humans. Dr. Kuriyama and colleagues analyzed information on 40,530 Japanese
adults, 40 to 79 years old, who participated in the Ohsaki National Health
Insurance Cohort Study. The subjects, who were followed from 1995 to 2005, were
from a northeastern region of the country where most of the adults drink green
tea three or more times per day. Adults who drank the most green tea were the
least likely to die from cardiovascular disease. Men who consumed at least five
cups of green tea each day were 12 percent less likely to die from any cause.
Whereas, women who drank five or more cups of green tea each day were 23 percent
less likely to die from any cause and 31 percent less likely to die from
cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Sahelian says: For the time being I prefer people
drink a variety of herbal teas as opposed to predominantly one type of tea.
Also, if you drink to many cups a day it will influence your sleep and if you
don't get a deep rest at night it could have a negative impact on your health.
Green tea consumption and mortality due to
cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all causes in Japan: the Ohsaki study.
JAMA. 2006.
Green tea polyphenols have been extensively studied as cardiovascular disease
and cancer chemopreventive agents in vitro and in animal studies. However, the
effects of green tea consumption in humans remain unclear. We investigated the
associations between green tea consumption and all-cause and cause-specific
mortality with the Ohsaki National Health Insurance Cohort Study, a
population-based, prospective cohort study initiated in 1994 among 40,530
Japanese adults aged 40 to 79 years without history of stroke, coronary heart
disease, or cancer at baseline. Participants were followed up for up to 11 years
for all-cause mortality and for up to 7 years for
cause-specific mortality. Over 11 years of follow-up (follow-up rate,
86%, 4209 participants died, and over 7 years of follow-up (follow-up rate,
89%), 892 participants died of cardiovascular disease and 1134 participants died
of cancer. Green tea consumption is associated with reduced
mortality due to all causes and due to cardiovascular disease but not with
reduced mortality due to cancer.
Parkinson's disease
The green tea polyphenol
epigallocatechin gallate EGCG, in a mouse study, suppressed some of the
degeneration of nerves.
Rheumatoid arthritis
Life Sci. 2013. Potential benefits of green tea polyphenol EGCG in the
prevention and treatment of vascular inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis.
Stress reduction
Biol Pharm Bull. 2017. Anti-stress Effect of Green Tea with Lowered Caffeine on
Humans: A Pilot Study. Theanine, an amino acid in tea, has significant
anti-stress effects on animals and humans. However, the effect of theanine was
blocked by caffeine and gallate-type catechins, which are the main components in
tea. We examined the anti-stress effect of green tea with lowered caffeine,
low-caffeine green tea, on humans. The study design was a single-blind group
comparison and participants were randomly assigned to low-caffeine or placebo
tea groups. The participants ingested theanine (ca. 15 mg/d) in low-caffeine
green tea. The subjective stress of students was significantly lower in the
low-caffeine-group than in the placebo-group during pharmacy practice. The level
of salivary α-amylase activity, a stress marker, increased significantly after
daily pharmacy practice in the placebo-group but not in the low-caffeine-group.
These results suggested that the ingestion of low-caffeine green tea suppressed
the excessive stress response of students.
Green Tea Side effects, safety, risk
Green tea has caffeine and methylxanthines, so avoid drinking
or taking the capsules in the evening. Even if you drink it in the morning and
you are sensitive to herbal stimulation, you may find that it could interfere
with deep sleep. If you have a tendency to have insomnia, avoid herbal teas and
even decaf coffee. I have not come across any other common
adverse reactions at this time except this one caution:
Caution: In rare cases extracts from green tea have been reported to adversely affect the liver. Discontinue use and consult a healthcare practitioner if you have a liver disorder or develop symptoms of liver trouble, such as abdominal pain, dark urine, or jaundice. If you plan to take it for prolonged periods, take a week off each month.
Green tea extract: a potential cause of acute liver failure.. World J Gastroenterol. August 2013.
Q. I have a concern about the recent decision to put
warning labels on supplements containing green tea extracts. it warns of
possible liver damage.
A. The study that found green tea extract polyphenols may damage
liver tissue used high doses injected into small mammals. Many Japanese drink
green tea several cups a day without problems. I am not concerned that taking a
green tea supplement at one capsule or tablet a few times a week would cause any
liver problems. As with any supplement, it is a good idea to take breaks from
use. Low dosages of many supplements are often of benefit, but high dosages
could be harmful.
Q. Although green Tea has anti
cancer properties, i was alarmed to read today that it can actually cause
Esophageal Cancer! "Some people show hypersensitivity reactions with
green tea. Others develop the condition after long-term use characterized by
hives, swelling of ears, lips, tongue and face, difficulty breathing, closing of
the throat and skin irritation. Another grave side effect that can be caused by
heavy and long-term consumption is esophageal cancer. There are
agents that remain and accumulate in the esophageal area leading to the
development of cysts and tumors. Too much green tea can cause a variety of side
effects such as anxiety, insomnia, nervousness, irritability, mood swings,
interrupted sleep, cardiac arrhythmia, headache, heartburn, loss of appetite,
gastrointestinal upset, diarrhea and constipation. It can also interact with
other substances thereby causing problems. Do not drink tea if you're taking
blood thinners like warfarin or Coumadin or it might cause hemorrhage or
internal bleeding.
Herbal teas in general have been suggested to be contributory to the development
of cancer. There seem to be carcinogenic effects that come with chronic use.
Teas high in tannin may lead to iron deficiency and microcytic anemia. Other
associated effects are liver and kidney failure and bronchial and respiratory
problems."
This concerns me as i have been taking green tea for a few years now and just
recently have been taking about 4 capsules a day, each one at 300mg (polyphenols
95% & EGCG 40%) Is this to much to be taken daily?
A. Too much of a good thing is not so good. Esophageal cancer
is quite rare and is not a major concern. Most long term epidemiological studies
have shown benefits from drinking green tea and Asians who drink a lot of this
tea do not show any noticeable harm. However, it is a good idea to be reasonable
in one's consumption of this product either in tea form or in pills, and it is
also a good idea to take occasional breaks.
Availability
There are countless green tea products, including bags, capsules, tablets,
powder, green tea gum, combinations with other supplements and organic. Green tea is sold by raw
material suppliers in different extracts, ranging from
30%-95%, standardized to green tea catechins.
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Q. Will drinking a lot of
green tea cause free estrogen to go up in the body (due to the phytoestrogens)? If so, could this potentially make someone estrogen
dominant?
A. Not likely. Phytoestrogens have both
estrogen agonist and estrogen antagonist activity in different tissues.
They don't work the same way as regular estrogen hormone.
Q. Can this supplement be used together with another anti
cancer agent called DIM?
A. Probably as long as the dosages are reasonable, see
diindolemethane dim for
additional research studies.
Q. A friend
of mine yesterday said she read that if you drink green tea with cow's
milk that it will completely destroy the antioxidant properties. Do you know if this is true?
A. We have no indications at this time that drinking
green tea with milk destroys its benefits to a significant extent.
Q. Is green tea okay to
drink during pregnancy? Is it good for nausea during pregnancy.
A. I can't foresee a cup a day to pose any
problems during pregnancy. I don't think it helps relieve nausea.
Q. I am trying my best to lose weight, but am
unfortunately not noticing any difference. I eat healthy food and do
exercise, so I am considering taking a green tea tablet to try and burn
fat. I read off a bottle of green tea tablets that you should consult with
your physician if you are on medications before starting the tablets. I
have minor epilepsy and take three medications to keep it under control. I
take Keppra, Tegretol XR and Lamictal everyday morning and night. Can I
take green tea tablets as well, without any side effects from my epilepsy
drugs?
A. Green tea tablets are unlikely to cause weight loss
by themselves. Anyone with a seizure disorder needs to be careful taking
herbs, especially those that have a stimulating nature.
Q. Do any doctors advocate that people take
green tea supplements for their antioxidant and other benefits? If so,
what's the amount of green tea they -- or that you -- advise taking daily?
I find studies showing green tea benefits this or that, but I can't find
anyone who actually suggests a daily amount.
A. There is no single answer since there are many
factors that are involved in green tea dosage including age, medical
condition, other supplements taken, other medicines used, activity level,
whether they drink coffee or tea and how much, sleep patterns, etc. Also
it depends on the extract potency, the quality of the green tea, etc.
Q. If I drink a lot of green tea will it flush
out the good stuff in my body and mess up my electrolytes? I was told that
if I drink green tea all day or a lot of it then it isn't good for me.
A. As a general rule, it is not a good idea to drink or eat too
much of the same fluid or food. Too much green tea could cause alertness
and interfere with sleep since green tea has caffeine and other methyl-xanthines
such as theobromine which cause shallow sleep if ingested in the evening.
It is a good idea to drink a variety of different herbal teas, not just
exclusively green tea.
Q. I have bought most of your excellent soft
cover booklets over the years, and always read carefully your materials
when they come up in my research engine etc. I'm a daily user of fresh
juice extractor drinks plus nutraceuticals (capsule powers) I add to them,
for health, fitness, metabolism controls and nootropic purposes going
toward the alkaline level etc. I've read your data on green tea...and
while I've begun doing it recently...my question is. Is it okay to add the
contents of a quality green tea
bag to my drinks as a powder for supplementary purposes. How far removed
is an extract from the green tea bag powder - As you know a really good
supplemented nutritional program can be quite expensive. So if this green
tea bag content has no bad side effects, I would like to continue this
practice.
A. I don't see any reason why the green tea bag contents cannot be
used. Over time, use different green tea bags from different sources.
Q. I really enjoyed
your article on green tea, fantastic information. I currently take each
day together (in pill form) baby aspirin, a multi-vitamin, vitamin D,
turmeric, vitamin C and fish oil. I also take calcium in pill form, but
take it alone two hours after eating as recommended. Can green tea
extract be taken with other supplements, or does it need to be taken
alone? I have read that taking it with fish oil helps with absorption?
A. This product can be taken alone or with other supplements, a
good time is with breakfast.