Or rather, why green tea is good for you when you are smoking. I read about this study and thought I’d share it with you. Its called the Asian paradox, as many Asain people smoke, but they have a much lower incidence of lung cancer and other diseases related to smoking tobacco. So take a cup for cancer! You should also read the following on which vegetables will protect your smoke battered lungs!
“Researchers recruited 2,000 lung cancer patients and compared them against
2,000 age- and sex-matched subjects from six countries in eastern and
central Europe. Each filled out a food questionnaire and gave a blood
sample to assess their genetic status.
The study found that eating cruciferous vegetables weekly had a 33%
protective effect against lung cancer in people who had an inactive form of
a gene called GSTM1, and a 37% protective effect for those with an inactive
GSTT1 gene. For those who had both genes inactivated, the vegetable
consumption provided a 72% protective effect. No such effect was found in
people who had active forms of both genes.
The genes produce glutathione-S-transferase enzymes, which eliminate
chemopreventive compounds called isothiocyanates. Cruciferous vegetables
have a high concentration of this cancer-fighting compound.”
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willbrich said on Oct 09, 2006....
Hi thenack,
Are you sure it's "smoking" the green tea? Very informative post!
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RollingC said on Oct 09, 2006....
thanks for the info....informative post !
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missfickle said on Oct 09, 2006....
I copied this off of a website, to add to your already informative blogg.
Does this mean I don't have to give up smoking? :-)
Cruciferous vegetables, including Arugula, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Watercress, Bok Choy, Turnip Greens, Mustard Greens, and Collard Greens, Rutabaga, Napa or Chinese Cabbage, Daikon, Radishes, Turnips, Kohlrabi, and Kale, are very special vegetables. They help our bodies fight cancer. Isothiocyanates stimulate our bodies to break potential carcinogens down. Therefore, they prevent our normal cells from becoming cancerous cells. They have been associated with metabolizing toxins from smoke and lowering the risk of tobacco-related cancers. Only cruciferous vegetables contain the nutrient isothiocyanates which has been associated with a decrease in lung cancer. Even nonsmokers benefit because of second-hand smoke. Sulforaphane and indole-3-carbinol is most concentrated in these vegetables and this is linked with reducing the risk of
, prostate, cervical, and other cancers. It can delay the onset of cancer and reduce the size and growth of tumors. Cruciferous vegetables also help reduce homocysteine levels so they reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. More information:
[l]http://qualitycounts.com/fpcruciferous.html [/l]
[l]http://www.nutrition-guide.net/cruciferous_vegetables.html [/l]
Move Over Tomatoes, All Vegetables, Especially the Cruciferous Kind, May Prevent prostate Cancer, Science Daily
Nutrient in Cruciferous Vegetables Protects Against Lung Cancer, National Institute of Health
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blueyedtiger said on Oct 09, 2006....
See, when I first clicked on the title of this post, I was thinking " wow! another thing I can smoke to make me feel better!" but NO! This post had to be about drinking green tea while smoking that wacky tobacky... yer mean for getting a girl's hopes up....
I wonder what smoking green tea really is like............
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Sarcee said on Oct 09, 2006....
Love the cruciferous veggie list!
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missb said on Oct 09, 2006....
Does it have to be tea-bag green tea, or I can just buy bottled green-teas in the supermarket?
If bottled ones are ok, that's so great! I like drinking something sweet while smoking, usually green tea :)
Cheers!
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thenack said on Oct 10, 2006....
TheNack, Oh boy, I think I just gave people an axcuse to never stop smoking! Hey guys, we should really quit, it enhances quility of life, sexlife, work and basically everything else!. But while we are struggleling, we can reduce the prolonged effect by these methods.
Blue T- Sorry for the misleading headline, I don't hink green tea will be fun to smoke. You sound like an interesting person though
missficle, thanks for the contribution!
missb, I'm not sure, I suppose it will be fine if they did not modify it. I know a lot of vitimine suplements contain a green tea extract called something like ECEG. I am still trying to find out if something like this will have the same benifits. I suppose it will help as it is an powerful antioxidant, but I believe it will probably be the combination that makes real gree tea so healthy.
But dam be warned, ti stuffs bitter, have some honey ready!
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Uocjat said on Oct 10, 2006....
just figured i'd give a word of warning here ..
Do Not Smoke Green Tea!
- or any other kind of tea for that matter
it'll make you go blind -
i dont know the reason for it but i've seen quite a few people stupid engouth to try and its true nontheless
but other then that thumbs up im gonna look into all them veggies and try eating abit more of them then i do now
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thenack said on Oct 10, 2006....
Thanks Uocjat, and yes please no one smoke it OK, it was a joke! Drink the stuff!
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blueyedtiger said on Oct 10, 2006....
lmao... alright fine fine no smoking teas.... would be fun tho to hand someone a hand rolled cigarette and claim it was "tobacco" ... hehe..
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thenack said on Oct 11, 2006....
Haaa, the thought of it, thats stuffs so bitter to drink, I think youll probably gag your lungs out.
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anonymous said on Apr 04, 2008....
I want to smoke watercress, is this ok? Is there any science on this?
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