Green Tea Diet Patch
Posted under FOODS & BEVERAGES, Green Tea on Jan 4, 2008
The idea of diet patches is based on the marketing success of nicotine patches. Easy to apply and with no harmful side-effects, green tea diet patches have quite become latest fad in nutritional supplements.
Green tea diet patches contain a high amount of green tea extract, a beverage made from the steaming the leaves of the plant called Carmellia sinensis.
Green tea diet patches are said to have several health benefits. Recent studies on green tea diet patches revealed that aside from promoting weight loss, its can also are an effective cure for cancer and other diseases.
Clinical Studies on Green Tea Diet Patches
A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition revealed the weight loss benefits of it. Polyphenols are substances present in this patches that can augment metabolism.
The study showed that green tea diet patches can actually increase the total energy expenditure of the body in twenty-four hours by four percent.
In addition to that, it seems to accelerate metabolic rates without increasing blood pressure or heart rate. Green tea diet patches promote the process of thermogenesis, a process by which the body releases heat by burning fats.
This makes its excellent fat-burners without proving dangerous. Unlike other diet supplements, green tea diet patches do not cause heart palpitations, hypertension, or cardiovascular complications.
Green Tea Diet Patches vs. Green Tea Diet Pills
Green tea diet patches use transdermal method of delivery. This means that it allows the skin to directly absorb the beneficial substances, thereby, eliminating or diminishing several setbacks commonly experienced by pill users.
The transdermal property of green tea diet patches delivers consistent and even levels of substances over a period of several hours. Unlike a pill which requires several applications in a day, this is only applied once in one day.
Ingredients of Green Tea Diet Patches
Aside from green tea extract, green tea diet patches also contain other helpful substances. Fucus vesiculosus in this diet patches has been used to aid in weight loss as early as the 17th Century.
According to a recent research by Dr. Marvin Koplick of the U.S., the Fucus substance in green tea diet patches can help the body shed extra weight up to twenty pounds in two months. Fucus vesiculoscus in it burns fat in the safest, most effective way possible since it exhibits no side-effects.
Other ingredients found in green tea diet patches are Garcinia cambogia, an exotic fruit grown in South India. Garcinia cambogia in this has an active ingredient called hydroxycitric acid (HCA) which is an antioxidant much like Vitamin C.
Guarana in green tea diet patches act as a natural appetite-suppressant. Guarana in this stimulates metabolism while at the same time, suppresses your appetite for a balanced weight loss.
It also contains Chromium picolinate. This compound in green tea diet patches is essential in maintaining insulin levels in the body. With Chromium picolinate in this, maximum energy production, fat burning, and lean muscle maintenance is ensured.
How to apply Green Tea Diet Patches
These are applied to clean, dry skin. The recommended parts to apply green tea diet patches are the shoulders, thigh, back, and belly portions of the body.
Although some this diet patches reputedly contain green tea worth 48 hours, most green tea diet patches have a 24-hour limit.
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