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Longevity and Tea. Tegreen 97. Second most popular beverage Tremendous positive press Top 20 in health food sales Thousands of studies worldwide Including National Cancer Institute Dose: 250 mg capsule; 1 capsule/day with food. Tea is HOT!. Proprietary processing. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Tegreen 97Tegreen 97
Second most popular beverage
Tremendous positive press Top 20 in health food sales Thousands of studies
worldwide Including National Cancer
Institute Dose: 250 mg capsule; 1
capsule/day with food
Tea is HOT!
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Proprietary processingProprietary processing
Only finest leaf buds and young leaves used
Cultivated in Zhejiang province (number one tea-producing region in China)
Proprietary extraction process Achieves 97% polyphenols
65% Catechins• 38% EGCg
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Green tea vs. Black teaGreen tea vs. Black tea
Green tea Camellia sinensis Non-fermented
Lightly steamed and dried
Benefit of process Preservation
polyphenols (similar to fresh leaves)
Black tea Camellia sinensis Fermented and
dried. Benefit of process
Flavor enhancing Disadvantage
Destroys polyphenols
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Green tea researchGreen tea research
Epidemiological studies on green tea drinkers
Polyphenol Research Proven antioxidants Cell protection Inhibition of abnormal cell proliferation
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What are Polyphenols?What are Polyphenols?
Powerful antioxidants High concentrations in green tea Tegreen enriched for polyphenol anti-
oxidants, particularly Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg)
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TeGreen
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Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Antioxidant potency
Example of Pharmanex research Example of Pharmanex research on Tegreen on Tegreen
EGCG
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3 glasses ofred wine
4 cups ofgreen tea
4 glasses oficed tea
Based on EGCg levels
Anti-oxidant equivalency to Anti-oxidant equivalency to other beverages without caffeine other beverages without caffeine or alcoholor alcohol
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New Research by Pharmanex New Research by Pharmanex collaboratorscollaborators
Abnormal cells proliferate and live longer than normal cells
The life of a normal cell is regulated by a natural regulatory mechanism called programmed cell death (apoptosis)
Apoptosis is severely limited in abnormal cells Pharmanex collaborators discovered unique
enzyme (tNOX) in abnormal cells associated with this defect
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Inhibition of enzyme (tNOX) Inhibition of enzyme (tNOX) activity in cancer cells activity in cancer cells
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EGCg
Tegreen
Cancer cell enzyme activity
Source: Morre et al.
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Tegreen Vs EGCg in promoting Tegreen Vs EGCg in promoting cancer drug activitycancer drug activity
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Anti-cancer drugalone
Tegreen+ Anti-cancer drug
Anti-cancer drug, glaucarubolone, nM
Cancer cell killing