It’s great news if you like a caffeine fix
A doctor has revealed that three drinks could help reduce the risk of cancer.
Speaking on the Zoe podcast, Dr William Li, a globally recognised physician, scientist, speaker, and two-time New York Times bestselling author, discussed the impact everyday drinks can have on health. He explained that coffee, tea, and water are among the most widely consumed beverages worldwide. And the findings are encouraging for caffeine fans. At the beginning of the episode, he explained that our genetics are not the “main thing” that determine whether or not we get cancer.
Dr Li said supporting our gut microbiome can significantly help to reduce our risk. He said: “I call it the holy trinity. Coffee and tea both contain polyphenols that actually amplify the bodies cancer fighting responses. Tea has catechins.
“These are polyphenols that cut off the blood supply and to cancer, lowers inflammation, boost the immune system. And even the fibre that’s found in tea leaves can feed the gut microbiome.
“Coffee has chlorogenic acid. That’s the very same substance that’s found in apples that lowers inflammation as well as many other compounds.”
Talking about how the gut microbiome could hold the key to cancer, Jonathan Wolf, ZOE cofounder and CEO, said he’s “a very keen tea drinker” and asked if there is a “particular sort of tea” that works best. And it turns out the answer is yes, and the drink is pretty trendy.
He revealed that experts have looked at the potency of tea and shared: “If you want the full strength of cancer fighting health defence activating ability, go for matcha.
“Because matcha are potent green tea leaves. You get the entire thing, you get all the fibre from the leaf itself. And that’s what’s actually going to help your gut microbiome as well.”
It’s not the only benefit of matcha. One study looked at ‘The therapeutic potential of matcha tea’. It states: “Matcha is a powdered form of Japanese green tea that has been gaining global popularity recently.
“Matcha tea has various health benefits, including an enhancing effect on cognitive function, cardio-metabolic health, and anti-tumorogenesis. To date, randomized clinical trials (RCT) showed that matcha decreases stress, slightly enhances attention and memory, and has no effect on mood.”
Concluding his section on tea and coffee, he stressed that the gut “microbiome is under undiscovered country for cancer prevention” and said that “everybody can do something today to tip the odds and their own favour against cancer.”
You can watch and listen to the podcast episode, The 3 foods you’re eating daily that fuel cancer growth with Dr William Li here.
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