Green Tea Diet Patch
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 become the latest thing in nutritional supplements.
A green tea patch contains 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 revealed that aside from helping with weight loss, Chinese green tea can also be an effective cure for cancer and other diseases.
Clinical Studies on Green Tea Patches
A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition revealed the weight loss benefits of a green tea diet.
Polyphenols are substances present in green tea diet patches that assist metabolism.
The study showed green tea can actually increase the total energy expenditure of the body in twenty-four hours by four percent.
Also, wearing a green tea diet patch accelerates metabolic rates without increasing blood pressure or heart rate.
Green tea patches promote the process of thermogenesis, a process by which the body releases heat by burning fats.
This makes green tea an excellent fat-burner without the dangerous side effects.
Unlike other diet supplements, green tea diet patches don't cause heart palpitations, hypertension, or cardiovascular complications.
Green Tea Diet Patches vs. Green Tea Diet Pills
Green tea patches use a transdermal method of delivery. This means green tea diet patches let the skin to directly absorb the beneficial substances, eliminating or diminishing several side effects commonly experienced by pill users.
The transdermal property of the patch delivers a consistent and even level of substances over several hours.
Unlike pills that require you take them several times a day, green tea patch is only applied once a day.
Ingredients of Green Tea Patches
Along with the green tea extract, these patches also contain other beneficial substances. Fucus vesiculosus in green tea diet patches has been used to help in weight loss as early as the 17th Century.
According to recent research by Dr. Marvin Koplick, the Fucus substance in green tea can help the body shed up to twenty pounds over a two month period.
Fucus vesiculoscus in green tea patches burns fat in the safest, most effective way possible because there are no side-effects.
Other ingredients found in green tea are Garcinia cambogia, an exotic fruit grown in South India.
Garcinia cambogia in a green tea diet patch has the active ingredient hydroxycitric acid (HCA) an antioxidant similar to Vitamin C.
Guarana in a green tea diet patch act as a natural appetite-suppressant. It also stimulates metabolism while suppressing your appetite for balanced weight loss.
Green tea diet patches also contain Chromium picolinate. This compound in green tea is essential in maintaining insulin levels in the body.
The Chromium picolinate in green tea, maximizes energy production, fat burning, and lean muscle maintenance.
How to apply a Green Tea Diet Patch
Patches should be applied to clean, dry skin and the recommended areas to apply patches are the shoulders, thigh, back, and belly portions of the body.
Although some green tea patches can contain enough green tea for 48 hours worth of effective ingredients, most green tea diet patches have a 24-hour limit.
