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Let's talk about some interesting benefits of using green tea, both topically and drinking it

for your skin.

I've done other videos on what it can do for your cancer, but there are some real interesting

things that can help you with your skin.

I'm talking about the polyphenols, okay?

These are phytonutrients.

Number one, anti-photoaging.

What does that mean?

It means reducing the aging effect on your skin from UV light from the sun.

So number one, it can protect you from the radiation from sun

to prevent the aging of your skin.

Number two, it can increase collagen and elastin fibers. Yeah. By suppressing enzymes that are degrading

collagen because the chemicals in green tea help suppress the enzymes that degrade, break down

collagen and elastin. So that's pretty cool. Number three, it's loaded with anti-inflammatory

properties. Number four, and this is cool, it can induce autophagy. We know fasting induces autophagy,

but green tea will also trigger autophagy, which is the recycling of old damaged proteins into new

proteins. That's what makes your skin look useful. All right, number five,

it can actually promote enzymes to help clean up free radicals that can damage your DNA. Anything

that can reduce the free radicals on your DNA is going to be very beneficial for protecting your

skin. It can also decrease hydrogen peroxide too that your body is generating.

Number six, it's a potent stress mediator. What is a stress mediator? Well, that has a biological definition.

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