GREEN TEA FLAVANOLS (EGCG): The 1′st “G” in PAGG
Green Tea Flavanols show up in the 4-Hour Body as part of PAGG
In the 4 Hour Body Tim Claims:
“Green Tea Extract inhibits the storage of excess carbohydrates as bodyfat and preferentially diverts them to muscle cells. • EGCG appears to increase programmed cell death (apoptosis) in mature fat cells. This means that these hard-to-kill bastards commit suicide. The ease with which people regain fat is due to a certain “fat memory” (the size of fat cells decreases, but not the number), which makes EGCG a fascinating candidate for preventing the horrible rebounding most dieters experience.”
“Human studies have shown some potential fat-loss with as little as a single dose of 150 milligrams of EGCG, but we will target 325 milligrams three to four times per day. I suggest decaffeinated green tea extract pills as the source, unless you want to be stuck to the ceiling and feel ill. “
The Four Horsemen of Fat-Loss: PAGG
- Policosanol: 20–25 mg (View Monograph)
- Alpha Lipoic Acid : 100–300 mg (I take 300 mg with each meal, but some people experience acid reflux symptoms with even 100 mg)
- Green Tea Flavanols (decaffeinated with at least 325 mg EGCG): 325 mg
- Garlic Extract
: at least 200 mg (I routinely use 650+ mg)
Daily PAGG intake is timed before meals and bed, which produces a schedule like this: (AGG is simply PAGG minus policosanol)
- Prior to breakfast: AGG
- Prior to lunch: AGG
- Prior to dinner: AGG
- Prior to bed: PAG (omit the green tea extract)
This dosing schedule is followed six days a week. Take one day off each week and one week off every two months.
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GREEN TEA
From The 4-Hour Body
GREEN TEA FLAVANOLS (EGCG)
Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is a catechin and flavanol found in green teas. It has been researched for a wide range of applications, including decreasing the risk of UV-induced skin damage, inhibiting cancer growth, and reducing mitochondrial oxidative stress (anti-aging). I tested green tea and EGCG, once again, for the underreported “off-label” benefits. Specifically, two related to body recomposition: • Much like ALA, EGCG increases GLUT-4 recruitment to the surface of skeletal muscle cells. Of equal interest, it inhibits GLUT-4 recruitment in fat cells. In other words, it inhibits the storage of excess carbohydrates as bodyfat and preferentially diverts them to muscle cells. • EGCG appears to increase programmed cell death (apoptosis) in mature fat cells. This means that these hard-to-kill bastards commit suicide. The ease with which people regain fat is due to a certain “fat memory” (the size of fat cells decreases, but not the number), which makes EGCG a fascinating candidate for preventing the horrible rebounding most dieters experience. Super cool and important. Human studies have shown some potential fat-loss with as little as a single dose of 150 milligrams of EGCG, but we will target 325 milligrams three to four times per day, as the fat-loss results seem to “hockey-stick”—go from a mild incline to a sharp rise—between 900 and 1,100 milligrams per day for the 150- to 200-pound subjects I’ve worked with. I suggest decaffeinated green tea extract pills as the source, unless you want to be stuck to the ceiling and feel ill. Using tea leaves and steeping cup after cup is too imprecise and too caffeinated. If you are undergoing cancer treatment, please consult your doctor before using EGCG, as it can increase the
Ferriss, Timothy (2010). The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman (pp. 118-119). Crown Archetype. Kindle Edition.
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