RECIPE METHOD:

Ingredients:

• 1 Bottle of Yakult
• 1 Sencha Green Tea Sachet
• 1 Tablespoon of Manuka or Dark Honey
• 2/3 Mug of Warm Water

Preparation:

1. Put green tea sachet into mug of warm water and stir
2. Add yakult and stir
3. Add honey and stir
4. Drink

Tips: Drink only once or twice a day, after eating a meal. You can also opt for using white tea, and avoid using sachets. Get the tea produced from Japan, as they are of higher quality. If you are mad, you can experiment mixing a small amount of apple cider vinegar and 100% pure unsweetened cocoa powder into the mix as well. This will increase antioxidant levels and keep you fuller for longer.

The question that’s probably rolling in your mind is: Is it really safe to mix together yakult, honey, and green tea?

The Facts:
After reading a lot about how effective probiotic drinks are in improving gut health (beneficial microflora such as lactobacillus and bifidobacterium can prevent the over-growth of harmful pathogens; a normal ratio is around 80-85% good bacteria and 15-20% bad bacteria), how green tea polyphenols can act to have antiviral (even flu) and anti-microbial effects, and how various honeys had similar effects (manuka honey can speed up wound-healing process), amongst a long list of other health benefits from all of them, I thought I would do more research into how two combinations out of the three would interact. After concluding that mixing any two together had mutually symbiotic effects, I hypothesized that mixing all three would have similar, if not amplified results. After drinking the above recipe, I’ve never felt more better in my life. But don’t just believe what I say – look to the science and then test it for yourselves.

Evidence in support of mixing Yakult with Green Tea:

Growth of certain pathogenic bacteria such as Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium difficile and Bacteroides spp. was significantly repressed by tea phenolics and their derivatives, while commensal anaerobes like Clostridium spp., Bifidobacterium spp. and probiotics such as Lactobacillus sp. were less severely affected.

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Evidence in support of mixing Honey with Yakult:

Results: The colon bifido bacteria and lactobacilli counts were increased markedly in group receiving diet supplemented with honey.

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Conclusion: Based on the results of this study we found that honey (80%) could cause an inhibition in the growth of Candida albicans, but it had no effect on the lactobacillus.

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Evidence in support of mixing Green Tea with Honey:

“Our results indicated that Jasmine tea with honey and green tea with honey had the highest antimicrobial activity,” said Daniel Fung, the Kansas State University food science professor who supervised the research for the Food Safety Consortium.

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NOTE OF CAUTION:

While these ingredients do contain a vast potential of health benefits, it is also important to note that there are also certain risks involved that one should be informed about beforehand. It would be advisable to do more research first, such as seeking medical advice from a professional researcher and doctor, in case you have any health concerns or side-effects such as allergy, diabetes, heart palpitations, etc.

MAKE SURE YOU READ MANY SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ON THE MATTER.

For more information about green tea health benefits and risks:

http://www.green-tea-health-news.com/tea-news.html

http://www.amazing-green-tea.com/green-tea-benefits.html