[Latin Name] Camellia sinensis

[Plant Source] China

[Specifications]

Total tea polyphenols 40%-98%

Total catechins 20%-90%

EGCG 8%-60%

[Appearance] Yellow brown powder

[Plant Part Used] Green tea leaf

[Particle size] 80 Mesh

[Loss on drying] ≤5.0%

[Heavy Metal] ≤10PPM

[Storage] Store in cool & dry area, keep away from the direct light and heat.

[Package] Packed in paper-drums and two plastic-bags inside.

[What is green tea extract]

Green tea is the second largest beverage demanded by consumers worldwide. Used in China and India for its medicinal effects. There are several compounds extracted from green tea including catechins which contain an enormous amount of hydroxyphenols that are easily oxidized, congregated and contracted, which explains its good anti-oxidation effect. Its anti-oxidation effect is 25-100 times as strong as those of vitamin C and E.

It is widely used in medicines, agriculture, and chemical and food industries. This extract prevents cardio-vascular disease, lowers the risk of cancer, and decreases blood sugar and blood pressure, as well as viruses. In the food industry, the anti-oxidation agent used for preserving food and cooking oils.

[Function]

1. Green tea extract can reduce blood pressure, blood sugar, blood lipids.

2. Green tea extract has the function of removing radicals and anti-aging.

3. Green tea extract can enhance the immune function and prevention of colds.

4. Green tea extract will anti-radiation,anti-cancer, inhibiting the increasing of cancer cell.

5. Green tea extract used to anti-bacterium, with the function of sterilization and deodorization.

[Application]

1.Applied in cosmetics field, Green tea extract owns the effect of anti-wrinkle and anti-Aging.

2.Applied in food field, Green tea extract is used as natural antioxidant, antistaling agent, and anti-fading agents.

3.Applied in pharmaceutical field, Green tea extract is used to prevent and cure cardiovascular disease, diabetes.

This video captures the beginning of Gigi’s (age 5) dream for 2016, “to be green inside and clean inside.” She hopes over 107,077 people will watch this (because that’s the world’s biggest number)! Dedicated to KIDpreneurs across the globe and their loving parents and caregivers who nurture their development. It’s raw, messy, and the beginning of a continuous improvement adventure. In 2015, we were inspired to get healthy after learning a few astonishing facts:
-According to the National Institute of Health, 68.8% of adults are considered overweight or obese.
-29.1 million people have diabetes. Currently at least 1 out of 3 people will develop Type 2 diabetes in their lifetime.
-95% of cancers are caused by diet and environment.

We chose a simple recipe to kick of the New Year! After the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, why not give yourself the gift of simplicity? You’ve earned it! Make 2016 your best year ever by indulging in the health benefits of mindful eating, attending to the nutritional value of the foods you use to nourish your body and expressing gratitude for your health and wellbeing!

Gigi named this month’s juice “Cranberry Explosion” because of the way the cranberries launch out of the juicer if you don’t quickly push them down. We had a few laughing moments discovering this recipe! Cranberries have been used for medicinal purposes throughout history. Cranberries have been used to prevent and treat urinary tract infections, kidney stones, and also to protect against heart disease and cancer. Cranberries contain proanthocyanidins, plant antioxidants, known for combating urinary tract infections. They also possess strong anti-inflammatory properties and may help to reduce the risk of periodontal disease, tooth decay.

3 oranges
1 lime
2 handfuls of cranberries
1 sprig of mint
Juice ingredients and add 1 T of agave or honey to sweeten.

As with many things, I wanted to wait until we’d achieved a level of presentation that we could be proud of. Instead, we decided to dive right in, placing vulnerability on center stage, and model the journey of messiness, innovation, and my favorite saying, “fail fast and fail forward.” So, this is our first attempt at using iMovie, merging clips, playing with images, and being “21st Century” digital citizens.

We are enthusiasts of the extraordinary and want to share our learning with others to increase health and happiness across the globe to transform the world.

Supplemental Movie 1.
Time-lapse fluorescence imaging of germinating Arabidopsis pollen using Spinning Disk Confocal Microscopy. Pollen expressing GFP-tagged Armadillo Repeat Only 1 (ARO1) was germinated in vitro in a self-made multi-well micro-germination setup on solidified pollen germination medium (PGM) containing 10 µM 24-Epibrassinolide, a phytosterol from the brassinosteroid family, to promote pollen germination and elongation, as described by Vogler et al. (Plant Reprod (2014) 27:153-167; DOI 10.1007/s00497-014-0247-x). Simultaneous imaging in an exemplary 10 well micro-germination setup was performed over 6 hours. Every position shows maximum intensity projections of 11 optical slices, imaged every 3 minutes. Pollen tubes start to emerge from the pollen grains 1h after incubation. Mounting pollen in this micro-germination setup allows simultaneous imaging of up to twelve (or even more) independent PGM pads under one cover slip. The inexpensive and easy-to-perform technique is amenable to every standard microscope (upright or inverse) and illumination technique (Epifluorescence, CLSM, Spinning Disc, TIRF, 2-Photon).
Time stamper (upper left) shows hours and minutes. Position B1 was readjusted after 1 h PT growth. Image processing was performed using the open source software ImageJ. Scale bar (lower right): 50 µm.