{"id":6561,"date":"2021-01-28T20:37:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T01:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/food4healthybones.com\/?p=6561"},"modified":"2024-03-30T04:47:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T08:47:58","slug":"why-drinking-green-tea-for-your-bones-is-a-good-break-from-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/food4healthybones.com\/blog\/why-drinking-green-tea-for-your-bones-is-a-good-break-from-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Tea for Your Bone Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Skelly and I love a good cup of green tea for it's flavor and for bone health.  Just taking a break and brewing a mug is a great way for me to slow down and de-stress. I look at my tea break as a mindfulness practice. I sip it peacefully and deliberately.  I feel the warmth of the cup as I embrace those precious moments of just being present and still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But these tea breaks aren\u2019t just for me.  One very special tea also makes my Skelly stronger.  I\u2019m talking about green tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Irma and Skelly taking a break from the noise of life.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

You\u2019ve probably already heard about the health benefits of green tea.  Studies show it protects your brain, reduces the risk for certain cancers, lowers the risk of diabetes, and improves mood. All of those benefits are thanks to compounds in tea called polyphenols and catechins.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Promising Research<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Now promising new research is looking at green tea\u2019s effect on bone mineral density and fracture risk.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2011 researchers looked at a large number of animal studies and one human study of postmenopausal women (1).  They found positive connections between green tea compounds and <\/p>\n\n\n\n