NOW Supplements, Green Tea Extract 400 mg with Vitamin C, Cellular Protection*, 250 Veg Capsules

Give it Time!

I took green tea years ago when I started to work out heavily and really saw a difference not only in weight but also energy and not getting sick as much. So many things can weaken our immune systems...physical stress,mental etc Green Tea is one of those herbs that really does do a lot health wise. Chinese culture has been drinkig for thousand years and the health benefits are plain as day. It's not a magic pill but it defiantly helps overall health. Give it Tim

68 persons found it helpful

Awesome addition to my weight loss program

This has been very helpful in my weight loss process and helps me curb my hunger. I usually have this early in the morning. I am pre-diabetic and this has been very helpful when I practice intermittent fasting.. Gives me great energy when I got out for a walk and helps as a diuretic when I feel bloate

64 persons found it helpful

Great Quality for Lessoning Inflamation (Prostatitis).

Long story short I had/have prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate) and my doctor prescribed a anti-biotic along with recommending that I take a vitamin high in Sylenium and Licopene, which I had already been doing for well over a year before being diagnosed by taking a mutli-vitamin supplemental. Additionally my Doctor recommended abstaining from red wine, beer and spicy food (now I must confess this I did not do very well, who can?) After the antibiotics were used up the symptoms lessoned but did not entirely go away. My PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) level was constant (no increase or decrease) but the Dr. said to just monitor it every year or so and continue taking a multi-vitamin on a daily basis. After reading many online stories of others with Prostatitis, some articles suggested that taking an anti-oxident (like Green Tea Extract) could make things much more comfortable by reducing the inflamation effect. Armed with that knowledge I decided to give it a shot and bought two bottles of this product and three weeks later my protstatis syptoms significantly decreased. Upon my annual checkup with my Doctor I mentioned to him that I continued to take a multi-vitamin and in addition to that Green Tea Extract as well and told him my results. He told me that taking any anti-oxidents is highly recommended and he recommended that I continue taking the Green Tea Extract. Fast forward, I still take my other multi-vitamin and when I ran out of this product for one week I noticed that my prostatitis was coming back...As soon as I started taking it again the symptons went away almost immediately. Currently I am taking 1 pill a day but may up it to 2 pills a day like someone else recommended. I take mine currently in the morning..If I take it in the evening I am not able to go to sleep on time. I am not saying that this pill will cure your prostatitis but for me it helped make life a LOT more comfortable plus its an all natural product which scored bonus points with me. I will say that over the course of 1 year when I started to taking this product I have lost 30 lbs...But I don't know if that was due to changing my eating habits (eating healthier now) or if Green Tea Extract was the main cuprit. Physically speaking, I have done about the same amount of excercise over that time (pretty active). Either way, since taking this product I feel much better, have more energy, much more focused and alert than I was before and most of all no, or very little, symptoms of Prostatitis. Try a bottle and give yourself a few weeks before passing judgement on this product, be it for weightloss, overall well-being or lessoning inflamation effects. Cheers! Joh

52 persons found it helpful

Good anti-inflammatory/energy booster

After reading about the effects of green tea on fat metabolism I decided to incorporate it into my carb-cycling cutting regiment. I've been taking ~4 pills/day (2 in the morning/2 before working out) for the past four months. Overall, I've lost quite a bit of fat but I can't attribute all of it to green tea. I used to get headaches very often (not because of dehydration), but they stopped after I began taking green tea. After some primary literature research, I found that that EGCG-one of the catechins found in green tea-inhibits a molecule involved in the NFKB inflammatory pathway, so maybe that's why. If you're taking green tea to boost metabolism then you should take it with a cup of coffee and/or other source of caffeine. Studies have shown that the thermogenic and lipolytic effects of green tea have the most effect when taken with caffeine-caffeine is also a natural thermogenic. Also, other studies have shown that taking green tea caffeine 20 minutes prior to exercising increases fatty acid metabolism by as much as ~17% when compared to placebo groups. Overall, the positive side effects of green tea are numerous and may, in part, account for solving the mystery of the'Asian Paradox.' I apologize for not listing any sources, but a quick search on a major scientific journal will provide you with all you need. P.s Besides green tea I would highly recommend looking at alpha lipoic acid, melatonin, green vibrance, and whey protein as possible supplements to better your health and help you with weight loss. Main source: B.S in Cell and Molecular Biolog

46 persons found it helpful

These really helped me cut back on soda!

I got these to try to boost energy. I used to drink at least one soda a day to wake up because I don't like coffee or any caffeinated teas. I've been trying to reduce my soda consumption for months now, but since I didn't really have a caffeine replacement, days without that sweet sweet Dr Pepper were horrible. The first day I took these pills, I took only one in the morning, and by 2 in the afternoon, I hadn't even thought about drinking a soda. I couldn't believe it. The next day, I tried two pills, and I was awake and alert until 7 pm! I am now down to one soda a week (by choice, not because I need it), and it was so easy to cut back on it with these, and it also happened so fast and there were no adjustment periods. I would recommend that you take it with food, at least to start, because it gave me a stomach ache when I took it without

44 persons found it helpful

Great deal!

I bought these to help with my energy levels at midday time. They do help and the fact that they are 400mg and only need to be taken once a day are a huge bonus! Plus the amount you get per bottle for this price is awesome! Very happy with this purchase

36 persons found it helpful

Good sized dose. Easy to swallow.

Small capsules, easy to swallow, and with a good sized dose (the recommended daily dose of green tea extract is 250â€"500mg per day). This saves me from drinking 3-5 cups of green tea per day(though I still frequently drink it!) I didn't notice any major changes while taking these but the benefits aren't something you should expect to notice in a substantial way. They help in conjunction with other factors. Some people seem to think that taking green tea extract is a magical energy booster and weight loss supplement but that's just not the case

35 persons found it helpful

Great Energy Boost

I initially bought this Green Tea Extract as a supplement to boost my regular diet/exercise because I started to hit a plateau in my routine. So if I were to review it just on that alone I would have given it 1 star because in that respect there really was no effect. The reason why I gave it 4 stars is because the energy boost you do receive from it. I've been trying to cut back on coffee and diet drinks so this is actually a great substitute. I take one everyday at work around lunch time and it gives me that extra boost of energy to get through the day. This will not help you lose weight on its own but it will give you that energy to get to the gym and workout

29 persons found it helpful

Great Supplement

I bought this because I love green tea but I don't always have it at my house. It is high quality and I would recommend it to anyone. Although everyone is different, this product definitely helped maintain/increase my metabolism. Since I began taking it, I've lost about 10 pounds and have been able to maintain my weight. Great product!!

28 persons found it helpful

Good stuff

I have fibromyalgia & one of these every morning gives me just a little bit more energy throughout the day. I mean nothing helps a ton, but I can definitely tell a difference taking this. No weight loss but I've read it's dangerous to take too much

27 persons found it helpful