The Tea

You've seen the number. "Green tea increases fat burning by 17%." It's on supplement labels, in listicles, and behind a lot of fat-loss promises. The number is real. It comes from a real study. And as a fuel-burning effect, it's genuinely significant - more so than most things you can add to your day. What it doesn't mean is 17% off the scale. 17% is a real, significant shift in how much fat you burn during exercise - from a single daily habit with no trade-off. What it isn't is 17% more weight lost. Those are two different numbers, and...

Every season, a new breakthrough. New study, new product, new thing you're apparently supposed to be taking. We built a scoring tool to cut through it — fast. Two axes, four verdicts, and a question the wellness industry never asks.

Yes. But probably not for the reasons you've heard, and definitely not as a standalone fix. Here's the honest, evidence-based version. What a couple cups of green tea actually do If you drink 1–2 cups daily, as part of a normal diet, over a few weeks: Effect Real? How it works Reduce mild inflammation ✅ Yes EGCG slightly lowers gut inflammation over time Shift gut bacteria ✅ Yes Increases Bifidobacteria, reduces some gas-producing strains Improve stool consistency ⚠️ Sometimes Tannins can firm loose stools (bad if you're constipated) Flush water retention ❌ No Caffeine's diuretic effect disappears after a few...

Green tea is the second healthiest beverage on earth. Second only to water. That's not an opinion. That's the data. But here's the problem: most of it is still sold like it's 1998. Dusty bags. Zen platitudes. "Find your glow." Meanwhile, women are walking around exhausted, inflamed, and over-caffeinated — and the solution is sitting on a shelf, ignored, because the category never evolved. Let's talk about what green tea actually does for the four things keeping women stuck. 01 Metabolic support for weight that feels stuck The catechins — especially EGCG — target visceral fat and improve insulin sensitivity....