Here are some of my tips!

let's get off the "my blood work is great, so I'm healthy" train.

So, how are we defining health then?

Ok, to clarify...

If I were 150 pounds overweight, I wouldn't consider myself "healthy" based solely on "blood work."

I realize that I'm among the minority here.

I won't patronize you by posting links (which is all the rage here), but you might want to check out the risk factors for, let's just pick two...heart attacks and strokes.

No, I agree. However, since their numbers ARE good and the weight IS coming off, I don't think a little junk is particularly concerning. I could be wrong, but that's how I take those comments.

1. Yes they have lost weight but this does not mean they are healthy and I'm sure they had to REDUCE the amount of these processed foods SIGNIFICANTLY to achieve this.
2. It is not irrelevant at all and I am living proof. It is not NECESSARY but helpful.
3. IVE ALREADY STATED that this has worked for me and might work for others who haven't tried it but are stuck. It is proven that small meals throughout the day is more beneficial to ones metabolism than 3 large meals. It does not make a HUGE difference but it can take someone to that next level.
5. Green tea helps diffuse bloating around the stomach area. Not kill fat, you're right but reduce bloating and flush out toxins that usually accumulate around that area.

Name a toxin, any toxin that the green tea will flush from your system.

I think you may not realize that you're asking an incredibly complicated question that at this very moment is being investigated by some of the best oncology & drug designers in the world.

It's first prudent to ask IF catechins and (polyphenols in general) actually have an effect in humans -- such as boosting immunity. One of the big issues with green tea derived compounds like catechins is that they aren't that bio-available, which basically means they aren't taken into our body well. Catechins could be the be-all end-all cure to cancer, but currently we wouldn't know what to do with it since we don't even fully understand how catechins are synthesized by our body!

As for the "what do they actually do?" question and how that can help relieve our body of toxins, the mechanism of action is unclear and very likely to be hugely complex. The reason for this is that the molecular targets (what catechins bind to to have effect) are very diverse and there are LOTS of them. Most of this stuff has been figured out in test tubes, so often we can't be so sure if it will be the same in humans. Also, since these kinds of compounds do a lot of different things (cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer's, immune system modulation, allergy, etc.) it is likely benefits are not do to any one process or one specific toxin like you are asking.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3763709/

This article touches on what I mean by that. It's about EGCG, a major catechin compound of interest in a lot of biological research. It's kind of technical if you don't have a degree on metabolics/oncology, but the basic topics are approachable at least.

Some of the suggested broad-level mechanisms of action are removing reactive oxygen species (the so called antioxidant effect), hypolipidemic effects (lower blood fat levels), helping to prevent DNA damage, immune cell activation ( http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23835657) , and altering the level of important proteins known to help in the prevention of cancer.

And then some mechanisms of action can get really specific, like this study ( http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16889749 ) looking into catechin compound EGCG effects on the release of effector molecules by immune cells (this is just one example of thousands of equally specific mechanisms for different things).

TL;DR - Catechin compounds(a compound found in Green Tea) are reported to do a lot of different things to a lot of targets, but it is unclear if their effects are truly significant for therapy at this point.

So...which toxin? You don't have to name all of them. Just name one that is cleared from the body by drinking this particular drink that wouldn't otherwise be cleared.

Just so you are aware, that on the day of your passing, I am going to make sure that on your tombstone it reads "What toxin? Name one toxin!!!

I wish it would flush lead.

Damned indoor ranges.

Personally, I'd like one for mercury.

Didn't you know?
Green tea flushes that.
Because Japan.
Because sushi.

Run little Tuna, run.

Just as an aside, what would you recommend to someone who has never eaten sushi before? Not a fan of shrimps or prawns, never tried crab, have no problem with smoked salmon and other cooked fish.

The field is yours.

I wish it would flush lead.

Damned indoor ranges.

Personally, I'd like one for mercury.

Didn't you know?
Green tea flushes that.
Because Japan.
Because sushi.

Run little Tuna, run.

So...anyone hit MFP Bingo yet?

Not yet. No rage quit.

So...anyone hit MFP Bingo yet?

Not yet. No rage quit.

That one girl who was putting up bad studies sort of rage quit (at least the thread..supposedly). That might count, right? Unless she comes back then that covers the flounceButNotReally square.