Green tea supplements, Tai Chi May Improve Bone, Muscle Strength In Postmenopausal Women.

Laura Dean writing in Medwire reported, “Green tea polyphenol (GTP) supplementation combined with Tai Chi (TC) exercise improves bone remodeling and muscle strength in postmenopausal women with osteopenia,” according to research presented at the Experimental Biology meeting. For the study, researchers “evaluated the effect of dietary supplementation with green tea supplements and a TC exercise program (3 times per week) on the bone health of 171 postmenopausal women (mean age 57 years) with osteopenia.”  The researchers found “that women who received GTP-only had higher levels of bone-specific alkaline phosphatase versus placebo after 4 weeks, while women who took part in TC had higher BAP levels versus placebo after 12 weeks.”  Here is more interesting info on complementary therapies.