Green tea and cortisol - what is the effect?
Having researched plenty on the upds and downs of coffee, I have stopeed drinking it altogether, inlucing the decaf stuff, as i want to do whatever I can to build my muscles into great big lumps of rock.
My training has been modified, my diet is pretty close to where I want it to be, but I am still pondering Green Tea. I can drink it no problem, and enjoy it, and I know the swathes of research on it and the health benefits, but I am confused about one element of Green Tea. Research suggests that Green Tea can reduce cortisol. But it contains caffeine. So how can this be? I dont want to increase cortisol during the day but so much has been said about the benefits of Green Tea that I want to drink it.
So what is the deal with Green Tea (and the caffeine) and its effect on cortisol - I know you can get decaf Green Tea, but that's not the point - research suggests that caffinated green tea reduces cortisol. What am i missing here?