AboutJ.P. Saleeby, MD Expertise Will ONLY answer questions on Longevity & Nutrition Medicine. Please limit your questions to these fields of medicine. I will send any other questions to the question pool.
This forum does not allow for the diagnosis and treatment of illness, so please don't ask questions in that regard.
Experience Medical School: Medical College of Georgia (Augusta, GA class of 1991)
Post Graduate Training: ECU school of Medicine (Greenville, NC)
16 years in Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care and Occupational Medicine.
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Licensed in states of GA, NC, SC and VA.
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Former Medical Director and Founder of the Saleeby Longevity Institute a clinical practice and research center in integrative (CAM,Allopathic Medicine (1999 to 2004).
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Founder of Vita Sanus, Inc. Manufacturer & Distributer of Vita Sanus Nutraceuticals and Skin Care products (www.vitasanus.com) Sold in 2006.
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Adjunct Professor in Graduate School of Nursing Georgia Southern University (2002-2006).
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Author of "Wonder Herbs: A Guide to Three Adaptogens" available for sale at www.xlibris.com/wonderherbs or signed copies at www.saleeby.net
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Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Marlboro Park Hospital, Bennettsville, SC (2006-Present)
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Appointed to Medical Advisory Board for Aerobic & Fitness Association of America (AFAA) 2007-present
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Appointed to Medical Advisory Board for Beach Body (Product Partners) 2008-present
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Worked as chief formulator for supplement companies: Vita Sanus Nutraceuticals (Longevity Pack & entire line), SSN's PreGame Formulas for Golf and Tennis, AdapTx Labs' CardioFactor & PreFight, BeachBody's Shakeology consultant, Parhelion Labs' Oviun BioPharma sub-fertility formula.
I was a big drinker of green tea, and then one day I was decided to try oolong tea. My found that in a matter of 24 hours of drinking a strong brew of oolong tea, my skin looked dramatically different, similar to the effect I would get when I take grape seed or the trademarked pine bark extract (OPCs). This effect I had not got from drinking green tea.
Is it that oolong tea contains OPCs like compounds as opposed to just catechins? Or it is a case of oolong tea being more bioavailable than green tea.
Not exactly sure where the difference is coming from. Green tea (depending on where is is grown, processed, etc.) differs from Oolong tea (again depending on region grown, etc.) by the process of partial oxydation. Oxydation of the tea leaves will cause certain chemical reactions that produce a higher concentration of caffeine for example. Some things are gained and other things lost... as in the case of EGCG. But there can be dramatic content variation in the way the tea is grown and its location, soil mineral content, etc. So it is not a simple answer I am afraid.
For more on teas and tsanes read my book Wonder Herbs (www.Xlibris.com/WonderHerbs) and my blog on teas and the such.... www.docsaleeby.blogspot.com
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