The Power of Green Tea

In china Green tea has been used as medicine for thousands of years. Now it used as medicine throughout Asia and people drink it all over the world. Green tea is processed in a different way compared to black tea. I won’t go into to much detail but in the end, green tea retains its maximum amount of antioxidants and poly-phenols. Let these substances be the two substances that make green tea a great drink for everyone!

 

Health Benefits

Supports Weight Loss

Drinking green tea will increase your metabolism. A substance called polyphenol found in green tea intensifies levels of fat oxidation. This substance also increases the rate in which your body turns food into calories.

Battles Diabetes

Green tea helps regulating the glucose levels in the body. It also helps slowing the rise of blood sugar after eating; this can prevent the high insulin spikes and the fat storage that comes with it.

Kills Cancer Cells

Green tea helps killing cancer cells without any negative side effects. It kills cancer cells without damaging the healthy tissue around the cancer cells. I suggest reading this article about green tea and cancer.

Cholesterol

Green tea will reduce the bad cholesterol in the blood. Also it improves the ratio of good cholesterol to bad cholesterol.

Slow the effects of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Scientist think drinking green tea can delay the effects of brain diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. There have been studies with mice that showed green tea protected brain cells from dying and restored brain cells that were damaged.

Skincare

Green tea can help battle wrinkles and other signs of aging. Polyphenol as talked about earlier battles free radicals. This in turn helps fight aging and promotes longevity. Free radicals have also been linked to cause cancer. 

Prevent Heart Diseases

Scientist think green tea helps the lining of blood vessels. This means helping the blood vessels stay relaxed and deal with changes in blood pressure. Green tea also helps to prevent the formation of blood clots. Blood clots are the primary cause of heart attacks and strokes.

Other benefits from Green tea:

- Battles tooth decay

- Reduces high blood pressure

- Anti-viral and anti-bacterial (which makes it effective treating everything from the flu to cancer)

As you can see, there are some good reasons to add green tea to your daily diet. These effects cannot be achieved by just drinking a cup when you’re sick. To get the full benefits add 1-2 cups to your daily routine.  If you are already drinking black tea everyday, switching to green tea shouldn't be a problem. If you dislike the taste add honey or lemon. For the obvious reasons don’t add sugar to your drinks! Green tea has helped me a lot with weight loss and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, I hope it can do the same for you.