Why Green Tea Is So Good For Us - By: Grant Weston

The benefits of geen tea are amazing. Besides its natural assistance with your overall well being it also aides weight maintenace and even the prevention of future ailments. Natural health has long been a part of eastern cultures for a very long time. Popularity is now growing enormously in the western hemisphere especially in the UK and with it comes many foods that are not commonly thought of as healthy. Green tea is a natural drink and provides the most health benefits of all teas due to it being fermented for an unusually short amount of time. Shorter fermentation allows the leaves to retain the all important antioxidants known as catechins.

Catechins are very important and powerful in protecting our body from free radicals. Those oxygen molecules that are created as a by-product of our digestive system which if left unchecked lead to disease and aging. Just recently studies have shown that catechins are more powerful than vitamin C and E in repairing damaged cells thorugh oxidation.

One of the many reasons for its popularity in the west are its cardiovascular benefits. Heart disease and cardiovascular related illnesses are currently at an all time high and on the increase. Green tea has found to be one of the substances that can help. Even though its high in caffeine the rich antioxidants have the power to lower the risk of heart disease by blocking LDL (bad) cholesterol and increasing HDL (good) cholesterol.

There are far more lesser but as important benefits of drinking green tea and they are as follows:-

- promotes weight loss by increasing the body's metabolism.
- reduces smoking risks because the antioxidants help counteract the toxins in smoke.
- prevents bad breathe by decreasing the growth of odour causing bacteria.
- act as an antiseptic for treating minor cuts and rashes particulary sunburn.
- provides soothing properties for tired and strained eyes.
- reduces the visibility of spots and blemishes once applied to the affected area.
- lessen the risk of cancers particulary skin, breast, lung, colon and bladder.
- increase memory recall.
- aids with arthritis.

Antioxidants are also found in many other products including coffee, cocoa, vegetables and fruit but not as potent as those in green tea. While green tea is an overall heatlhy natural beverage and is well tolerated by most, even those who are caffeine sensitive, it is not recommended for everyone.

Green tea can be consumed in the place of coffee in the morning or as a pick me up in the afternoon. It is said that three cups each day is the best way to get the maximum purported health benefits.

And since green tea does not include as much caffeine as coffee, it will leave you feeling less jittery than other beverages. However, it does still have caffeine in it, so you need to monitor your drinking habits. There are some decaffeinated versions available, though these tend to have fewer healthy EGCG compounds in them.

But think about this for a minute. In China and Japan they have far far less disease and illnesses than anywhere else. They live longer and even have non-occurences of some particular cancers. The chinese and japanese have been consuming green and black tea on a daily basis for thousands of years, but it is difficult to say thats is just a mere coincidence that their population as a whole are much healthier overall than other nations.

So drinking green tea is good and you can be rest assured that it protects your body from many serious diseases such as heart disease and cancer.

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