13 Health Benefits of Green Tea

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13 Health Benefits of Green Tea

Copyright 2005 Arina Nikitina

Green tea has been enjoyed by people in China and Japan for

thousands of years. Over the time it has become widely

known in the West.

A lot of people nowadays have heard that green tea benefits

the overall health, but not a lot know why exactly. And

believe me after I've learned all the health benefits of

green tea, I get completely different feeling every time I

drink it. I not only enjoy the taste of it but I also get

the moral satisfaction knowing that I am doing something

right and extremely healthy for my body. I want you to have

exactly the same feeling I have, so here are the benefits

that you get while sipping delicious cup of tea.

Green tea contains anti-oxidants that:

1. Helps to prevent cancer.

The is some strong evidence that green tea included in you

every day diet can reduce bladder, colon, esophageal,

pancreas, rectum, and stomach cancer up to 60%. An

antioxidant known as " epigallocatechin gallate " (EGCG for

short) is at least 100 more times more effective than

vitamin C and 25 times more effective than vitamin E at

protecting cells from harmful influence.

The amazing thing about it that EGCG it not only inhibits

the growth of new cancer cells it also kills some of the

existing cancer sells without harming the healthy ones.

2. Lowers " bad " cholesterol (known as LDL) and improves the

ratio of " good " cholesterol (known as HDL). It explains why

tea-drinkers can eat almost twice the foods containing

cholesterol as those who don't drink green tea, but still

have an equal cholesterol count.

3. Stops the unnatural formation of blood cloth which if

not taken care of will cause thrombosis. It takes on added

importance if you consider that thrombosis is one of the

main causes of strokes and heart attacks.

4. Reduces high blood pressure by repressing angiotensin II

which causes constriction of the blood vessels causing high

blood pressure.

5. Lowers blood sugar (polyphenols and polysaccharides are

the two main antioxidants are especially effective in

lowering blood sugar). That helps prevent and relieve

type-two diabetes.

6. Protects liver against toxins like alcohol and chemicals

in cigarette smoke.

7. Promotes oral health by suppress the process of plaque

formation and destroys the bacteria that forms plaque. It

also destroys bacteria that causes bad breath, so after

eating something sweet I suggest you drink a cup of green

tea.

8. Destroys free radicals that cause aging.

9. Boosts your immune system function (because of its high

concentration of polyphenols and flaveboids).

10. Possess antibacterial and antiviral properties. Recent

studies show that green tea inhibits the spread of disease,

speeds up recovery from cold and flu. It also kills seven

strains of food poisoning bacteria including clostridium,

botulus and staphylococcus (which makes it a good treatment

for diarrhea).

11. Helps your body to maintain healthy fluid balance and

relieve fatigue and stress often caused by dehydration.

12. Blocks main receptors that produce allergic reactions.

13. Stimulates metabolism, calorie burning process and is

wildly being used as an important part of a healthy diet.

It is important to know that black tea, even though it

comes from the same plant as a green tea, will not give you

the same benefits. Black tea during fermentation process

loses most of its medical benefits.

The best way to preserve all the disease-fighting

nutritions is to drink your tea freshly brewed. All the

decaffeinated, ready-to-drink bottled or instant teas will

give you very little of natural health compounds. It is

better to let your tea steep for about 4-5 minutes before

drinking it.

I hope that after reading this article you will include a

cup of green tea in your daily ratio. After all it is a

rare case when something that good for our health can be

also that delicious.

About the Author:

Arina Nikitina is the owner of the website

GreenTeaSecrets.com, where you'll find a lot of free

information about green tea, learn how green tea can

benefit to your health and how it can help you lose weight.

Visit: http://www.greenteasecrets.com