Health Benefits of Green Tea

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Dating back more than 4,000 years, Chinese green tea diet has been long revered as a tasty drink that can ward off diseases and improve one’s well-being. There are only a few herbs that can surpass the impressive history of Chinese green tea diet.

Green tea has enjoyed considerable attention in western countries lately due to its claimed health properties. This attention doesn’t come as a surprise to people living in Asian countries like China and Japan who have been enjoying the health benefits green tea provides for more than 4000 years.

Since its first recorded use during the time of Emperor Shen Nung, the link between Chinese green tea diet and good health has never been severed. Today, further studies are made to test the benefits of the remarkable health elixir that is green tea.

There are 3 main types of tea:

1. Black Tea - made by exposing the tea leaves to air, heat, crushing and light
2. Green Tea - Leaves are steamed or heated quickly to stop them oxidizing
3. Oolong Tea - This is in-between, is not processed for as long as black tea but more than green tea

Let’s look at each of these areas of health benefits in a bit more detail:

1. Anti-Cancer Benefits - Scientific studies have shown  that there is a significantly lower risk for breast cancer among women who regularly consume this special brew.

2. 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.

3. LDL Cholesterol Reduction - Taking green tea extract daily has also been shown to reduce LDL.

4. Reduces high blood pressure by repressing angiotensin II which causes constriction of the blood vessels causing high blood pressure.

5. Protection from Type 2 Diabetes - People who drink it regularly have lowered risk of developing diabetes.

6. 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.

7. Weight Loss Benefits - A person who drinks green trea regularly will actually increase their daily caloric burn without increasing physical activity.

8. Protects liver against toxins like alcohol and chemicals in cigarette smoke.

9. Boosts your immune system function (because of its high concentration of polyphenols and flaveboids).

10. Anti-aging Skin Benefits - A double blind scientific study showed that people who drank the beverage daily showed noticeable improvement in skin elasticity and skin clarity.

11. 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.

12. 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).

13. Helps your body to maintain healthy fluid balance and relieve fatigue and stress often caused by dehydration.

14. Blocks main receptors that produce allergic reactions.

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Executive summary by Doel

Based on article Arina Nikitina and S. Ann Pevey.