Green Tea
There are few other foods that have been reported to have as many health benefits as green tea does and the Chinese have known about the amazing medicinal benefits of green tea for thousands of years. Green tea is looked at as an option for curing all kinds of diseases and improving the overall health of your body. The secret of green tea is the fact that is is so rich in the substances known as EGCG which is a powerful antioxidant. This substance inhibits the growth of cancer cells, kills cancer cells without damaging healthy tissue, can lower cholesterol levels and can prevent abnormal formation of blood clots.
Green tea is unique because of the way it is processed, by steaming, that allows the compounds in the tea like EGCG to remain intact and provide the body with benefits. By contrast, black tea and oolong tea doesn’t have the same abilities and aren’t nearly as effective as green tea is. There has been recent information shown that green tea can even help dieters. Green tea can help keep your metabolism boosted and can help you burn calories as well as flushing out any toxins in your body. Green tea may even be able to prevent tooth decay because of its bacteria destroying abilities that can prevent dental plaque from forming as well as prevent food poisoning. Green tea consumption on a regular basis has show evidence of reducing all types of cancer and of lowering rates of all diseases and causes of mortality. It’s great for losing weight, looking beautiful, and keeping healthy. Green tea lowers the rate of cardiovascular disease as well as heart disease and it’s be proved to be effective doing so because there are extremely low rates of heart disease in Japan even thought 75% of them men there smoke.
There are some things to watch out for though because green tea does have caffeine in it and that can be a problem for some people. It’s wise to find a decaffeinated kind if you’re planning on drinking a lot of tea each day - the recommended amount is four to five cups a day of it. Certain medications can be altered or interfere with drinking green tea so if you take anything it’s especially important that you consult a doctor or a healthcare professional before starting a new regimen of tea drinking. If you do start drinking it however make sure that you are drinking enough that it will be effective and do you some good otherwise you’ll just be spinning your wheels. Ideally you should aim to drink a few cups of tea in the morning, a few throughout the day, and a few at night that way it’s constantly in your system and you are always reaping the benefits of it. Follow it with some water too to keep yourself hydrated and to prevent any caffeine overdosing.
Overall the benefits of green tea are amazing and there isn’t anyone who can’t make good use of this incredible healthy food.