GREEN TEA & HOLISTIC HEALTH
Green tea has been used as a medicine for thousands of years. The reason that green tea has more health benefits attached to it as its processing avoids the fermentation process. As a result, green tea retains maximum amount of active antioxidants and poly-phenols that give the green tea its distinctive color, taste and pleathora of health-benefits.
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Weight Loss: The poly-phenol found in green tea increases body metabolism. That intensifies levels of fat oxidation and the rate at which your body turns food into calories.
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Diabetes: Green tea apparently helps regulate glucose levels slowing the rise of blood sugar after eating. This can prevent high insulin spikes and resulting fat storage.
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Heart Disease: Green tea helps keep the blood vessels stay relaxed and better able to withstand changes in blood pressure. It also protect against the formation of clots, which are the primary cause of heart attacks.
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Esophageal Cancer: It can reduce the risk of esophageal cancer and kills cancer cells without damaging the healthy tissue around them.
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Cholesterol: Green tea reduces bad cholesterol in the blood and improves the ratio of good cholesterol to bad cholesterol.
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Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s: Studies reveal that green tea protects brain cells from dying and restores damaged brain cells, thus it helps controlling Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
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Tooth Decay: Studies suggest that the antioxidant “catechin” in tea can destroy bacteria and viruses that cause throat infections, dental cavities and other dental conditions.
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Blood Pressure: Regular consumption of green tea helps to reduce the risk of high blood pressure.
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Depression: Theanine is an amino acid naturally found in tea leaves. It provides a relaxing and tranquilizing effect on body and mind.
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Anti-viral & Anti-bacterial: Tea catechins are strong antibacterial and antiviral agents which make them effective for treating everything from influenza to cancer.
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Skincare: Green tea helps reducing skin wrinkles and the signs of aging; this is because of its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities.
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Sun Damage: Studies have demonstrated that green tea applied topically can significantly reduce sun damage.
These are some of the many benefits and some say as little as two cups a day would give the desired result. With all these abundant benefits, it’s a wonder why we would drink anything else.