Green tea benefits

Green tea is also known to be the miracle drink. This is also a secret ingredient behind good health of ancient Chinese people.

They were fully aware of the benefits of drinking a few cups of green tea daily. They also considered it as a health drink.

The Chinese have used green tea for medical purposes. In ancient China, this wonder drink was used against minor health conditions such as headaches and depression.

Green tea is derived from Camellia Sinensis leaves. There is a special process carried out for obtaining this tea.

Green tea is known to be more beneficial than black tea because it contains lesser amount of caffeine.

There are many benefits that you can enjoy via drinking a few cups of green tea on a daily basis. Here is a list of some of the green tea benefits:
 
    *    Green tea can be used for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

    *    Green tea can prove beneficial for cancer treatment.

    *    Regular consumption of green tea can also prevent cancer.

    *    It is also used to impede diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

    *    Having a cup of green tea is the best way to increase body’s metabolic rate. It also works towards increasing oxidation of fat.

    *    It can easily cut down on the risk of heart diseases as well as heart attacks. This is possible because green tea is capable of reducing the trombosis risk.

    *    It has been proved that green tea can reduce the risk of esophageal cancer.

    *    If you focus on drinking green tea on a regular basis, you can actually retard the growth of some specific cancer cells.

    *    Green tea contributes in keeping your heart healthy via reducing the level of cholesterol in the blood. This also works towards improving the ratio of good cholesterol to bad cholesterol.

    *    Green tea is also utilized to treat rheumatoid arthritis and many cardiovascular diseases

    *    It has been proved that drinking at least 3 cups of green tea in a day will reverse the aging process. This means that you can keep your skin glowing and wrinkles at bay.

So what makes green tea so special?

Do you know that the secret green tea is vital catechin polyphenols content? It is high in epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).

What is EGCG? It is a potent anti-oxidant. This antioxidant holds enough power to retard cancer cell growth. It can even exterminate cancer cells sans harming healthy tissue.

There are many other benefits of this powerful antioxidant on human body. It is very effective in reducing LDL or bad cholesterol levels in the body. It also retards abnormal blood clot formation.

What is the secret behind good heart health and lean body of the French in spite of consumption of good amount of fat? The secret lies in consumption of good quality red wine that is high in resveratrol.

Resveratrol is a king of polyphenol that works towards restricting and neutralizing negative effects of higher fat intake and smoking on the body.

According to researches made in the University of Kansas, it has been proved that EGCG in green tea is twice as powerful as the polyphenol resveratrol.

This is also the reason that the heart disease rate in the Japanese is low.

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