What are the health benefits of Green Tea?
I’ve been drinking green tea regularly for while now, usually i sweeten it with honey.. What are the health benefits of green tea? Someone told me that it has many health benefits, what are they?
I first started drinking Green Tea about 2 years ago after I heard about it from an aunt (with Chinese family how could I not?) and really like the taste now. At first I used to add the water boiling and it would be soo bitter but if you add it a minute after boiling the taste is so fresh and delicate, but I can’t stand it with anything sweet!
Drinking green tea has many health benefits, for one it is full of antioxidants that keep the immune system working well. I hardly ever got sick or had colds before but I am told it should help people boost their immune systems, just as eating a diet rich in vegetables and fruit would add more antioxidants and vitamins into the diet and have notable health benefits.
Believe it or not rubbing green tea bags on your face after dipping in hot (not boiling) water really clears up acne and skin imperfections. Just don’t let your neighbours see you doing it. GAH.
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It is a great natural detoxifyer for the body apparantly.
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tons, it can lower blood pressure, burns fat, has mulitple protective factors against multiple cancers due to its anti-oxidant content. Also, most people do not know that eating any food with black pepper and drinking green tea at the same time increases the ECGC (anitoxidant) content 8 times more than drinking green tea by itself. Check out the web site whfoods.com and go to green tea, it will tell you all the benefits.
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It also has a certain amount of caffeine, so some people (including me) like to drink it instead of coffee. 2-4 cups of green tea are equal to 1 cup of coffee, regarding caffeine.
Hope that helped, cheers!
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Theoretically all teas, provided they are taken without milk, are high in antioxidants and thus might reduce cancer risks. However in the great scheme of things their effect is infinitesimal.
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GP for more years than I care to remember
I first started drinking Green Tea about 2 years ago after I heard about it from an aunt (with Chinese family how could I not?) and really like the taste now. At first I used to add the water boiling and it would be soo bitter but if you add it a minute after boiling the taste is so fresh and delicate, but I can’t stand it with anything sweet!
Drinking green tea has many health benefits, for one it is full of antioxidants that keep the immune system working well. I hardly ever got sick or had colds before but I am told it should help people boost their immune systems, just as eating a diet rich in vegetables and fruit would add more antioxidants and vitamins into the diet and have notable health benefits.
Believe it or not rubbing green tea bags on your face after dipping in hot (not boiling) water really clears up acne and skin imperfections. Just don’t let your neighbours see you doing it. GAH.
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Experience and crazy chinese relatives.