GREEN TEA: DON'T MISS THE HEALTH BENEFITS
68MATCHA, JAPANESE GREEN TEA
WHAT ARE THE DOCUMENTED HEALTH BENEFITS OF GREEN TEA?
Due to its high content of flavonoids, green tea has a number of important health benefits that you will not want to miss. Flavonoids are plant derived compounds that act as antioxidants, and green tea is the best known source of catechins. Catechins, famous components of green tea, have been demonstrated in test tube experiments to be more powerful than vitamins C and E in halting oxidative damage to cells. So what does this mean to you? It means that drinking three or more cups of green tea a day can reduce your risk of developing several cancers, including skin, breast, lung, colon, esophageal, and bladder. If any of these are experiences you'd rather avoid, read on.
Green tea has also be linked to a reduction in the risk of heart disease. It appears that the antioxidants in green tea can help block the oxidation of LDL (bad) cholesteral, while increasing the presence of HDL (good) cholesteral, improving artery function. In fact a recent study published in Internal Medicine demonstrated a 46% to 65% reduction in the risk of hypertension of those who consume green tea regularly, when compared to those who do not drink it.
HOW TO DRINK GREEN TEA FOR INCREASED HEALTH BENEFITS
First of all, at least three cups a day are recommended every day. Allow the tea to steep for from five to ten minutes (leave the tea or tea bags in hot water) before drinking. This will release the maximum benefits of its catechins and antioxidant qualities. Catechins and its other flavonoids are strongest in freshly brewed tea, so drink it quickly. Also, bottled tea or instant tea lose many of their health benefits, so freshly brewed tea is recommended. Green tea is best enjoyed between meals, since it can impede the absorption of iron from fruits and vegetables. Adding lemon or organic milk can counteract this problem, if you wish to drink your tea during meals.
MATCHA HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Matcha, a Japanese Green Tea, consists of stone ground leaves, thus providing higher concentrations of catechins, vitamins, and L-theanine, nutrients which are linked to greater health benefits in green tea drinkers. These benefits include increased alpha brain wave production. Green tea has been found to be a natural anti-depressant, stress reliever, and energy booster.
Matcha contains ten times the poly-phenols of regular teas. Only two cups of Matcha contain seven times the antioxidants of orange juice, and twenty times that of apple juice. Some research even demonstrates that it may assist in burning fat. Now here is a drink worth trying!
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I drink from 3 to 6 cups of green tea daily, and mix fruit and vegetables together just about every day, in soups, salads and stir fries. There are many foods that have very strong prevention qualities when eaten together, in fact eating them together makes the anti cancer benefits stronger than when they are eaten alone. Please see my article titled PREVENT CANCER AND STOP IT BEFORE IT SPREADS. In the comment section of that article, you will find a thank you note from Anti Cancer's web organizer, in which the website is listed. I have the author's postings sent directly to my email address to keep up with all new cancer prevention research. I suggest that you do the same. Hang in there in your fight against cancer. The research is very promising, but we have to do our own part.
.. i usually buy green tea juice because they say it's healthy but I didn't know the real thing behind, after reading this, now I have the idea, thank you ma'am for introducing me to its health benefits.. hmm.. although they said coffee has more antioxidant than green tea (if I'm not mistaken), sometimes I still prefer to drink green tea...^.^...
Thanks for dropping in, pinkhawk. That is interesting, because I have never heard that coffee had any antioxidants at all. Where did you hear that coffee has antioxidants, and especiallly, where did you hear that it has more of them than green tea? I've never heard that, and would like to know where you heard it. Thanks for responding to my site. (: v
...hello ma'am! I just heard it from a tv commercial..^.^
While it could be true, I'd hesitate to trust a company that was trying to sell me a product. It could be true, but I'd have to hear it from some other source too. (:v
rwelton Level 3 Commenter 2 years ago
Valerie-
New to the Hub. I am recovering from Cancer treatments and I have heard a lot of good things about Green Tea. I bought some that is mixed with blueberries for added advantages.
Thanks for posting.
Bob