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Health benefits of using Green Tea in your daily diet

Can have:

  1. Anti aging effect
  2. Lowers high cholesterol levels
  3. Lowers blood sugar level
  4. Promotes dental health
  5. Protect against Alzheimer's disease
  6. Prevent rheumatoid arthritis
  7. Improve insulin sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetes
  8. Improve immune system defenses to fight against common viruses (eg colds and flu)
  9. Aids in weight loss when combined with lowering you food intake, or increasing your energy consumption (Excercise).

The green tea weight loss effect is due to the EGCG antioxidant that increases energy and accelerates fat burning.

Like everything, green tea needs to be consumed in moderation. There is no indication that more is better, so replacing your daily cuppa (or three) with green tea should be just right.

Green tea does contain some caffeine, so anyone on a caffeine free diet for whatever reason should consider using one of the supplements.

The beverage green tea is a "true" tea (i.e., Camellia sinensis) that has undergone minimal oxidation during processing.

History

There is archaeological evidence that suggests that tea has been consumed for almost 5000 years, with China and India being two of the first countries to cultivate it. Green tea has been used as traditional medicine in areas such as India, China, Japan and Thailand to help everything from controlling bleeding and helping heal wounds to regulating body temperature, blood sugar and promoting digestion.

The Kissa Yojoki (Book of Tea), written by Zen priest Eisai in 1191, describes how drinking green tea can have a positive effect on the five vital organs, especially the heart. The book discusses tea's medicinal qualities, which include easing the effects of alcohol, acting as a stimulant, curing blotchiness, quenching thirst, eliminating indigestion, curing beriberi disease, preventing fatigue, and improving urinary and brain function. Part One also explains the shapes of tea plants, tea flowers, and tea leaves, and covers how to grow tea plants and process tea leaves. In Part Two, the book discusses the specific dosage and method required for individual physical ailments.

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