Green tea benefits
January 27, 2010
Green tea is not like conventional black tea we often drink as an herbal stimulant, it holds more qualities under its sleeve; green tea is an herbal tea with loads of medicinal effects. Therefore, it should be called more an herbal medicine than a mere herbal energy drink.Out of the wide array of health benefits of green tea the main benefits are that it heals infections, help repairing weak immune system, aids in recovery from cardiovascular disease, lifetime diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, etc.
Recent research and study has revealed that regular drinking of green tea reduces the bout of esophageal cancer in both men and women and takes care of good cholesterol in blood.
Perhaps one of the reasons for the world wide popularity of green tea is its weight reducing medicinal properties. This is the reason green tea is considered as one of the main ingredients of weight loss supplements. Green tea can increase metabolism without increasing the heart rate of the consumer, which is great helps in natural weight loss process.
Green tea is an efficient natural ingredient of skin care; it is effective against the problem of acne and eczema. Drinking of green tea helps to reduce the recurrence of these two problems due to its unique anti-oxidant quality; application of cold green tea with cotton ball soothes the irritation and pain of acne lesions and eczema rash.Application of green tea on skin tone works as an alternative to costly astringent or skin toner.
The users have claimed that green tea can be used as wonderful natural mouthwash. It is the fluoride content of green tea stands responsible for the good health of teeth and gum.
Regular consumption of green tea prevents coronary artery disease. It is supported by research and study that regular intake of 4-5 cups of green tea reduces the chance of development of coronary artery disease.
Drinking green tea helps in reducing the growth of cancer cells. It is a great preventive for heart attacks and strokes as green tea is a great natural preventive of heart attacks and strokes because consumption of green tea reduces the chance of formation of blood clots. The anti-oxidant content of green tea neutralizes the negative effects of smoking; Japanese are regular consumers of green tea and perhaps due to green tea effect, Japanese people less suffer from heart disease.
Green tea is used for natural treatment of multiple sclerosis, treatment of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis; cold green tea as mouth wash reduces plaque and tarter from teeth.
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