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Saturday 28 February 2015

Health benefits of green tea

1. Increases physical stamina

Green tea boosts muscle endurance and stamina for exercise. Ithe increases the metabolism of the body and allows it to burn more fat resulting in weight loss. Thus, helps fight obesity.

2. Improves cardiovascular health

Green tea helps fights against heart diseases such as heart attack or stroke and other heart related diseases since it reduces the amount of fats in the body.

    3. Cancer-fighting
Reasearchers and scientists state that green tea improves the immune system of the body and helps fight various cancers such as skin, breast, skin, lung, stomach, pancreas, intestine, ovarian, and prostate cancers.

    4. Oral health
Green tea keeps the oral cavity and teeth clean, white and free of germs. It also decreases inflammation of the gums during gingivitis ( gum disease).

    5. Body Hydrator
Green tea contains some amount of caffeine, yet it is useful in hydrating body

    6. Lowers the risk of degenerative diseases
Drinking green tea daily is associated with lowering the risk of degenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease. Green tea also reduces the risk of high blood pressure as it lowers the blood pressure in both men and women.

The risk of Alzheimer's disease, which affects the learning and memory of individuals can also be lessened by drinking green tea on a regular basis.

    7. Treats diabetes type 2
Since green tea processes body sugars and regulates a lower body weight it controls diabetes type 2 and keeps the diabetics healthy.

    8. Anti-aging
According to recent studies, green tea has antioxidant properties which reverses the aging process of the skin and improves skin texture.

    9. Reduces effects of Smoking
Smoking causes a lot of adverse effects on the body which are reduced by the green tea by detoxifying the body and reducing the risk of lung cancer.

    10. Increases bone strength
Researchers observed an improved bone strength and density in regualr green tea drinkers.

    11. UV ray protection
Green tea protects against the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun which produce harmful effects on skin such as hyperpigmentation and skin cancer.

    12. Body mass index
As stated by a study, green tea helps individuals in keeping a low to normal waist circumference and maintains the body mass index to a normal level.

    13. Protection against radiation
Green tea protects from radiation such as X-rays.

Tips:

1. Green tea should always be served cool.
2 The steeping time is 2-3 minutes.
3. Green tea can be flavored by adding lemon, orange or other citrus fruits.

Source: http://healthland.time.com/2012/09/04/13-reasons-to-love-tea/
















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