It's October! Hey October, be nice to everybody.. And hopefully, we will get more bliss, joy, success, and everything we desire.
As promised, I want to share some useful information and knowledge regarding the benefits of drinking green tea.
I believe we all know what is green tea as nowadays people always talking about the benefits. Well, green tea, you're famous! Okay, let's scroll down why green tea so famous!
Cancer: Green tea helps reduce the risk of cancer. Awesome! Well, green tea contains a potent nutrient known as Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG), which have been researched that EGCG helpful to suppress lung cancer cell growth. Also, reducing the risk of Esophageal, Colorectal, and prostate Cancer. Plus, it helps slow breast cancer growth!
Heart Disease: How it works that way?? Well, green tea works on the lining of blood vessels, which then keep them relaxed and better able to withstand changes in blood pressure. Also, it lowers the level of cholesterol, which prevents the occurrence of both heart disease and stroke. After all, even after the heart attack it prevents cell deaths and speeds up the recovery of heart cells.
Anti-aging: Green tea contains antioxidant, which is 100 times more effective than vitamin C and 24 times better than vitamin E! It fights against free radicals. Means that, free radicals react with healthy cells in the body, which then may help reduce wrinkling and other signs of aging. So, it promotes longevity! Indeed, green tea prevents you from getting a cold or flu, which it contains vitamin C that can treat the flu and the common cold.
Weight Loss: Want to lose weight? Well, drink green tea as it increases the metabolism. The antioxidant contains in green tea which known as polyphenol works to boost levels of fat oxidation and the rate at which your body turns food into calories. It helps you burn fat up to 70 calories in just one day! Means that, 7 pounds in one year. Interesting!
Skin: The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities protect the skin. It have been studied that green tea applied topically can reduce sun damage, which helps fight against skin cancer. Anyway, drinking green tea also helps with wrinkling and skin aging.
Bones: Believe it or not, green tea helps keep your bones strong. The reason is because green tea contains high fluoride and if you drink green tea every day, it helps you preserve your bone density.
Cholesterol: Green tea can lower your cholesterol level and improves the ratio of good cholesterol by reducing bad cholesterol level.
Obesity: Don't get obese and drink green tea. Well, it works by stopping the movement of glucose in fat cells. Remember previous post regarding bloating? It's entitled "Beat Bloating". Anyway, green tea not just prevent bloating but it burns the belly fat. Awesome!
Diabetes: Diabetes is a disease in which the body is unable to properly use and store glucose (a form of sugar). But, green tea apparently able to help the situations by regulating the glucose levels and slowing the rise of blood sugar.
Alzheimers: Boost your memory by drinking green tea today! After all, green tea can slow down deterioration caused by Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Depression: Feel depressed lately? Don't be, it affect your health, literally. By drinking green tea or perhaps other teas, it is thought to provide a relaxing effect to your body and relieve anxiety. There is Theanine (amino acid) naturally found in tea leaves, which gives a great benefit to tea drinkers.
Food Poisoning: I believe you ever had food poisoning. Well, green tea, it can kills bacteria, which causes food poisoning and kills the toxins produced by those bacteria.
Immunity: Basically, green tea contains Polyphenols and flavonoids, which it really helps in boosting your immune system and thus making your health stronger in fighting against infections.
Asthma: Green tea also give a great benefits to asthma sufferer. Theophyline in green tea able to relaxes the muscles, which then support the bronchial tubes, reducing the severity of asthma.
Ear Infection: Known that green tea also helps with ear infection! For natural ear cleaning, soak a cotton ball in green tea and clean the infected ear.
Hmmm.. I believe green tea can solve pimples problem as well. You got pimples? Me too.. Well, try wash your face with green tea and you can mix it with your facial cleanser while you wash your face. Not sure if it really working but why not just try and see the result after that.
Tooth Decay: Green tea also contains antioxidant known as catechin, which it can destroy the bacteria and viruses that causes throat infections, dental caries and other dental conditions. After all, it able to get rid of bad breath.
Allergies: EGCG in green tea able to relieve allergies. Interesting! So guys, drink green tea.
HIV: According to scientists in Japan, EGCG in green tea can stop HIV from binding to healthy immune system cells. Means that, green tea can stop the HIV virus from spreading!
Huhh, green tea sure have a lot of benefits. Apart from the listed here, I believe there are more benefits of green tea. I used to drink green tea every morning now since I know it gives great benefits to our body. Besides, it's cheap and easy to get. So, save your budget, drink green tea and stay healthy.
Remember, stay healthy and good luck! :)
Resources: ThirdAge.com, lifehack, care2 make a difference, joslin.org, YouTube.
