The Benefits Of Drinking Green Tea

By Sally Brigg

There are too many green tea benefits to outline in one article, but let's take a look at some of the most important ones in this article. About 4,000 years ago, green tea was first used by by the Chinese, and since then modern science has uncovered many more green tea benefits. So of the benefits of drinking green tea include in helping infection, cancer, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, and high cholesterol levels.

There are many active ingredients in green tea that make it so special. In simple terms, green tea has many antioxidants that help in stopping the growth of cancer cells, and another benefit is that these antioxidants also stop blood clots forming. These particular antioxidants in green tea are great because they only target bad cells, and leave the good cells alone.

Just as drinking red wine in moderate quantities is good for the heart due to the antioxidants found in red wine, the same goes for drinking green tea for the same reason. Further more, the green tea antioxidants are actually better for you than the red win antioxidants, so if you want a better heart in terms of health, drink green tea.

One of the most recent discoveries is that green tea may actually help in weight loss because drinking green tea actually increases your metabolism, helping you burn more calories, which in turn helps you lose more weight. Some other benefits of green tea include the killing of bacteria that cause teeth decay, and other things that when applied topically as a cream are good for your skin.

The only thing that might stop you from drinking tea is that it contains caffeine, and if you drink too much caffeine, you might have trouble sleeping at night. This would be the only negative side effect when drinking green tea, so drink it in moderation if this is a problem for you. Whether you drink 1 cup a day or more, it is much better than not drinking green tea at all. - 30414

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