Here are some great benefits of why you should be giving it a go!
So why do those famous faces love it so much? Green tea is packed full of anti-oxidants which hydrate the body. The type of anti-oxidant in green tea is even suggested to block the growth of cancer cells.
Green tea is known for it's help in weight loss, it's role is to burn more calories in effect it is speeding up your metabolism a main part in weight control. The 'speed' comes from the caffeine and antioxidants within the tea.
The tea contains catechins, the catechins could help lower your cholesterol and also lower your blood pressure, these are in fact the main factors of heart attack and stroke. The tea has also had studies to show help with cardiovascular disease. Clearly showing the tea has a good long term effect on our health.
Green Tea has been suggested to help with Alzheimer's disease, but there is not enough evidence to completely prove this. Studies have shown a improvement where the tea works by blocking a certain group of nerve cells but the outcome was not crystal clear.
Green tea contains amylase which help lower blood sugar levels. High blood levels of glucose and insulin predispose people to diabetes.
As Green tea promotes the growth of friendly bacteria it can reduce food poisoning if drank with a meal. It then works perfect at fighting bad breathe, with being an natural anti-bacterial agent.
Finally green tea has even been found to have properties which help your immunity and fight against allergies.
So how about it?
Give it a try and see how you get on. You can buy green tea from your local supermarkets and health stores under brands such as Clippers, Twinning and Tetley.
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