Monday, April 19, 2010

Health Benefits of Green Tea

The health benefits of green tea are innumerable. Green tea are not only seen as a healthy drink but also as a form of other supplements like weight stress relief, loss control, even simple body washes and therapeutic spa treatments.

Green tea is rich in vitamins like A, B1, B12, C, E and K. Moreover, it is also loaded with the goodness of minerals like iron, calcium, zinc etc. Some other ingredients in green tea are soluble dietary fibers , carotene, essential oils and small amounts of carbohydrates.
  • Antioxidants in green tea help in lowering cholesterol and in maintaining blood pressure levels.
  • Green tea helps in strengthening the immune system of the body and in building the body's capacity to fight against diseases.
  • Sipping green tea is very much beneficial for curing common cold and cough.
  • Green tea helps in destroying the bacteria responsible for tooth decay.
  • Green tea also has the ability to fight against and destroy cancerous cells.
  • Green tea extracts are known to prevent blockage of the arteries and cardiovascular diseases like heart attacks.
  • Green tea helps in relieving certain symptoms of menopause like mood swings, hot flashes and sleep disturbances.
  • Drinking green tea also gives a healthy hair, glowing skin and reduces the signs of aging like spots, wrinkles etc.
Green Tea for Weight Loss
Green tea is popularly known as herbal fat burner, the tea acts as mild appetite suppressant that helps in reducing your food intake, in particular sugar consumption. Fewer intakes automatically reduce the amount of calorie accumulation in your body. It is a proven fact that, it becomes easier to lose fat if one takes around 5-6 cups of tea daily instead of caffeine laid products.
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