9 Benefits of Green Tea!

“Better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea for one”- reads an ancient Chinese proverb.

A cup of Green Tea can do a magic for your body. It gives lots of benefit for our health. Green tea is used since ancient time. Ancient Chinese people are aware of the benefits of green tea for health and have always used it for medical purposes. Produced from the leaves of Camellia Sinensis by some special processes, it was used especially against the headaches and depression. But there are many other benefits also. Green tea has a special importance in China medical history.

A few of the benefits are listed here:

1. Cancer Treatment: Green tea is used for treating the deadly disease cancer. It helps cancer patients in prevention of cancer by reducing cancerous growth. It reduces the risk of esophageal cancer also. Besides inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, it kills cancer cells without harming healthy tissue.

2. Reduce Heart Risks: It helps in reduction of heart diseases and heart attacks by reducing the risk of thrombosis. It inhibits the abnormal formation of blood clots.

3. Treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases: It is also used to stop Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

4. Treat Sclerosis: It is used to treat multiple sclerosis.

5. Increases Metabolism: Green tea raises body metabolism and increases fat oxidation.

6. Treats Immune System: It is used to treat impaired immune function. .

7. Reduce Cholesterol: Green tea inhibits the growth of certain cancer cells and reduces the level of cholesterol in blood. It improves the ratio of good cholesterol (HDL) to bad cholesterol (LDL). Thus it helps in reduction of cardiovascular problems.

8. Prevent Tooth Decay: Drinking green tea keeps the teeth healthy. It may help prevent tooth decay by killing the bacteria which causes the dental plaque.

9. Treat Arthritis: Drinking green tea can help in treating rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular diseases.

The secret of green tea lies in the fact it is rich in catechin polyphenols, particularly epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). The only negative side effect reported from drinking green tea is insomnia due to the fact that it contains caffeine. However, unlike black tea, it has little amount of caffeine which causes to insomnia, nausea and frequent urination. Green tea contains less caffeine than coffee: there are approximately thirty to sixty mg. of caffeine in six - eight ounces of tea, compared to over one-hundred mg. in eight ounces of coffee.