7 Health Benefits of Green Tea
By: Patricia Wagner
Want to enhance your health in surprising ways? Drink green tea.
We're not talking about a new health discovery here. This beverage has been
used for thousands of years by the Chinese. It has proved itself for centuries
as worthy of being included in our diet for its health properties.
Not only has this drink been endorsed for ages, but modern science also has
discovered astonishing facts about what it may be able to do for your health.
There are a lot more benefits to drinking green tea than are listed below, but
here are seven:
1. Drink it to help shed extra pounds.
A study published by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in November,
1999, is encouraging. It shows that this drink may enable people to burn more
calories.
2. This ancient brew may help combat signs of aging.
That's because it contains large amounts of vitamins E and C which are
antioxidants. Antioxidants have the reputation of being able to combat free
radicals that damage cells. Cancer, heart attacks and diabetes can result from
damaged cell membranes.
In April, 1999, researchers at
3. This drink may help asthma sufferers.
Because it contains theophylline (a
muscle relaxant), it can help the muscles surrounding bronchial tubes to relax.
This helps asthma sufferers to breathe with less restriction.
4. Green tea may help lower blood pressure.
High blood pressure makes you susceptible to heart attack and stroke. This
ancient brew may also keep blood clots from forming.
5. Green tea has been reported to help in the fight against cancer.
Doctors from the prestigious Mayo Clinic found that green tea extract given to
four leukemia patients seemed to help three of them experience regression of
the disease. And even the fourth patient showed some improvement. The reason
the
doctors tried green tea extract is that a 2004 test tube study showed that
leukemia cells were killed by the extract.
By the way, in
6. Drinking this beverage my help lower cholesterol.
Lowering cholesterol with no side effects has been reported in studies using
green tea. Your ability to fight heart disease and ward off stroke is tied in
with your cholesterol count.
7. This brew may help your body fight infections.
The New York Times reported in April of 2003 that the immune system's ability
to fight disease may be strengthened by drinking green tea. Microbiologist
Milton Schiffenbauer, professor at
Now that you've learned 7 ways green tea has been shown to help your health,
why not give it a place in your daily diet? It's not a magic cure, but this
proven ancient beverage may just help you to be healthier.
Patricia Wagner offers informative tips and a newsletter to help you live a
more energetic lifestyle. Check out A to Z Wellness at
http://www.a-to-z- wellness.com/healthy-foods.htm
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