Why Drink Green Tea?


by Patricia Hammond - Date: 2007-06-07 - Word Count: 429 Share This!

Tea drinking has been an on-going tradition in the several Asian cultures for centuries, especially in China and in Japan. Due to green tea's observed benefits, it's popularity, however, has reached beyond Asian cultures and into the homes in the U.S. Now, tea drinking has become not only a tradition among eastern countries but a health trend among westerns countries as well, prompting the successive studies on the benefits of drinking green tea.

These studies have shown that there are more that a few benefits to be had in drinking green tea. When taken regularly in doses of two to three cups daily, green tea detoxifies the body and impedes aging. One major benefit of green tea, however, is its ability to prevent certain types of cancers and to remedy its symptoms. A study conducted on cancer patients have shown that cancer patients who have been drinking green tea are more able to cope with the physical stress and attacks of pain that comes with the illness.

Green tea can also lower the bad cholesterol in the body. People who are fighting with keeping their good cholesterol up and bad cholesterol down have found green tea to be a good health supplement for this purpose.

Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease patients have long battled with the effect of these diseases on their memory as well as its damaging effect on their daily routine. However, a recent study conducted on patients with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases shows that instead of their memory regressing further and the tremors increasing, some patient's tremors are alleviated memory are retained - even at a minimum - while some improved generally after drinking green tea over a considerable amount of time, and on a regular basis.

The good thing about green tea is that it is not exclusive to a particular group of drinkers. Drinking green tea is not only beneficial to the aged and the sick. Even the young generation are developing a taste for green tea as well as for the health benefits that come along with it. Green tea contains anti-oxidants which speeds up the body's metabolism, making green tea an ideal drink for young adults who wish to shed off those few extra pounds. Green tea does not only aid you in your weight loss program, it also prevents certain gum and periodontal disease.

Green tea is found to be endowed with many benefits especially when taken regularly or as part of your daily nutritional health diet. And when taken 2 to 3 cups daily, who knows what other unknown benefits green tea has to offer?


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Patricia Hammond is a green tea enthusiast. Get her FREE 7-Day GREEN TEA eCourse here or visit her site at www.YourHealthCenter.info for more health tips on weight loss, sleeping disorders and others.

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