Green Tea Benefits - Are They Real?
Most tea is derived from the same plant. If you are familiar with the western teas, you are familiar with the source of green tea. However, green tea is kept from the fermentation process that black teas undergo and retains much of the natural benefits found in the tea plant. Basically it's the same as eating fresh vegetables from a garden as opposed to cooked and frozen vegetables from a supermarket. Everything nature intended is still inside the tea leaves.
Why Is Green Tea Good For You? -
First off, green tea is a great source of antioxidants. What do antioxidants do though? Among other things, they help to lower bad cholesterol by stimulating and increasing good cholesterol. It's a see saw in there, in which green tea raises the level of LDL to lower the level of HDL.
Due to those positive effects on cholesterol, green tea has been tied to the lowered risk of heart disease in its consumers. By lowering bad cholesterol and removing the harmful gunk on the artery walls, blood flow is increased and the risk of heart disease is lowered.
While not as scientifically backed, green tea and its components has also been known to help reduce cancer symptoms by blocking certain enzymes. Arthritic pain has often been tied to green tea in that common swelling and pain are often reduced by those very same antioxidants found in green tea. Once the swelling goes down, the pain goes with it.
Infections are another commonly fought problem associated with green tea's antioxidants. The power of those substances has been known to ward off the bacteria of disease and stimulating immune response to better protect the body.
Another great effect of antioxidants is the reduction of acne. Green tea has been sworn by many to be as good an acne treatment as any of the various lotions and moisturizers you'd find in a grocery store. By lowering the amount of toxins in the skin, swelling immediately decreases. Not only that, but hormones which cause acne are decreased as well.
One new benefit of green tea recently discovered is its ability to fight against cavities. In the same way that it boosts immune response, green tea can help the body fight germs in the mouth and so soon will be found in toothpastes.
How Does It Taste And How Do You Prepare It?
Preparation of green tea is simple, with a teaspoon of tea for every cup of water. Do not boil the water, but heat it to between 180 and 190F.
Green tea is very much unlike other teas. There are numerous variations to the simple grassy flavor, depending on from where the tea leaves are harvested. Some teas are sweet and others very much not so, and often green tea is drank without the sweet additives of black teas, thought that is a personal choice.
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Nick Hurd writes about a variety of topics including Tea and the benefits that can be derived from tea. More informatioin is available at http://www.tea-info-source.com... Discover Green Tea copyright 2007 Nicholas Hurd all rights reserved
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