How do you fit a miracle in a cup?
For 4,000 years, the Chinese people have been using green tea as treatment for everything from headaches to depression.
The rich presence of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is the reason why green tea has so much health benefits. A powerful antioxidant, EGCG can not only inhibit the growth of cancer cells but can also destroy them without harming healthy cells.
Still another health benefit of green tea is its ability to lower cholesterol levels and improve the ratio between good (HDL) cholesterol and bad (LDL) cholesterol. Good cholesterol levels help prevent blood from forming abnormal clots (thrombosis), a leading cause of heart attacks and strokes.
What makes green tea different is the process by which it is made. Green tea owes much of its health benefits to how the Camellia sinensis leaves are steamed. The steam process keeps the EGCG health benefit of green tea from oxidizing. With oolong and black teas, however, the leaves are fermented instead of being steamed, thus causing the EGCG health benefit to transform into another less medicinally potent form.
Aside from medicinal value, green tea can also offer other health benefits, especially in the fitness field. Drinking green tea can cause a person to burn more calories. It is one of the most popular modern diet aids, because it has minimal caffeine content, and offers so many other health benefits.
Green tea is distinguished by its bacteria-destroying properties. The health benefit of green tea in this area is that it can help prevent food poisoning, prevent tooth decay, and fight gum disease. The substances found in green tea kill the bacteria causing food poisoning and those that cause dental plaque to form.
Well known for its countless medicinal and health benefits, green tea is nothing short of a miracle. Pour me a cup!
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