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Beauty benefits
Green tea is now the preferred drink of supermodels, but is it really any better for you than a good, old-fashioned cuppa?
Clinical evidence suggests that green tea is packed with health and beauty benefits that you can enjoy whether drinking it or applying directly to your skin. Even the leaves can be used as a gentle exfoliant, guaranteed to give your skin a healthy glow.Exposure to pollution, smoking and excess sunlight increases the number of free radicals in the blood, but the potent antioxidants found in green tea add strong weight to the belief that green tea not only promotes good health but also makes you look younger. Concentrated green tea extract is simple to make at home and is a flexible addition to both your daily beauty routine and your medicine cabinet.
Simply steep 100g of green tea in half a litre of still mineral water at room temperature for at least one hour. Strain the liquor and it's ready to use! It's better to make small quantities and use it fresh but surplus liquid can be poured into clean, sterilised bottles and refrigerated
Weight Loss
Drinking green tea can make your body look better by losing unwanted pounds, since it naturally enhances fat oxidation and speeds up your body's process of burning calories. Green tea has high levels of catechin polyphenols, which is a natural fat burning process that is completely safe. And, if you're watching your carbs, it's great because Green tea releases carbohydrates slower than if not drinking it, which in turn burns fat. The tea also makes you have more energy without heavy caffeine levels. Also, when you drink Green tea, the catechins make it hard for glucose to be stored (glucose making you gain weight) in fat cells, thus making you on the road for a healthy and fit body.
Beautiful Teeth
Keeping teeth white and cavity free is a big beauty need. Green tea is proven to have fluoride (a known component in preventing cavities). Japanese children have been drinking a cup or two after their meals for many years. Now you can too, letting you keep your beautiful smile for years.
So, next time you head off to Starbuck's, stop a minute and think about the beauty and health benefits of Green tea from slowing the aging process to preventing cancer to making skin beautiful and losing weight.your drink of choice should be Green tea.
