subject: Green Tea Benefits You Need To Know About [print this page] Many people enjoy drinking green tea because of the taste. They choose to buy this variety of tea as it has a flavor that is more refreshing than others. This is because green teas are not fermented during the tea making process. The leaves are simply dried by various methods and this helps to preserve many of the compounds that provide green tea's refreshing flavor and aftertaste. However, many people may not realize that there are also many health benefits of regular consumption of green teas.
One of the reasons that green tea can help to improve your general health is because it is a rich source of natural antioxidants. The antioxidants help to prevent body cells being damaged by various causes. The specific antioxidants found in green tea are called catechin polyphenols. Here is an example, human cancers are typically caused by abnormal growth of damaged cells caused by various factors such genetic defects, radiation or certain diet substances. The supply of anti-oxidants from regular tea consumption helps to prevent cancer occurrence, repair damaged cell and prevent growth of abnormal cells within a human body. There is also evidence that green tea consumption improves the life quality of patients after their cancer diagnoses.
The health benefits of green tea are not limited to fighting cancers. Tea drinking can help to lower blood cholesterol levels and improve cardiovascular health. Studies have found people who enjoy this drink have their risk of heart attack and stroke significantly reduced. Green tea drinking also increases body metabolism rate and is recognized as a functional food for weight management. Other health benefits of tea dirking include: anti-inflammatory effect that makes it preventive to tooth decay; reducing the degree of arthritis; enhancing body immune function which is of great interest to patients with AIDs; slowing down body cells' degenerating and aging changes this is being studied for its effect on conditions such Alzheimer's disease etc.
There are a couple of cautions that need to be taken when drinking green teas:
Regular consumption is essential - enjoy you cup of tea on a regular base and the health benefits will come along naturally. If it is not something that you enjoy, you will not stay with it for long and therefore limited health benefits will follow. So pick the tea(s) that you like than the teas you believe are good'.
It has been repeatedly reported that only the home brew will offer the health benefits. Bottle tea's anti-oxidants contain is minimum and often with added sugar to enhance the flavor.
If you are new to green tea, try a variety of them in small quantity for some firsthand experiences. You could also read customers reviews if you purchase online to find out other people's experiences with any particular tea, or even ask for recommendations.
Chinese tea is all about quality. An experienced tea drinker can tell a tea's quality by its appearance, smell, texture and aftertaste. Online customer reviews again will give a good indication of the quality of the product that you are interested in.
Make tea drinking an enjoyable journey and you will have some good experiences of tasting good food, looking good and feeling good.
