Green tea is made from the leaves of the Camellia sinesis plant, just like all other teas. But unlike black tea and oolong tea, green tea is less processed, because it is made by the steam dry method.
Delicate processing techniques are considered to be one of the reasons green tea is so rich in nutrients and antioxidants — all of which can provide a variety of health benefits. In fact, according to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, green tea has been used in Chinese and Japanese medicinal practices for centuries.
While you may often read articles about the benefits of green tea, the NCCIH points out that much of the evidence is not conclusive, and more research is needed. Many studies of green tea use green tea extract, which can be much more potent than your average home brew.
There may be many benefits beyond those you may already know about — such as protection against certain types of cancer, such as prostate, stomach and skin.
- Green tea boost your mental alertness. This could be due to its caffeine content. It contains caffeine — between 24 to 45 milligrams per 8-ounce cup.
- This herbal tea may help manage inflammatory bowel disease (2 general kinds are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) by reducing inflammation.
- Green tea can minimize your risk of heart disease. In a research, those who drank at least 5 cups of green tea daily had a much lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than those who consumed less than one cup per day.
- The tea may help reduce cholesterol. Those who drink green tea — either as a consume or in capsule form — had reductions in the total LDL, or bad cholesterol, another research found.
- Green tea may aid help in weight loss program. Although it may not be a significant amount, it can lead to a small loss in overweight and obese adults, according to researches.
- The healthy tea may one day be used as a treatment for skin disorders like psoriasis and dandruff, by helping to slow the growth of skin cells.
- CAGTE, a component of green tea, may guard towards Alzheimer’s disease. Another compound present in green tea, EGCG, holds promise in possible treatments for Alzheimer’s.
- Green tea could help treat rheumatoid arthritis, report a new research appearing in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatology.
- Because of its catechins, may be effective in killing off bacteria and protecting towards viruses, and reduce the risk of infection.
- Green tea may forestall bad breath by inhibiting the production of odor-causing gases.
- Green tea extract ointments have FDA approval to topically treat genital warts.
While in a healthy body, green tea can stimulate the immune system in a positive way, if you have such a disorder, that stimulus can trully throw your body more out of whack.
In fact, the benefits of green tea to you outweigh the risks. For one, it’s minim in caffeine than coffee, with about 25 to 50 milligrams of caffeine per cup. Coffee normally packs between 95 and 200 milligrams a cup. Surely, if you’re guzzling tea like water, this can add up.
So cap your cups at 4 daily: This amount could assist with your weight loss program, doesn’t contain too much caffeine, and shouldn’t negatively have an effect iron absorption.
And to get the most out of the sips, do what you’re never supposed to do with booze: Drink on an empty stomach: This may help with the absorption of the antioxidants.
