Jul 17, 2016

Top ten health benefits of green tea and procedure to make it.

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Green tea is loaded with antioxidants and nutrients that have powerful effects on the body. This includes improved brain function, fat loss, a lower risk of cancer and many other incredible benefits. Green Tea is the power house of significant health benefits and is considered as a moderate intensity exercise in the long run. Scientists had discovered that its sensitivity to insulin can lower the risk of diabetes in our body. Green tea declines the triglycerides, total abdominal fat and subcutaneous abdominal fat. Also they discovered that "drinking plentiful amounts of green tea beverage over years may have a profound experience in reducing breast cancer".


> Procedure to make a perfect cup of green tea :-
i. One cup of water usually requires one tea spoon of green leaves. So, the quantity of green leaves determine how many cups of water one chooses.
ii. Place these green tea leaves in a strainer and heat the desired amount of water in a kettle to about 80°C.
iii. Now place the strainer with green tea leaves into mug and pour the heated water over the leaves.
iv. Steep the tea leaves until perfect for about 2-3 minutes and remove the strainer.
v. You can also add honey as per your taste, but make sure the sweet contents are limited to get maximum benefits.
vi. It is now time to enjoy your perfect cup of tea.


> Follow are the top ten benefits of drinking green tea :-

1. Perfect for weight loss.
Drinking green tea is the best exercise and medicine for those looking to loose weight in a comfortable way. Even people who are obese and cannot afford to exercise their body can dream to shape their figure the right way. However, drinking green tea may not fetch instant results but you will be giving yourself an edge. Catechin, caffeine and theanine an amino acid, the great trio, found in green tea collectively helps in reducing weight loss reduces bloating.

2. Boosts up your energy levels.
This thermogenic agent has the ability to burn more calories than normal. The antioxidants present in green tea helps in producing energy and keep the cells clean from time to time. Because of this reason people started taking green tea diet pills in recent times. Green tea stables energy levels by balancing blood sugar levels in your body. EGCG, a most potent antioxidant catechin found in green tea improves insulin to prevent spikes in sugar levels, and crashes that can result in fatigue, and irritability.

3. Low risk of type II diabetes.
Type II diabetes is a disease that has reached epidemic proportions in the past few decades and now afflicts about 300 million people worldwide. This disease involves having elevated blood sugar levels in the context of insulin resistance or an inability to produce insulin. Studies show that green tea can improve insulin sensitivity and reduce blood sugar levels. One study in Japanese individuals found that those who drank the most green tea had a 42% lower risk of developing type II diabetes.

4. Burn fat from your body.
Green tea is a super fat fighter, as it contains an active ingredient called EGCG, which can speed up the rate of burning fat in your body. Besides burning your total body fat, green tea targets your belly fat. All the active ingredients present in green tea activate fat burning genes in abdomen to burn calories by 77 percent. Green tea speeds up the rate at which fat is broken down in our body.

5. Get healthy glowing skin.
Green tea and its extracts are commonly used to prevent and treat number of skin diseases including skin cancer. Polyphenols, antioxidants present in green tea are responsible for removing free radicals from the skin before they have the chance to attack the DNA in your skin cells. Else it can lead to skin cancer. Topical application of green tea extracts can help protect your skin against UV radiation and thus helps you to maintain healthy glowing skin.

6. Reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease.
Cardiovascular diseases, including heart disease and stroke, are the biggest causes of death in the world. Studies show that green tea can improve some of the main risk factors for these diseases. This includes total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. Green tea also dramatically increases the antioxidant capability of the blood, which protects the LDL cholesterol particles from oxidation, which is one part of the pathway towards heart disease.

7. Prevent cancer.
Green tea prevents the onset of different types of cancer including breast, lung and prostrate cancers. Chemicals present in green tea especially EGCG are able to target the cancel cells leaving the healthy cells alone and untouched. Consumption of green tea is more beneficial to women than men in the case of cancer prevention. EGCG appears to inhibit colorectal cancers and may help in halting colorectal cancer in our body.

8. Anti-aging benefits.
Growth of free radicals in the body can damage your skin and aging of your body cells. This is usually referred as skin aging. Free radicals do occur naturally, but their concentration doubles when your skin is exposed to UV radiation, pollution and chemicals present in atmosphere. "EGCG is 200 times more powerful than Vitamin E at destroying free radicals". Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) one of the chemicals produced by human body has the power to whisk away free radicals, which prevent the damage of bodies cells and helps to reduce wrinkling. Catechist present in green tea improve the activity of SOD, and boosts the body’s ability to fight free radical affects.

9. Green tea boosts metabolism.
The antioxidant, EGCG plays an important role in stimulating our body’s metabolism and can speed up burning calories. It stimulates the central nervous system and releases fat into the blood stream. Our body uses the released fat as a fuel to burn the calories, sheds excess water and produces energy.  This process of burning fat/ fuel without making chemical energy is called "thermo genesis".  Green tea is also rich in caffeine content which can naturally cause the thermo genesis process, but the results are more effective when it combines with EGCG and other substances present in green tea.

10. Reduces bacterial and fungal infections.
Antioxidants present in green tea inhibit the growth of bacteria, thus reducing the effect of getting bacterial and fungal infections.  It also helps to alleviate the existing bacterial infections. A cup of green tea usually contains 200mg of catechins that gives rich antioxidant benefits. Catechins in green tea inhibit the production of key enzyme needed by bacteria called gyrase. Gyrase is the target of many antibiotics that are chemically developed. Catechins extracted from green tea helped in treating the patients who had been infected by drug resistant called "Staphylococcus".

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