Green Tea – by Melissa Tran
I’ve been drinking green tea for quite some time over 10 years, since I have my first child. I wanted to keep a healthy diet. I have done some research and green tea shows up as one of the best drink with many health benefits. I don’t like drinking water and green tea has a little taste to it. I’ve always been very healthy, I hardly get a cold or the flu in the winter. I drink it early in the morning and throughout the day. Its caffeine helps me stay awake, focus and active due to lack of sleep and overworking. Since it helps me tremendously on my daily basis, I have decided to write a blog about it.
Green tea is the healthiest beverage loaded with antioxidants and nutrients that have powerful effects on the body. Green tea contains bioactive compounds that improve health, it contains a large amounts of important nutrients. The compounds in green tea can improve brain function and make you smarter. It increases fat burning and improves physical performance.
The antioxidants in green tea may lower your risk of various types of cancer such as breast cancer, prostate cancer and colorectal cancer to name a few. Green tea may protect your brain in old age and lowers your risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. It can kill bacteria which improves dental health and lower your risk of infection.
Studies show that green tea can improve insulin sensitivity and reduce blood sugar levels which may lower your risk of type II diabetes. Green tea also helps increase the antioxidant capability of the blood, which protects the LDL cholesterol particles from oxidation, which is part of the pathway towards heart disease.
Some studies show that green tea leads to increased weight loss. It is particularly effective at reducing the dangerous of abdominal fat. It may decrease your risk of dying and help you live longer. In a study of 40,530 Japanese adults, those who drank the most green tea (5 or more cups per day) were significantly less likely to die during an 11 years period.
When I’m feeling under the weather or my stomach is not digesting after a big meal, I drink a cup of hot tea and it helps me get back to normal. I usually feel so much better after. I have been drinking green tea as a regular part of my life and feel great. I am considering drinking it for the rest of my life not for the love of the taste, but because it is good for me.
