It is surprising to know that the world is just awakening to realize the many health benefits of green tea. Although most of us may have had the opportunity to sip on the beverage in a Chinese restaurant or at a Japanese neighbors house not many of us outside the orient knew anything about the various health benefits of green tea up until recently.
Green tea is acquired from the leaves of a native Asian shrub known as the Camellia Sinesis. The leaves of this shrub are dried up for the purpose of preparing green tea.
The use of the drink for medicinal purposes and general health benefits has been common in many Asian cultures for centuries. China alone has a history of over four thousand years with the use of green tea.
Green tea has been the subject of extensive scientific testing the results of which have proved the wisdom of the Chinese in making use of green tea for its health benefits.
The shrub was naturally potent in a variety of substances that could work many health benefits in the human body. Green tea is particularly potent in a variety of antioxidants.
Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is the particular antioxidant found in the drink which is responsible for giving the drink its medicinal properties.
Antioxidants, in a certain quantity are essential to ensure the proper functioning of the human body and at the same time they can safeguard the body against the onslaught of harmful diseases including even cancer.
When compared to Vitamin C the particular antioxidant found in green tea is measured to be twenty five times stronger and more effective. The same is the case when EGCG is compared with Vitamin E and its effectiveness with regards to protecting cells and the DNA structure.
There are a host of diseases that can be prevented and even cured by making use of green tea. The drink can help prevent some of the most dangerous diseases that can afflict the human body such as cancer and HIV. On its own green tea also helps to improve the immune system in general.
It has also been reported that various age related problems like rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimers disease and various other heart diseases can be halted using green tea. Science has also attested to the effectiveness of green tea against Parkinsons disease and multiple sclerosis.
In recent years green tea has been promoted as a weight loss agent. This is so because the consumption of green tea can boost the metabolic processes in the body which help to breakdown fat. At the same time it loads the body up on various other health benefits and its inclusion in your every day diet is highly recommended.
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