Did you know that Matcha Green Tea is the tea that is used in the Japanese Tea Ceremony?
The leaves are normally ground down into a fine powder for the actual tea making, but it is also regularly used in today's food industry as flavoring or coloring.
If you want a top quality Matcha Green Tea look out for a named tea. The best Matcha Green Teas are called by "tea names" or "chamei" as they are called in Japan. A tea can only be named like this if it blended by a master blender of a certain tradition from the tea ceremony lineage. However, these "named" teas are certain to be of high quality and the best flavors!
It's been well documented that green tea is good for you and that is widely accepted now. But, what makes Matcha so different? The answer is that it is now thought to be one of the most powerful anti-oxidants available. Anti-oxidants are vital to your health as they eliminate "free radicals" from your body (and do it very effectively). It is these free radicals (so prevalent due to our polluted environment) that cause premature aging and cellular damage which elads to all sorts of nasty disease.
It has recently been suggested that Matcha is ten times more powerful than it's nearest anti-oxidant competitors. Now that is a powerful boast! But, it does have a scientific base. A method called ORAC was used to measure the effectiveness of anti-oxidants in terms of oxygen absorption. With blueberries scoring 91 and pomegranate 115, it was previously thought the range couldn't go much higher until Matcha was tested and came in at a stunning 1,300! Perhaps now you can begin to see what all the fuss is about!
That is a ringing endorsement of the anti-oxidant power of Matcha Green Tea!
It is also has a high nutritional value as well. So, it is excellent for your health from two major perspectives. But why should you include anti-oxidants in your diet?
For men, it is well known that pomegranates and blueberries promote good sexual health in terms of not only sexual stamina but also semen production.
For women anti-oxidants are known to be critical in maintaining youth and vitality. As well as the anti-oxidant properties Matcha Green Tea leaves are high in chlorophyll (this allows leaves to process light for food and is what gives Matcha it's stunning green color) which is also thought to help cleanse the body of all toxins.
The most potent anti-oxidants are called catechins...and these are only found in green tea! Not all anti-oxidants have the same level of effect on the human body. With catechins being so strong it is generally believed that they have the most potent anti-cancer properties of all anti-oxidants. Of all catechins epicgallocatechin gallate (ECGc) is the most effective, and 60% of all catechins in Matcha Green Tea are ECGcs.
This is why Matcha Green Tea is so vital in your anti-oxidant armory.
It is high in the essential amino acid L-theanine. This is believed to help calm the nerves and tradition has it that Buddist Monks used to drink Green Matcha to help maintain calm during meditation. More recent studies have shown that when mixed with the caffeine in the Matcha a "calm alertness" can be maintained over a lengthy period of time. This amino acid also contributes to the taste and feel of the drink.
Matcha Green Tea is now widely accepted as one of nature's most powerful anti-oxidant gifts. By free radical elimination and general detox it is a health giving detox agent of huge power and effectiveness.
I started drinking Matcha regularly about six months ago and I definitely look and feel better, I'm sure it can do the same for you too. It is an amazing natural gift that can help protect you against a range of ailments and the natural aging process as well. Plus, it tastes so wonderfully good! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Learn more about Matcha Green Tea. Why not drop by Roberta Kerski's site where you can find out all about Matcha Green Tea and what it can do for you.
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