Friday, 26 December 2014

green tea for health




Green tea is has been used as a medicine for thousands of years, and it is originated in China. Various health foods, beverages, dietary supplements as well as cosmetics are now being manufactured with green tea extracts. because of many health benefits it offers. Benefits of drinking green tea are countless.but it’s also a source of benefits for your entire body.


Here’s a list of some of its amazing benefits  they are:

1.Diabetes:  Green tea has been traditionally used to control blood sugar. It slows down the absorption of glucose in the blood. helps in managing Type II diabetes also  totally green tea’s properties help in controlling and managing this disease.


2.Heart disease: Green  tea works on the lining of blood vessels, helps to keep them stay relaxed.It may also protect against the formation of clots, which are the primary cause of heart attacks. Even after the heart attack, it prevents cell deaths and speeds up the recovery of heart cells.

3.  Weight loss: Green tea burns fat and boosts your metabolism rate naturally. It can help you burn up to 70 calories in just one day.It prevents obesity by stopping the movement of glucose in fat cells. Green tea can reduce body weight in obese persons by increasing energy expenditure and fat oxidation

4.Cancer: Researchers believe that it is the high level of polyphenols in tea that help kill cancerous cells and stop them from growing, it kill’s cancer cells  without damaging the healthy tissue around them.the polyphenols in tea have been shown to decrease tumor growth. The antioxidant in green tea is 100 times more effective than vitamin C and 25 times better than vitamin E.

5: Green Tea and Immunity:Polyphenols and flavenoids found in green tea help boost your immune system, making your health stronger in fighting against infections. 

6. Stroke:Green tea shows promise in the prevention of stroke.Furthermore, the green tea polyphenols, particularly EGCG, have been shown to protect brain cells.

7. Prevention and Treatment of Neurological Diseases:Regular consumption of green tea helps in the prevention of degenerative and neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson`s. Polyphenols in green tea may help maintain the parts of the brain that regulate learning and memory.and also prevents against cell damage in the brain.

8. Bones: tea may increase bone mineral density. Australian researchers report that bone mineral density is 2.8% greater in tea drinkers than non-drinkers.It may prevent  bone loss. high fluoride content in green tea helps to keep your bones strong.It slow the breakdown and weakening of existing bones.

9. Prevents Arthritis: Green tea can help prevent and reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis.It reduces  joint-destroying substances.

10. Tooth Decay: Green tea prevents tooth decay. It kills the bacteria that cause dental plaques and halitosis."catechin” in tea can destroy bacteria and viruses that cause throat infections, dental caries and other dental conditions.

11.Depression: Theanine naturally found in tea leaves it can reduce both a rising heart rate and rising blood pressure. can help relieve stress and anxiety. promotes relaxation.

12. Anti-viral and Anti-bacterial: stopping your body from reacting to allergens like pollen, pet dander and dust amongst others. Tea catechins are strong antibacterial and antiviral agents.

13. Anticlotting: Green tea also appears to prevent the formation of blood clots (thrombosis). Green tea catechins produce potent antithrombotic effect by inhibition of platelet aggregation (blood clot formation).

14.Gastrointestinal tract: green tea was found to activate intracellular antioxidants and reduce inflammation.It may prevent chronic atrophic gastritis  and ulcerative colitis.

15.Green Tea and Anti aging: Antioxidant in green tea protects the skin from the harmful effects of free radicals, which cause wrinkling and skin aging and promotes longevity. green tea can reduce sun damage and rejuvenate the skin.

16. Green Tea and Food Poisoning :Catechin found in green tea can kill bacteria which causes food poisoning and kills the toxins produced by those bacteria. Drinking green tea frequently can protect you from the diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain and dehydration.

17. Green Tea and Cold and Flu: Vitamin C in green tea helps you treat the flu and the common cold. 

18. Green Tea and Asthma :green tea relaxes the muscles which supports in
reducing the severity of asthma. it can also help to breathe easier by relaxing the muscles.

19.Green Tea and Ear Infection :Green tea helps with ear infection problem. For natural ear cleaning, soak a cotton ball in green tea and clean the infected ear. 

20.Healthy Liver:Researches showed that green tea destroys harmful free radicals in fatty livers. that help in keeping your liver in a healthy shape.It also reduces the risk of an individual getting a fatty liver, which is a disease where fat accumulates in the liver.

21.Cholesterol: Green tea reduces bad cholesterol in the blood and improves the ratio of good cholesterol.People who drink green tea daily have lower cholesterol levels than those who do not drink it.

22. Protection of brain cells: protecting brain cells  prevents cell damage. and restores those that are damaged. 

23:Healthy hair: Green tea is also known to stimulate hair growth and soften the hair. It contains polyphenols, Vitamin E and Vitamin C, which are known to boost lustrous hair.