| For centuries, Chinese doctors and healers have | | | | cells. Free radical damage causes skin spots and |
| known about the healing properties and slimming | | | | wrinkles, but the antioxidants in green tea help |
| ability of green tea. Today, modern science and | | | | keep the damage to a minimum. |
| lengthy studies have proven beyond a shadow of | | | | Green Tea Boosts the Immune System |
| a doubt that green tea is one of the healthiest | | | | A 2003 study compared tea drinkers to coffee |
| beverages on the planet. Healthier, in fact, than | | | | and found that the production of anti-bacterial |
| pure water! | | | | proteins was five times higher in tea drinkers, |
| What? Green tea is healthier than water? Surely | | | | which indicates a much stronger immune system. |
| that has to be a joke. But it's not. Dr. Carrie | | | | Two years later, another study found that the |
| Ruxton, from the European Journal of Clinical | | | | catechin antioxidants greatly inhibited the influenza |
| Nutrition, says "Drinking tea is actually better for | | | | virus...also known as the common flu. |
| you than drinking water. Water is essentially | | | | Green Tea Fights Bad Breath & Promotes |
| replacing fluid. Tea replaces fluids and contains | | | | Healthy Teeth |
| antioxidants so it's got two things going for it." | | | | Researchers at the University of Illinois in Chicago |
| Health problems such as heart disease, cellular | | | | found that polyphenol antioxidants in green tea |
| degeneration, diabetes, cancer, aging, and a | | | | work as an anti-bacterial and inhibit the growth of |
| plethora of other maladies are caused by nasty | | | | bacteria that cause bad breath. These antibacterial |
| little toxins called "free radicals". Free radical | | | | properties also help the teeth and gums. |
| damage is caused by everyday exposure to | | | | Green Tea Boosts the Metabolism & Burns |
| various environmental factors and is basically | | | | Fat |
| unavoidable. That's where the antioxidants found | | | | One of the most well known benefits of green |
| in green tea come in. Antioxidants act as "free | | | | tea is, quite possibly, its ability to boost the |
| radical scavengers" and protect the body from | | | | metabolism and lose the pounds. In fact, you'll find |
| damage. | | | | green tea extract in almost every diet pill and fat |
| What does that mean for you? Let's take a quick | | | | burning supplement on the market, and for good |
| look at some of the more exciting health benefits | | | | reason. |
| that come from drinking green tea... | | | | The powerful antioxidants in green tea are at it |
| Green Tea Fights Cancer & Disease | | | | again. This time stimulating the nervous system, |
| As mentioned earlier, green tea is jam-packed | | | | boosting the metabolism, and causing fat to be |
| with antioxidants. Some especially potent ones | | | | released into the body to be used as fuel. This |
| called "catechins" and "polyphenols" are extra | | | | not only burns fat, but also provides a boost of |
| capable of terminating free radicals and protecting | | | | energy at the same time. |
| against heart disease, strokes, osteoporosis, | | | | The many benefits of green tea are simply mind |
| Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and many forms of | | | | boggling. If you're even halfway concerned about |
| cancer. | | | | having a fit body, you'd be crazy not to replace |
| Green Tea Promotes Healthy, Beautiful Skin | | | | every nutritionally harmful soft drink, fattening |
| The same antioxidants in green tea that fight | | | | latté, and sugar-packed fruit juice with this |
| cancer and disease also promote healthy, beautiful | | | | healthy beverage. |
| skin by terminating free radicals that attack skin | | | | |