 The
Healthy effects of Green Tea
Green tea, with its sweet aroma and eternally fresh taste
has been approved and drunk since its introduction to Japan
centuries ago. Modern research has finally put up why as a
functional food Green tea is indispensable and should prove
a popular beverage for the health conscious generation. It
is indeed as researchers say "A miraculous medicine with
an extraordinary power to prolong".
Green Tea has the following components:
Catechins - Reduces incidence
of cancer, Reduces tumors, Reduces mutations, Reduces oxidation
by active oxygen, Lowers blood cholesterol, Inhibits increase
of blood pressure, increase of blood sugar, Kills bacteria,
influenza virus, Fights carcinogenic bacteria, Prevents halitosis.
Caffeine - Acts as diuretics
Vitamin C - Reduces stress Prevents flu,
Theanine (a kind of amino acid) - Gives green
tea its delicious taste
Vitamin B Complex - Aids carbohydrate metabolism.
 Tea
& Cancer
Researchers from the National Center for Toxicological Research
in the United States, demonstrated that the flavins and polyphenols
significantly inhibited the growth of human pancreatic and
prostrate tumor cells.
Their research also indicated that tea could
have a role to play in changing the genes involved in the
process of causing cancer. Another study published in the
International Journal of Cancer indicated that men who drink
between 2 and 3 cups of tea per day might reduce their risk
of developing prostrate cancer by up to 30% compared to the
non tea drinkers.
Tea & Cardiac Ailments
The natural oxidant properties of tea may help reduce the
risk of developing heart disease. The polyphenols in tea have
beneficial effect on two long established heart disease risk
factors - High Cholesterol - High Blood Pressure.
 To
quote Dr Simon Maxwell, Clinical Pharmacologist, Edinburgh
University, " Dietary flavonoids may play in reducing
the risk of circulatory diseases".
Tea & Oral Health
Tea is one of the few natural sources of fluoride and has
been shown to have positive effect on preventing tooth decay
and gum disease. Scientists believe that drinking tea improves
oral health by helping prevent dental caries, by minimizing
the possibility of dental plaques, the scale caused by mouth
bacteria that leads to gum disease |
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