Integrative Medicine

Health benefits of green Tea

Green tea is ancient beverage, which was used in traditional Chinese and Indian medicines. It is a beverage, which is proven to have a number of healing properties. Green tea is studied to be effective in preventing various ailments, such as cancers, heart attacks, strokes, gum disease, cavities, and bad breath.Tea is one of the most frequently consumed beverages in the world, which is rich in polyphenols that exhibit numerous bio chemical activities. Green tea is claimed to lower total cholesterol levels, reduce platelet coagulation, decrease blood pressure and improve the immune system. Green tea contains such active compounds act as antioxidants, which play an important role in reducing tumor formation and growth.While purchasing green tea leaves, you should consider following things-

  • The leaves should be chosen carefully and must have clean and crisp fragrance.
  • Green tea should brew for two to three minutes in hot water in order to get best flavor.
  • It can be used artistically in the kitchen and can be ground into spice rubs, infused into liquids, or can be directly added to special recopies to add some crisp flavor.

Benefits of Green Tea Healing

Various studies have shown that there are number of health benefits obtained by green tea healing, which includes:

  • Green tea contains antioxidants, which increase body's fat burning capacity and in turn improve muscle stamina. Additionally, it also enhances energy levels and boosts body metabolism.
  • If a person consumes green tea regularly then it improves the health of body cells facing the blood vessels and also helps in lowering one`s risk for heart disease. It also contains a huge amount of flavonoids, which help in relaxing the blood vessels to allow easy flow of blood.
  • In a n addition to this, antioxidants in tea act as a tool, which protect against many cancers, such as breast, colon, colorectal, skin, lung, stomach, small intestine, pancreas, liver, ovarian, prostate and oral cancers.

Green tea may help in regulating glucose levels thus slowing the rise of blood sugar. Blood sugar level in the body is also be regularized by the use of green tea.Polyphenols in green tea may help to maintain the functions of learning and memory and could help in prevention of degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.Antioxidants present in green tea fight with free radicals and help to a check on ageing process.Polyphenols and Flavonoids present in green tea help to fight infections and boost the immune system.