BENEFIT OF GREEN TEA

Saya baru mula minum green tea... dan rasa okay. Tak adalah tak sedap sangat. Kira boleh minum le. Mula minum sebab membaca about all the benefits of green tea. Planning to make it a habit. Selain green tea tu, saya buat ice cube lemon dan masukkan satu dua kiub dalam green tea saya. Okylah... rasa lebih lawas dan badan lebih ringan...

Jom tengok kebaikan green tea...

1. Help lose weight
Green tea increases the metabolism. The polyphenol found in green tea works to intensify levels of fat oxidation and the rate at which your body turns food into calories.

2. Prevents Diabetes
Green tea apparently helps regulate glucose levels slowing the rise of blood sugar after eating. This can prevent high insulin spikes and resulting fat storage.

3. Reduces Chances of Heart Disease
Scientists think, green tea works on the lining of blood vessels, helping keep them stay relaxed and better able to withstand changes in blood pressure. It may also protect against the formation of clots, which are the primary cause of heart attacks.

4. Helps Prevent Esophageal Cancer
It can reduce the risk of esophageal cancer, but it is also widely thought to kill cancer cells in general without damaging the healthy tissue around them.

5. Reduces Cholesterol

Green tea reduces bad cholesterol in the blood and improves the ratio of good cholesterol to bad cholesterol.

6. Reduces Chances of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

It is said to delay the deterioration caused by Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Studies carried out on mice showed that green tea protected brain cells from dying and restored damaged brain cells

7. Prevents Tooth Decay

Studies suggests that the chemical antioxidant “catechin” in tea can destroy bacteria and viruses that cause throat infections, dental caries and other dental conditions.

8. Helps Lower Blood Pressure

Regular consumption of green tea is thought to reduce the risk of high blood pressure.

9. Helps Relax
Theanine is an amino acid naturally found in tea leaves. It is this substance that is thought to provide a relaxing and tranquilizing effect and be a great benefit to tea drinkers.

10. Has Anti-viral and Anti-bacterial Properties
Tea catechins are strong antibacterial and antiviral agents which make them effective for treating everything from influenza to cancer. In some studies green tea has been shown to inhibit the spread of many diseases.

11. Improves Skin Quality
Green tea can apparently also help with wrinkles and the signs of aging, This is because of their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Both animal and human studies have demonstrated that green tea applied topically can reduce sun damage.

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