The benefits of green tea have been known experientially for hundreds of years. Used in both China and Japan as well as other parts of Asia this bitter tasting tea offers innumerable health benefits. It has become more and more well-known around the world and every year exports increase in number. There are various types of macha (as it is known in Japan) and all offer a slightly different taste. In Japan the taste is so popular that you can buy green tea flavor soft drinks and ice cream. Starbucks even offers a latte.
The health benefits have long been suspected through experience but in recent years science has established time after time that green tea is just about the best thing you can put into your body.
Listed below are just some of the good effects a green tea diet offers.
Anti-estrogen. For men green tea will help prevent testosterone becoming estrogen. For women the tea will help lower bad estrogen levels and this plays a part in avoiding breast cancer.
Anti-cancer. Study after study shows that green tea helps lower the risk of various types of cancer in men and women.
Anti-oxidant. Regularly drinking macha helps to rid your body of toxins. If you are looking to detox, look no further. It is especially effective working to rid the lungs of toxins.
Stress / Cortisol Levels. Green tea plays a part in lowering our stress level and works as a relaxant.
Burning Fat. Studies also show that regular use is excellent for promoting weight loss by burning fat.
As I said, there are all kinds of other benefits and these are just a few of the more prominent ones. You can take pills nowadays as supplements or otherwise look to drink up to 6 cups a day. Consider also that you can take the leaves or powder blended in a smoothie or a protein shake. Another option is to mix the powder with chilled milk. I have even come across one fitness trainer who simply eats the leaves out of the tea bag!!
