15 Health Benefits of Drinking Green Tea

Green tea has become a very popular drink worldwide because of its health benefits. Drinking two to three cups a day can work wonders for your health.
So relish the hot cup of green tea and enjoy its numerous health benefits:

1. Helps in losing weight: It burns the body fat and boosts your metabolism rate. It reduces blood fat, cholesterol, detoxifies the body and suppresses untimely food cravings. It also eliminates excess water in the body and hence helps in reducing excess weight.

2. Reduces the risk of cancer: It contains antioxidants that fight cancer. It contains epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), which helps in fighting against cancer.

3. Reduces the risk of heart attack: Drinking tea rapidly improves the health of body cells lining the blood vessels.The flavonoids present in this tea protect the heart by relaxing the blood vessels so blood can flow more easily.So drink it regularly and lead a healthy life.

4. Has anti-aging benefits: It contains the antioxidant which protects the skin from the harmful ultra-violet rays, which cause wrinkles and skin aging. It also helps in fighting against skin cancer. It contains high levels of oligomeric proanthocyanidins which also slows down the premature aging process.

5. Boosts your immunity: It contains antioxidants which boost the immune system to make the human body stronger in fighting various infections. Also, it has Vitamin C which keeps cold and flu away. It also enhances energy levels and keeps you active.

6. Prevents food poisoning: Drinking every day with meals can protect our bodies against harmful bacteria that cause food poisoning.

7. Lowers cholesterol level: Drinking upto five cups a day has a significant impact on your blood cholesterol levels. It lowers your bad cholesterol level. It also improves the ratio of good cholesterol to bad cholesterol, by reducing bad cholesterol level in the blood.

8. Prevents high blood Pressure: Regular consumption of green tea reduces the risk of high blood pressure.

9. Protects against diabetes: It is very beneficial to a person suffering from diabetes. It contains Polyphenols which helps in regulating glucose levels and hence lowering blood sugar levels. It also triggers and stimulates insulin production.

10. Prevents bad breath: It is a natural anti-bacterial agent. So drinking it with food may help in killing the oral bacteria that cause cavities and bad breath.

11. Helps in treatment of neurological diseases: It contains antioxidants which helps in prevention against cell damage in the brain which could cause degenerative and neurological diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson`s. People drinking green tea also are less likely to progress with Parkinson's.

12. Helps in curing asthma: It contains Theophyline which relaxes the muscles which support the bronchial tubes, hence reducing the severity of asthma.

13. Helps in reducing stress: Regular consumption of green tea helps in relieving stress and anxiety.

14. Prevents allergies: It contains antioxidant which relieves allergies. So if you have allergies, you should really consider drinking 2-3 cups a day.

15. Prevents tooth decay: It destroys bacteria and viruses that cause many dental diseases. Thus, drinking green tea regularly helps in preventing tooth decay.

Green tea can taste bitter or flavorless, and sometimes undrinkable. Hence you can try for varied flavours and combinations (like Green Tea and Tulsi, Green Tea and Jasmine, Green Tea and Ginger etc. ) which are easily available in the market.
Do not take green tea with milk. Adding milk to green tea destroys the herbal taste of the tea.