6 Reasons To Drink Green Tea

Every day the steady stream of good news about the health benefits of drinking green tea is getting harder to ignore, even hardcore coffee drinkers are beginning to slurp mugs of the wonderful brew we call Tea. The daily dose of inflammation reducing, disease-fighting antioxidants–long linked with heart protection–would be enough incentive, but wait, there is more! A lot more. 

Lower Your Risk Of Cancer
Many polyphenols - the potent antioxidants that green tea is famous for -  help keep cancer cells from gaining a foothold in the body, by stunting their growth and then nullifying the creation of new blood vessels that tumors need to thrive. Studies have found that people who regularly drink green tea reduce their risk of stomach, breast, esophagus, colon, and/or prostate cancer.

Weight Loss
Green tea speeds up your body’s metabolism, your natural calorie burning process. This will help increase weight loss even during times when you are at rest.

Smooth Skin
Got a cut, scrape, or bite, and a little leftover green tea? Soak a cotton pad in it. The tea is a natural antiseptic that relieves itching and swelling. Try it on inflamed breakouts and blemishes, sunburns, even puffy eyelids.

Lower Blood Pressure
A healthy blood pressure is below 120/80. People who enjoy just half a cup a day are almost 50 percent less likely to get hypertension than non tea drinkers. Polyphenols again (especially one known as ECGC) help keep blood vessels from contracting and raising blood pressure.

Keep Your Mind Healthy
Green tea also helps keep the brain from eroding. Adults who drink at least two cups a day have half the chance to develop cognitive problems compared to those who drink less, due to antioxidants fighting the free radical damage to brain cells and nerves seen in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Stay Youthful
The younger and healthier your arteries are, the younger and healthier you are. 10 ounces a day will fight plaque build-up in your blood vessels. Plaque ups the risk of heart disease and stroke and takes years off your life.  Tea helps reduce this plaque.