Today morning I had severe cough. Then my mother gave me a cup of green tea which immediately resulted good and my cough stopped. This made me surf about green tea and Im writing this post for U all to know about it
Is there any food or drink having as many benefits as green tea?
I say no!!
The Chinese have been using green tea as medicine for past 4000 years.
It is used to cure everything from headache to depression instantly.
Health Benefits:-
- Reduces Cardiovascular diseases
- Kills Cancer cells
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Reduces Cholesterol Levels (converts bad cholesterol to good cholesterol)
- Impaired immune function
- Infection
- And many probs like headache, Cough, Cold, Stress, Depression.
- Recent studies proved that green tea can even help to burn more calories
- Kills plaque(bacteria in teeth) and prevents tooth decay
One more interesting thing about green tea is the heart diseases in japanese is very low due to consumption of green tea even though 75% of then are smokers
The only harmful effect that green tea has is it contains caffeine. However it is low when compared to coffee.
How much Green tea should you drink?
There are many answers to this question. A person who drinks 5-7 cups of green tea a day lives cancer free. But It is advisable to drink 2-3 cups a day.
How to prepare Green tea?
The best and effective method to do is
Boil water. Add 1/2 teaspoon of Green tea powder per cup. Brew for 3-5 minutes.
Add lemon or sugar to taste. For better results serve hot without milk.
And one more thing is green tea powder is bit costlier compared to normal tea powder.
50 grams of green tea costs 50 rupees, where we get 250 grams of normal tea powder for the same 50 rupees. But Health is priceless.
Green tea - Drink to good health
