Historically, Green Tea has been one of the world’s most popular beverages. The Chinese and japanese have been drinking it for thousands of years. It is now the second most popular beverage in the world, after water!

The western world may recently have awakened to the benefits of green tea, but it has been around for centuries in China and Japan as the beverage of choice for the classes and the masses alike. The Chinese and Japanese have always believed that a regular intake of green tea means a longer, healthier life.

In the early 1990s, scientists proved this belief to be true when a survey of 3,000 Japanese women showed that those who drank green tea lived longer than those who did not.

First Benefit of Green Tea – Prevention of Cancer

The power of Green Tea lies in its catechin polyphenols, particularly something called epigallocatechin gallate (say that 5 times fast!). EGCG is a powerful anti-oxidant: not only does it inhibit the growth of tumors, it kills cancer cells without harming healthy tissue.

In 1994 the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published the results of an epidemiological study indicating that drinking Green Tea reduced the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese men and women by nearly sixty percent. University of Purdue researchers recently concluded that a compound in Green Tea inhibits the growth of cancer cells.

Second Benefit of Green Tea – Weight Loss

According to a a study conducted at the University of Geneva in Switzerland, Green Tea seems to help the body burn more calories. In plain terms, it burns fat, lots of it. In fact, a Japanese study conducted on two separate groups of men of similar size (based upon body mass index and waist circumference) has shown that if all other conditions like diet and calorie intake remain equal, people who ingest a greater amount of polyphenols present in green tea will lose more weight than those who ingested a lower volume of polyphenols.

Third Benefit of Green Tea – Lowers Cholesterol

In addition, green tea lowers the bad cholesterols levels, LDL cholesterol and prevents the occurrence of blood clots in the body. The LDL cholesterol flows through the liver and cells forming heavy deposits on artery walls. Green tea help to decrease the amount of bad cholesterol and reduces the risk of blood clots, which in turn reduces the risk of thrombosis, the leading cause of strokes and heart attacks.

Fourth Benefit of Green Tea – Fighting Germs & Bacteria

Previous tests prove that Green tea can neutralize germs, including some that cause diarrhea, pneumonia, cystitis and skin infections. it can help prevent food poisoning and kill bacteria that cause plaque and succeeding tooth decay, which leads to the next point....

Fifth Benefit of Green Tea – Healthy Teeth

Green tea is well known for keeping teeth clean because of one of its ingredients, fluoride. The fluoride kills the bacteria in the mouth that causes plaque. Also, fluoride helps to maintain healthy, cavity-free teeth. This helps to prevent general tooth decay inside of the mouth. This cannot be about coffee which stains the teeth with an ugly yellow tinge. The oral health of teeth can be vastly improved with the consumption of green tea.

Green Tea also contributes to maintain your beauty. With the help of green tea you can freshen up your face and apply around your tired eyes to get soothing feeling. If you have freckles or blemishes on your face you can apply the green tea to get rid of the spots. The green tea also has benefits for antiseptic purposes. It can be used to treat minor cuts, rashes and also can be treated to cure sunburn.