Green Tea - the Wonder Drink!
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The Wonder Drink
When you start reading about the health benefits related to green tea you
start to think of those 19th century health healers roaming the US promoting
the fantastic healing qualities of their latest drink. But the difference with
green tea is that it's all true, they should have asked those Chinese
labourers working on the railroad for some advice at the time, green tea would
have been their choice!
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Clever people those ancient Chinese, it's historically been used as a herbal
remedy and really has stood the test of time. Let us take a look and see just
why we should all be drinking the stuff.
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Why the Colour?
Green tea derives from the same plant (Camellia sinensis) as all other Tea but
acquires it's distinctive colour from the way it's treated following picking.
Normally tea is left to oxidize and turns brown as a consequence, but with
green tea this oxidation process is prevented by steaming or pan frying the
leaves to help retain all the health giving properties within the leaf. And of
course it's colour.
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The Taste
Green tea has a light delicate flavour served without milk and normally
without any sugar. Personally I found it a little bitter initially but have
grown accustomed to this in much the same way as you would the bitterness in
coffee. It's the tannins in the tea and coffee that cause this bitterness.
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Health Benefits
Here are just a few of the "miracle" benefits of green tea, over and above the
fact that it's a pleasant tasting drink:
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Full of antioxidants that help to reduce the chance of various cancers
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Reduce cholesterol
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Increase metabolism to aid a weight loss program
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Inhibit the formation of blood clots
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Prevent tooth decay and reduce plaque build up
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Helps reduce the impact of the common cold and flu
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Aids digestion if taken following a meal
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Contains more Vitamin C that 1 orange!
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Contains a variety of useful minerals such as zinc, potassium and
folic acid
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Reduce bad breath
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Help regulate blood sugar
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What Else Can It Do?
Additionally green tea can be used to help cleanse and freshen the face
helping to speed the healing of minor cuts and blemishes. And is even used to
clean computer disk drive heads as part of the disk production process,
apparently it's unsurpassed in it's ability to leave the disk heads 100% clear
of dirt and dust particles.
Green tea has been used by the Chinese for over a thousand years for a variety
of health reasons isn't about time you tried some?
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Where Can I Get Some?
Take a look at the green tea selection at teaworld, it's quite extensive and
only includes the highest quality brands. They'll be happy to provide you with
free samples of any of their green teas to ensure you get a product you like
before you spend any money.
Visit our Green Teas
section at Teaworld
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