Secret behind the green tea

Stay healthy with low cost! That’s the right choice for now. High prices of medicines and medical expenses caused us to find alternatives to maintain body condition. One of the alternative ways you can do is to consume green tea regularly.

Tea (Camellia sinensis) is now distinguished by growth location. This is what causes the familiar variety of tea, such as Chinese tea, Sri Lanka, Japan, Indonesia, Africa or tea. Green tea, like black tea, derived from the same plant. Name and his form became different because of the different preparations undertaken.

Green tea is processed in a special way. After picking, tea leaves will experience evaporation. This process will dry tea leaves, but not until the leaves change color. This condition causes the water to the brewed tea leaves still look light green. This process is then shown to maintain the nutritional content, such as Polyphenols antioxidants in tea leaves.

Want to know what ingredient in green tea is so healthy for your body?

1.      Antioxidants & Polyphenols

Japanese scientists believe that antioxidants and polyphenols found in green tea is a very useful material for health, which is able to reduce the risk of heart disease, to kill tumor cells, and inhibits cell growth of lung cancer, especially colon cancer, skin cancer cells. Besides these two substances can help smooth the process of digesting food through the stimulation of peristalsis and the production of digestive fluids.

2.      Fluoride

Fluoride classified as a mineral that can prevent the growth of dental caries, prevent gingivitis, and cavities.

3.      Manganese

Content of manganese found in green tea can help breaking down sugars into energy that helps maintain stable blood sugar levels.

4.      Caffeine

Levels of caffeine contained in green tea different from the caffeine contained in coffee. At tea contains caffeine, just as much as 3 - 5%. So if we are diligent to drink tea, then the body and mind will feel more refreshed. Caffeine has a positive effect on mental activity, and can improve the process of food digestion in the stomach. A good digestion will burn fat more efficiently.

If you're on a diet, this process helps businesses to reduce weight. Moreover, if the tea to drink when stomach is empty.

5.      Tannin

The results of the latest research on green tea shows that the tannin content of the class of compounds contained in green tea can prevent and treat kidney disorders. Meanwhile, the tea leaves are still wet compresses can be used as the affected skin insect bites, sunburn, or as a refresher for tired eyes.

Unfortunately until now, have not known how many doses of green tea should be consumed by a person in order to obtain optimal benefits of tea. However it is strongly recommended that everyone drink at least one cup of green tea, either hot or cold.