Green tea
Green tea is one of the most famous teas in the recent period, and is less oxidized compared to red tea. More recently, many studies have been conducted on the benefits of green tea. Studies have shown that people who drink green tea do not have heart disease and certain types of cancer. China, Japan and Vietnam are the most famous exporters of green tea.
Health Benefits of Green Tea
Research has pointed to many health benefits of green tea, the most important of which is:
- Reduces cholesterol deposition rate in the blood because it contains antioxidants that reduce the oxidation of harmful cholesterol inside the arteries, which protects cells from harmful substances.
- Green tea helps maintain blood pressure and reduces exposure to diabetes.
- Fighting the presence of cancerous tumors, which works to reduce the growth of blood vessels that work on the growth of these tumors.
- Helps maintain blood in the liquid state, which helps to reduce the incidence of stroke.
- Helps to lose weight.
- Green tea contributes to the organization of the digestive system, which facilitates the movement of the bowel and protects against the occurrence of constipation.
- Promotes the action of the immune system in the body.
- Green tea contains a good amount of fluorine, which is used to fight tooth decay, and helps to eliminate the bacteria in the mouth, which reduces the emission of foul odor from the mouth.
- Protects against Alzheimer’s disease and paralysis, helping to reduce the appearance of signs and symptoms of these diseases, as experiments conducted in mice that green tea contributes to the construction of brain cells damaged.
- Green tea helps to reduce the feeling of depression. It contains the substance of thiamine. This amino acid is naturally available in its leaves and works on a feeling of relaxation and nervous calmness.
- Helps protect skin from cracking, as it contains anti-oxidants, which helps to reduce the appearance of signs of aging and aging symptoms.
- Helps protect against skin-damaging sun rays, which can be used topically, reducing sunburn.
- Green tea helps protect against food poisoning because it kills harmful bacteria in the digestive system and intestines, and stimulates the growth of beneficial bacteria.