Green tea
Green tea is one type of tea, taken from the leaves of Camellia sinensis tree. China is the first country to know it, followed by Japan, the two most prolific countries, in addition to India and Sri Lanka. It contains antioxidants, protein, carbohydrates, Polyphenols, tannins, vitamins C, vitamin K, vitamin B2, minerals such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, iodine, zinc, and sodium.
Benefits of green tea for pregnant women
Taking two cups of green tea for pregnant women is safe for her. The benefits are:
- Prevents cell damage in her body.
- Protects them from high blood pressure and strengthens their bones.
- Strengthens the body’s ability to resist viral and bacterial infections.
Taking pregnant women with large amounts of green tea may cause them several effects such as abortion, increase the percentage of caffeine in their milk, and the negative impact on folic acid responsible for the control of deformities and birth defects.
Benefits of green tea for the body
- Reduces the level of harmful cholesterol in the blood, raises the level of good, it also reduces the level of sugar in the blood and protect the body from diabetes.
- Strengthens body energy, protects against constipation, strengthens the immune system, lowers blood pressure, and prevents tooth decay.
- Contributes to weight loss, burns body fat, calorie, accelerates metabolism, and reduces the proportion of fat accumulated in the body and in the arteries.
- Maintains brain health, prevents it from destroying its cells because it contains antioxidants, improves memory, and helps to slow down the level of acetylcholine that causes Alzheimer’s disease.
- Combats both flu, colds, colds, aging, and reduces allergies.
- Helps the body to relax and calm, and relieve tension, and nerve.
- Treats both psoriasis and dry skin.
- Maintains the health of the heart and protects it from blood clots, atherosclerosis and blockage, also protects the brain from stroke.
- Protects the body from food poisoning; it destroys harmful stomach bacteria.
- Protects bones from arthritis, and also protects against cancer.
- Dealing with depression.
- Improves the texture of the skin, and prevents the activity of enzymes that occur wrinkles in the face.
Categories prohibited from drinking green tea
- People with anemia, because it increases poverty.
- With intermittent bleeding.
- Who suffer from anxiety disorder; because it increases anxiety.
- People with diabetes, because it raises the level of sugar in the blood because it contains caffeine.
- People with diarrhea, because it exacerbates it.
- People with eye diseases, because it works to increase the pressure of the eye.
- People with high blood pressure, because it raises the pressure to contain caffeine.