Green Tea

Popular in Asia for centuries, green tea helps to keep blood pressure under control. It also may help keep cholesterol from clogging arteries.

The tea contains Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG) and other substances that protect the body against the dangers of oxidation, while helping to keep the harmful LDL cholesterol down and the helpful HDL cholesterol up. They also assist in keeping blood pressure under control.

Of course, no one food will protect you from disease. Your health is wrapped up in your lifestyle and your genes, so even if you drink green tea all day long, you also need to take care of yourself in other ways, like not smoking, being active, and eating a healthy diet.

Green tea is made from Camellia sinensis leaves that have not undergone the same withering and oxidation applied when processing Camellia sinensis into oolong tea and black tea. Green tea originated in China, but its production has spread to many countries in Asia.

Some of the benefits of Green tea are listed below:

• Green tea increases the body metabolism rate thereby reduces the risk to obesity.
• Green tea helps regulate glucose levels slowing the rise of blood sugar, thereby lowers risk to type II Diabetes.
• Green tea reduces the risk to Cancer due to its antioxidant quality.
• Green tea reduces bad cholesterol  to the good cholesterol in the blood.
• Green tea delays the deterioration caused by Alzheimer’s and Parkinson, protects the brain cells from deterioration in old age.
• Green Tea contains the chemical antioxidant "Catechin" which has some anti-bacterial and anti-viral effect aiding against tooth decay and lowers risk to infections.
• Green tea consumption is thought to reduce the risk of high blood pressure. 
• Green Tea contains Theanine, an amino acid naturally found in tea leaves.It assist with depression and stress.
• Green tea can apparently also help with wrinkles and the signs of aging.
• Green Tea May Decrease Your Risk of Dying.