6 BENEFITS OF GREEN TEA

I am not a tea person but when I opted towards a healthy lifestyle then I started to have it. In the beginning, it was much of a task acquiring that peculiar taste but with time I got accustomed to it, and seldom has a day passed by when I do not have my cup of green tea.

Green tea comes in different flavors as well so if the original flavor is too much for you then you can always choose from cinnamon, lemon, peach, or any other fruity flavor.

There are a number of benefits of green tea which will be discussed one by one.

1.Contains antioxidants:

Green tea is packed with antioxidants polyphenols which help in fighting cancer, obesity, and many other health issues.  Flavonoids are the major polyphenols in green tea. Antioxidants in a cup of green tea are far higher than that in a cup of black tea.

2.A low-calorie beverage:

This would surely have caught your eye. A cup of green tea comes with only 2 calories per serving which is nothing in terms of the benefits it comes with. This is surely one of the most favorite benefits of green tea.

3.A Fat burner:

One of the benefits of green tea is that it helps in increasing metabolic activity which results in fat burning. It was found during a research study that people who had green tea before a workout burnt 17% more fat than those who did not have it.

A joke was getting viral, a few years back in which it was written that green tea will help you lose weight if you go by foot thousand of kilometers and hand-pick on the finest green tea leaves and then come back again by foot and then make green tea out of it.

The same goes for green tea. It is known that the benefit of green tea is that it helps you lose weight but when you workout. It does not do any wonder if you just laze around and keep sipping a cup of green tea after having fat-packed burgers.

4.Skin’s best friend:

Due to its antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties, it is really beneficial for skincare. The polyphenols in green tea when applied topically helps in sebum secretion reduction which leads to acne. Green tea has a number of vitamins including Vitamin E which nourishes and moisturizes the skin.

Nowadays, a number of masks are present in the market which is green tea-based.

5.Puffy Eyes:

For puffy eyes take a used green tea bag and place it on your closed eyes and lie and relax. I use it from time to time for my puffy eyes and it works wonders.

One of the benefits of the green tea bag is that I place them on my eyes when they are warm they help me with my sinusitis as they help in diluting the mucus.

6.Green tea for the stomach:

It has been found that one of the benefits of green tea is that it helps in soothing stomach issues by treating Helicobacter pylori infection which causes nausea, bloating, diarrhea, and stomach pain.

H. pylori infections are one of the most common types of stomach infection. It is a microorganism that is present in the normal flora of the stomach but when it increases in number it harms the stomach wall lining by its acidic impact.

This infection is diagnosed with the help of a stool sample of the patient.

Conclusion:

Moderation is the key to everything. It is safe to take 2-3 cups of green tea a day. Do not splurge into 7-8 cups as it may lead to liver and kidney issues in rare cases. Go ahead! Have a Green Tea Date with your partner!:)