Most of us are daily consumers of tea or coffee, or some kind of similar beverages. Since we consume such beverages on a daily basis, we might as well consume something that will bring us the greatest health benefits, to kill two birds with one stone. Green tea is my obvious and favourite choice amongst all hot beverages for the day. And I’m glad to learn of the many benefits to drinking green tea, much healthier benefits than drinking your usual cups of coffee and black tea.

Here are 3 great benefits of drinking green tea on a daily basis, as found in many resources online to be shared here for your benefit.

Green tea helps with weight loss

If you do a quick search on the internet regarding the topic of how green tea can help in reducing weight, you are sure to come up with many search results to confirm this fact. One of the more credible sites that I refer to for this fact is WebMD. According to the article, it says that green tea may help to ward of weight gain, as tested on mice. However, a human may be required to drink a large quantity of green tea for it to work. If you are drinking lots of green tea on a daily basis anyway, coupled with regular exercises, you may just find yourself having a trimmer waistline! Green tea has long been known to be a good natural fat burner.

Green tea helps with arthritis

Once again referring to an article in WebMD, there’s a certain compound found in green tea that helps reduce inflammation and joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis. Those with arthritis may want to read more on this before going on to consume green tea. The article does warn that it is unsure how much green tea needs to be consumed in order for this to be 100% effective. But again, if you are already drinking green tea regularly, it may be working to your advantage already.

Green tea lowers the risk of heart disease

Scientists found that people who drink green tea benefit from better blood vessel function just 30 minutes after consuming the tea. It improves the function of endothelial cells, which is vital since an endothelial cell dysfunction causes clogged arteries. Green tea is also found to contain powerful antioxidants called flavonoids which may protect the heart. You can read more about the claim to this from here.

Are you convinced of the benefits of drinking green tea yet? As with all things, it is best not to consume too much of one type of food stuff. It’s best to always consume things in moderation. Too much of anything can sometimes lead to problems too. So be considerate in your consumption and don’t over-do things.

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The many benefits of drinking green tea

The funky phrase “spice up your life” has taken on more meaning and aspects of life than what we know it to be. Research has shown that adding spices to your cooking is not only a healthy way of living, it also helps in weight loss efforts.

According to Alan Hirsch, the founder of Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, foods that are cooked with spices such as garlic, ginger, pepper, onion, etc, tend to give more taste and a fragrant aroma to the food. The delicious smell of spicy food stuff can satisfy a person’s appetite without having to indulge excessively in the food itself. Quoting Alan Hirsch on this:

The foods were more enjoyable, so people felt fuller faster and didn’t eat as much. Sniffing the dishes was key, because 90 percent of what you taste is determined by what you smell.

In another similar research, it was also shown that people who sprinkled their food with spices were able to lose weight in a period of six months without engaging in any specific dieting programs.

The key tip here is to take the time to enjoy the aroma of the food to avoid over indulging yourself. There are a lot of resources to read up on, as to how to use different types of spices in various methods of food preparation. This method is as natural as you can get to losing weight (almost effortlessly too, if I may add).

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