If you’re a tea drinker, you may have come across many different flavors of tea lining the aisles of the grocery store. You may even have seen and tried green tea in your taste-testing endeavors.

You may have noticed that it held a nice, gentle flavor, but did you know that it provides more than just flavor? Green tea has been around for a long time and is better known in other countries as a healthy and healing type of tea.

It probably has the most health benefits of any kind of beverage or food item we know about. Green tea was developed centuries ago for the sole purpose of healing. The Chinese are the ones who first realized the benefits it holds and found a way to harness them for consumption. Continue reading →

The best beverage you should drink is actually pure water but if you want to decrease your blood pressure, drinking green tea might be your best bet. Green tea can not only hydrate you but it is better for you nutritionally than even plain water can be.

Be sure to use green tea and not black tea, as green tea is higher in polyphenol antioxidants, which help prevent diseases and lessen the aging process, and account for up to 30 percent of the total weight of the green tea leaf.

Among the polyphenols are compounds known as flavonoids, which contain catechins. One of the best catechins known is called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), which is found in green tea in high quantities. EGCG is an antioxidant that has a positive effect on a wide variety of conditions and illnesses. Continue reading →