Natural Health Benefits of Green Tea

Today many people know about the health benefits of green tea and about its medicinal benefits due to its herbal powers. It is said that Chinese knew the great benefits of green tea earlier than many parts of the world. They used it some 4000 years ago to treat everything from headaches to depression. Today, with the availability of modern testing equipment and advancement in the scientific research field, it has been proved with evidence about the health benefits long associated with drinking green tea. All these facts has made Green tea, the 2nd most popular drink consumed worldwide after water.


The following are some of the health benefits of Green tea

1. Green tea helps in lowering the risk of any heart disease and strokes. So it is widely recomended for heart patients.

2. The antioxidants which are present in the green tea help the skin and protect it from the bad effects of free radicals.

3. It helps diabetes patients as it enhances the metabolism of glucose and lipid in the body. Thus it impedes the increase in sugar level thereby helping the body maintain the right sugar levels.

4. Green tea naturaly helps in burning excessive fat in the body thereby helping to shed the extra weight. Weight loss is one of the main reasons why many people prefer to consume green tea.

5. The antioxidants which are present in green tea are very effective and thereby it helps in reducing the risk of cancer in a person.

6. Green helps save the cartilage by killing the enzymes that attack the cartilage. This reduces the risk of rheumatoid arthritis.

7. It helps in the free movement of glucose in the cells and inturn this helps in keeping your body away from obesity.

8. Green tea contains an antioxidant called polyphenols which helps the body fight against free radicals. This in a way helps in longevity of your life.

9. Drinking green tea on a daily basis can help improve and maintain your bones density. This is because green tea leaves are rich in fluoride which help in keeping bones strong and healthy.

10. The presence of Catechine in this tea helps it to destroy the bacteria that cause food poisoning.

11. Regular intake of green tea helps lowering the levels of cholesterol and also helps in maintaining the perfect ratio of the good and the bad cholesterol.

12. It helps in controling the risk of high blood pressure and the problems that occur with higher blood pressure as it controls the angiotens, which controls blood pressure.


There are many types of the green tea which are made by different processes and hence they have different tastes. Some of them are mild and some are strong, but they all have equal health benefits. There is a proverb in chinese which goes like
"Better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea for one". This says it all.