What are the Health Benefits from Drinking Green Tea?

Green tea is the new " apple a day that will keep the doctor away." Drinking one cup of green tea has stupendous benefits.

Green tea contains anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that are beneficial for numerous health problems, and some diseases. Green Tea Polyphenols (GTP) are the chemicals that act as preventive medicine for cancer, headaches, heart disease, high cholesterol, the immune system,and infections.

Furthermore, green tea helps to remove toxins from the body. Green tea contains (EGCG)epigallocatechin gallate. EGCG is also related to weight loss when added to certain vitamins and teas.

Some Medical Research Conclusions:
From Japan, the "Ohsaki Study - Green Tea Consumption and Mortality Due to Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and all Causes in Japan" Concluded that Green Tea Polyphenols (GTP), is associated with reduced mortality due to all causes and due to cardiovascular, but not with reduced mortality due to cancer."

The "American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine" Concluded and reported in May 2008, that the chemical found in green tea may be able to fight off cognitive deficits that occur with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The chemical is green tea polyphenol.

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