The Miracle of Green Tea

All tea derives from the same tea plant family: Camellia sinensis. The color of the tea depends on the way it is prepared. Tea plant preparation involves picking the plant followed by a heating and a fermentation process.

The fermentation will determine the caffeine content of the tea (the longer the fermentation the more caffeine in the tea). The miraculous Green Tea has the least amount of caffeine being the least fermented tea type.

The fermentation process also damages most of the beneficial ingredients of the tea and so the Green Tea is the most beneficial for your health.

Green Tea’s miracle health benefits have been the subject of tons of discussions, articles, scientific papers, you name it. A lot has been said but how much do we really know about it? We hear “Green Tea” and we think it sounds familiar and not interesting!

Let’s review the ingredients of Green Tea, maybe the most overlooked natural health product of our times!

Green Tea ingredients

Tannins – A natural mix of phenol, polyphenol, and flavonoid compounds produced by plants. They have astringent properties; they shrink tissues and compact structural proteins.

How do tannins help you?

Green tea was used as a digestive for centuries in Asia. A green tea after your meal will help digestion.

Catechins – an antioxidant from the polyphenols category. Catechins is presen in Green ea in the following forms: EC, EGC, ECG and EGCC (aprox 50% of the total catechin content). The antioxidant properties of catechin are up to 100 times stronger than those of Vitamin C and E!

How do catechins help you?

A cup of Green Tea has more antioxidant power than a meal of carrots, spinach, broccoli. The antioxidants are your best defense against the free radicals.

Flavonoids – they are nothing but natural pigments found in fruits and veggies.

How do flavonoids help you?

Flavonoids are scavengers of free radicals as well. Drinking Green tea will improve your hearth health and lower the bad cholesterol levels.

Theanine – is the amino acid in Green tea with calming effects.

How does Theanine help you?

Theanine is the reason a cup of Green Tea will bring you a good peaceful feeling.

Green Tea for Bodybuilding & Fitness Uses

If you try to lose weight exercising or just to keep your body fit you probably know what ECA stack is. I don’t know about you but the ECA makes me feel a little strange. I get angry easily and for no reason, I get jumpy!

Green tea is a great re-workout alternative to the ECA stack because the Theanine will calm you down mentally while your body will perform better physically.

Green Tea for increased metabolism

Scientific studies proved that Green Tea or Green Tea supplements can improve your metabolic rate up to 3%. You would achieve that by having 3 glasses of Green Tea daily.

Too simple and too good to be true? Sometimes it is that easy! Try it!