What Is Green tea?
Green Tea is produced in mainly in Japan. It is made by steaming the Camellia sinensis leaves to prevent them from changing colour and to inactivate the enzymes in the tea leaves. Steaming is then followed by rolling and drying. This leads to the retention of the green color in the leaves, especially the finer leaves. The bigger leaves are often blackish gray in colour.
The beverage obtained is greenish-yellow in color and has a distinctive bitter and astringent taste. It has little aroma and flavour as compared to black tea as the steaming destroys the enzymes that produce flavouring substance during fermentation of black tea. The caffeine content in green tea is also higher.
Unlike black or oolong tea green tea is neither fermented nor withered.
Why is green tea good for health?
Green Tea is an excellent source of antioxidants and catechins (ECGC). It aids in weight loss and possess anti-ageing properties.
Experts at Nutrition Secrets opinionate that Green tea is good for all of the following:
- Fighting free radicals that cause aging
- Fighting Cancer
- Enhancing memory
- Relieving stress and detoxifying the body
- Reducing risk of Heart diseases
- Increasing Metabolism and burning fat
- ECGC present in Green Tea helps fight Bacteria
- Controlling Cholesterol levels
- Improving oral health
- Relieving stomach issues like heartburn, etc.
- Keeping skin healthy
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Proper brewing method to preserve the antioxidants in Green Tea
Do not add tea to boiling water instead add it to 80 C or 90 C, to preserve its antioxidant levels.
Proper Dosage of Green Tea
Drink 2-3 cups a day if it is the only caffeine drink you consume throughout the day. Otherwise, dosage should be kept in check as the caffeine intake including all sources should not be more than 400 mg per day.
The amount of caffeine 1 cup of Green tea contains depends on the brand and the type of green tea you consume and can go up to 150mg in 16 Fl. oz so one must be sure to keep it in check. Drinking too much of caffeine may have adverse effects on your health including increased hair loss.
Most Beneficial Time To Drink Green Tea
- Half an hour before breakfast, on an empty stomach.
- One hour before bed, after dinner.
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Thanks a lot! We are glad you liked it. 😀
Great post, Green tea has so many positive health benefits. Glad to have a recap of them! Gemma x
Thanks a lot for your kind words. I love green tea.
I love drinking green tea. Not only does it have medicinal benefits, it is also very refreshing to consume.
Me too! The main reason I started drinking it was because I wanted to loose weight, but I just love it now 🙂
I like Green tea because it is so refreshing…
Yes, it’s very refreshing, a perfect beverage to have in the morning and evening time. Morning, for waking you up and evening to keep you recharged 🙂
Nice post. Drinking green tea on empty stomach gives me nauseating feeling I always consume mine after a meal.
My aunt has a similar problem. I don’t really know why, is it only with green tea or any kind of tea?
Hi Subha! Thank you for leaving a comment and reminding e of such a problem that I have previously heard people talk about, I am researching on why people get nausea after consumption of green tea! Will post a reply soon! *Thumbs Up*
Check It out: “People Say that the heat is meant to be taken hot and if it turns cold or even room temperature it causes nausea, Also if they have the stronger variety of green tea they experience the same thing! Source: https://www.teaguardian.com/tea-health/nausea-green-tea/
very nice post ! green tea always increase the metabolism of the body.
Yup, you’re correct! 🙂
Green Tea has a whole lot of health benefits.It is so refreshing in summers and will help you with providing so much of antioxidants needed for your body.I like to include Green tea in my skin care regime too by making green tea toner,green tea scrub,green tea ice cubes for an ice cube facial.It has a lot of benefits both ways.Loved ur post.Keep up the good work.
Thank you for the compliment. And yes you’re absolutely right. It’s great to know that you care for your skin. Many people have a habit to neglect themselves. Glad to see you’re pro-active on that 🙂
Glad to hear from you, your idea is actually great, I myself use green tea as a hair rinse once in awhile! It is good for the hair!