Green tea benefits to achieve healthy life

 

Tea is the most consumed beverage in the whole world and one of the favourite and loved by everyone. On an average mostly people consume it twice or thrice in a day. For some people its an drink to clam themselves . tea are devour as black, green or olong tea. Each of it has its different  benefits but green tea is consider as healthy tea by most of people.

 

 

Green tea is originated from china but over a time period its production and manufacturing has spread across other countries in east Asia. Total tea produced annual in world is around 29,60,000 tons among them 70% are the black tea while 22% is the green tea. china is the largest green tea producing country.

 

Extraction of green tea.

Green tea comes for plant camellia sinensis. To maintain the antioxidant and to stop it from fermentation fresh leaves are immediately steam .To keep the it green the steaming is done as it stops the enzymes that break down colour pigments in the leave which help the leave to maintain its green colour. After steaming the leaves are dried to be used in a tea.

 

 

Top 10 health benefits of green tea.

1.    Contain antioxidant property

Green tea has an high level and powerful antioxidant properties. Which is mainly found in its leaves.

It is not much processed so it keeps Alot of antioxidants that helps to prevent diseases like cancer, improve heart health, diabetes and is anti inflammatory.

2.    Helps in weight loss

The word green tea is tied to weight loss. And it came to be true.

As green tea improve and boost metabolism. Which in turn improve digest and help weight loss.

Also caffeine found in green tea  may work together to prevent the development of obesity.

3.    Manage cholesterol and diabetes.

Green tea helps in managing diabetes as it regulates glucose which in turn mange blood sugar level.

It prevents blood sugar from spiking after you had your meal but can help body pump less insulin and store less fat.

It also help to decrease the level of bad  LDL cholesterol in the blood, and increase the level of good cholesterol.

4.       Support healthy immune system

Green tea also helps and benefits by supporting immune system. In fact, different kinds of immune cell in the adaptive and innate immune system are influence by green tea.

5.    Healthy heart

Green tea helps in keeping your heart in proper shape by reducing bad LDL cholesterol level and improving good cholesterol which in turns keep your heart disease at bay and helps in keeping heart healthy.

6.    Benefits brain health

Green tea also benefits the most important part of our body that is the brain.

it contain a compound, L-theanine. It has been shown that the brain functioning improves with the help of this compound L-theanine, amino acid.  

Also amino acid cross the blood brain barrier and increase a neurotransmitter, GABA, which improves anxiety.

The polyphones found in green tea have shown to slow down the aging process in brain and

May help protect the brain from any disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

7.    Minimise stroke risk

Drinking either green tea or coffee have been shown to reduce risk for stroke.

It has been seen that drinking one cup of green tea daily have positive impact on stroke risk.

8.        Helps to refresh and energize you

As green tea contains some amount of caffeine it helps to freshen up and refresh you.

Although it contain caffeine but brewed properly it contain less caffeine then coffee. You can enjoy a boost without worrying of caffeine intake as compared to coffee.

9.    Anit-inflammatory

As green tea has a strong Anit-inflammatory properties it helps to relieve the symptoms of a variety of inflammatory diseases, such as crohn’s diseases. Its  extract may also help ease general  chronic pain by reducing inflammation in the muscles and connective tissues.

 

10.  Workout recovery

Because of workout our body muscle cells undergo damage which cause us to be tired and sore.

Have green tea help to reduce the markers of cellular damage in muscle  after workout.

If consumed it daily may help improve workout performance.

 

Different types of green tea

 

Very few people know that green tea is not just one type of tea. Even in that there are different kinds. And each type have there unique qualities. Different type of green teas are listed below

 

1.       GYOKURO-

 Gyokuro is grown completely in the shade that is no sunlight is given to this plant.

Because of which it gets dark colour and sweet rich slightly flavour. Due to this it is graded as most highest tea.

2.       MATCHA-

Matcha is the unique finely grinded powder of young tea leaves. Which turns in to green powder. It is then mixed with hot water. Then it is consumed directly normally green tea are infused in water and removed but matcha tea is not removed rather it is consumed like that only. due to its

Light green colour because of young leaves it gets the sweeter flavour . on the other hand the dark one leaves has strong flavour.

3.       SENCHA

Sencha is made distinctively with the leaves of first harvest. Which give it a delicate flavour along with the hint of astrincy. It is popular high quality tea.

4.       GENMAICHA

Genmaicha  is different from other teas as it is made roasted brown rice and medium quality tea.

It has an nutty mild flavour .

5.       HOJICHA

HOJICHA  has an brownish colour as the tea leaves and stems are roasted to make it .

it is very flavourful with low caffeine.

6.       KUKICHA

Kukicha is an unique kind as it is not made from tea leaves instead it is made from stems of the tea plant left over from making other teas. Giving it an clean and light flavour.

7.       BANCHA

Bancha is less fragrant and more astringent . and is consumed daily bases .

It is made with tougher leaves from second harvest.

 

 Whether to consume daily or not ?

With its highest antioxidant property and less caffeine contain . it can be consumed

On daily basses.

Green tea is not just healthy it also helps to prevent disease also have very positive

Effective on your skin.