What's good for YOU?

GREEN TEA!!

Originating from China but more commonly associated with the cultures of Japan, green tea is one of the most health benefitting teas out there. For over 4000 years, green tea has been used by the chinese to medicinally cure almost anything from migraines to those suffereing from depression. Scientific research has found evidence that drinking green tea on a daily basis can help repute:

• heart disease
• high cholesterol levels and prevents the process of oxidisation creating bad cholesterol
• infections
• bacteria and viruses
• rheumatoid arthritis

It also:

• detoxes your body
• strengthens the immune system
• elimnates free radicals from the body
• slows the ageing process (great for us women i think =P)
• blockes bad bacteria and improves the condition of your intestines
• assists in weight loss

How is GREEN TEA processed?
The process of green tea is very different in comparison to other forms of tea because the leaves are readily steamed straight after picking before being rolled and dried which in turn, stops the EGCG compound from being oxidised and lost. As for black teas, these are made from tea leaves that are withered by exposure to the air before being fermented which causes EGCG to be converted into other less effective compounds.

 But what makes this GREEN TEA such good stuff?
Powerful Antioxidants! Thats why. Green tea contains many antioxidants, one of them being polyphenols and it is these goodies that are responsible for most of the health benefits of green tea. Green tea is quite rich in a subgroup of polyphenols called catechins.There are four main catechin substances – EC, ECg, EGC, and EGCG, with EGCG or epigallocatechin gallate being the most powerful.  EGCG is an antioxidant that is approximately 25 to 100 times more powerful than vitamin C or vitamin E.  EGCG has been shown to inhibit the growth of cancer cells, kill cancer cells without hurting healthy tissue, lower the levels of bad cholesterol, and also to help stop abnormal blood clots from forming. 

 So get drinking you beauties because green tea is the shiz!
(:

P.s This is how i liked to enjoy my green tea if i'm having a sweet tooth day.

Nothing beats a starbucks green tea frappucino with cream! ^^

poh_xox