About Green Tea

Green Tea Quick Facts:

• Continuing scientific studies have proven the health benefits of green tea polyphenols.
• Compared to vitamin E and C, the antioxidant properties of polyphenols are more than 40 times stronger.
• Green tea taken daily provides free radical fighting components that help maintain healthy cells and DNA.
• Green tea helps maintain a strong immune system.
• Green tea helps support healthy teeth and gums.
• Green tea may help prevent the oxidation of cholesterol and triglycerides.
• Green tea supports arterial health and a healthy cardiovascular system.
• Green tea helps to cleanse and detoxify the body, support regularity, and maintain good health.
• Green tea is also an excellent addition to a weight loss program.
• Green tea's polyphenols help block the enzymes that digest fats and carbs.

Dating back more than 4,000 years, Chinese green tea has long been revered as a drink that can ward off diseases and improve a person's well-being. Since its first recorded use during the time of Emperor Shen Nung, the ties between green tea and good health have never been broken.

Like all three of the major Asian teas on the market, green tea comes from the plant called Carmellia sinensis. A number of the health benefits of green tea are due to the steaming method of making it. As opposed to black and oolong tea which undergoes full oxidization, green tea is only gently steamed, preserving the natural antioxidants in their original form.

The antioxidants in green tea help to fight away free radicals. These free radicals are the major contributing factors to aging as well as the ensuing degeneration of cells as a result of it.

According to tradition, Chinese green tea could cure anything from headaches, body aches, and pains to constipation and depression. Over the centuries, many more health claims have been made on account of green tea.