You may ask, “Why should I add green tea into my diet? Seriously Amanda, every other day a new study comes out telling me I should drink this or eat that. What makes this so different?” Trust me, as a person who studies nutrition, I understand the frustration. I know how annoying it is to read that something is good for you, only to read a new study the next day that tells you it’s not. Green tea is the real deal, and is full of lovely cell protecting jewels called antioxidants.
So…give in to the power of the tea. 🙂
Here are some reasons why you should drink green tea every day:
- Slow down effects of aging. The antioxidants in green tea help prevent free radicals from damaging your cells. Protected cells=less wrinkles.
- Provides revitalizing energy. Enough to run a marathon…well…maybe not that much, but more than you have now…so drink up. 🙂
- Boosts immunity due to its catechin content. Catechins help prevent bad bacteria from attaching themselves to your cell walls.
- Astringent effect. Rinse your mouth out with the green stuff and strengthen your gums.
- Helps reduce cholesterol
- Helps your body become more Alkaline. Reduction of acidity levels in the body is vital for disease prevention.
- Helps keep your blood sugar level by improving pancreatic health.
- Speeds up your metabolism, and aids in weight loss
- Free radical protection is known to protect against cancer. Less free radicals=lessen your chance for cancer.
*This is reason enough for me to drink it every day!*
Did you know:
A cup of green tea has more antioxidants than broccoli, spinach, carrots, or strawberries.
Easy ways to drink green tea:
Instead of grabbing a coffee at Starbucks, why not grab a green tea. I like mine venti, iced, and unsweetened. 🙂
or
Grab your BPA free water bottle and add a bag of green tea. Like this:
My favorite green teas:
I also like Teavana. A little pricey, but totally worth it. My favorite is the Moroccan Mint Green Tea.
Wishing you all radiant health! 😉
Update:
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Good to know. : ) I’ll definitely grab a green tea next time at Starbucks instead of nasty coffee.
Def!! Thanks for the blog support hon! 😉
Awesome post. I wrote a 10 page single spaced research paper on green tea for one of my graduate nutrition classes. It is amazing how great green tea is for you.
WOW, I would love to read that. Things I have look forward to..yay!! 🙂