The Health Benefits of Green Tea

There are numerous health benefits.

In fact, the Chinese have been using green tea benefits for medicinal purposes since ancient times for ailments ranging from headaches to depression.

Today, there is scientific research to back up what the Chinese have known for so long. Study after study is concluding that green tea helps many medical conditions.

Here are some of the medical conditions that can be helped by drinking and enjoying the health benefits of green tea:

The only known negative effect, which is entirely controllable by the user, is caffeine which might keep you awake. The solution to that is not to drink tea before bedtime. However, green tea has only about about half to a third the caffeine of coffee.

By now you may be wondering what makes green tea so extraordinary. It is the high concentration of catechin polyphenols, especially epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). This powerful green tea antioxidant slows the growth of cancer cells and in certain circumstances even kills cancer cells without hurting healthy tissue.

EGCG can also help lower LDL cholesterol levels and slows the development of abnormal blood clots. This is very significant because the development of abnormal blood clots is the leading cause of stroke and heart attacks.