Eat Healthily! Sleep Well! Exercise Daily & Sip Green Tea
Above is the formula for a healthy heart and long life. Well, how does green tea keeps a heart healthy?
Here is the answer:
First, the leaf contains many antioxidants and beneficial chemicals that act as a general tonic. These very chemicals have disease-fighting capacity hence protecting our body from illness. This thus assists in having a long life.
The tea lowers harmful LDL cholesterol and triglycerides which aids in the reduction of heart ailments and stroke. Many studies have shown that participants that drank at least four to five cups of this brew every day suffered much fewer ailments relating to the cardiovascular system.
It is not only major disease green tea can fight bacterias as well as act against allergies. It boosts immunity to tackle flu and influenza. All this happens at the behest of compounds present in the leaf. These compounds are preserved during the curing process since the leaf is subject to less processing.
The health beneficial compounds cure or prevent many ailments. But they also burn extra body fat and hence help a person loose weight. The green beverages help speed up the metabolic rate in order to burn extra fat. The brew suppresses hunger and thus prevent weight gain. The chemicals in the tea help build the bone structure and keep it well toned thus it prevents osteoporosis.
The brew lowers bad cholesterol as well as inhibits the formation of blood clots thus prevents heart attacks. The hot brew limits amylase hence lowers blood sugar level this prevents occurrence of diabetes in humans.
The green tea contains chemical compounds that fight against deadly cancer. The chemicals containing antioxidant properties inhibit the growth of malignant tumors by killing the abnormal cells. The leaf is beneficial in lot many aspects hence more research is required to bring these to light. The chemicals deactivate certain carcinogenic elements as well as prevent abnormal cell mutation.
The popularity of green tea leaf is increasing day by day. As people become aware of the health benefits they turn over from other beverages to this variety of tea.
It is not only green but black as well that benefits human health. But the green tea is more popularly recognized as health winner. The wonder chemicals poly phenols are supposed to be present in prefect state in the less oxidized green leaf. The plant Camellia Sinensis is the sole producer of the hot beverage tea leaf.
The poly phenols carry antioxidant properties that enable human body to fight many diseases as well as prevent some. The wonder chemical is not only found in the tea plant but in many other foods like fruits, vegetables and spices. In the Ayurveda systems of medicine pomegranate is extensively used because of antioxidant poly phenols.
In the green tea some chemicals fight the bacteria and hence offer antibacterial properties. In this leaf health beneficial chemicals are preserved due to less oxidation. It is the production process that makes the difference.
In the contemporary scenario green tea products like liquid, extracts and powders are used for consumption. But the green tea leaf is most popular and is sold in cartons and tea bags. The long term research have proved that the benefits do exists. But in case of many healthy attributes the research has yet to confirm the health benefits.
The famous hot brew is attributed to prevent or cure a very large number of illness. Hence the property of this brew is increasing world wide at phenomenal rate. This is happening in non tea consuming countries as well.
We are constantly thinking of our body and its health. Certain disease play a frightening role in our mind set. Certain states like obesity and lethargy are constantly worrying us. Body conditions with negative effect can be genetic or environmental but it is mostly lifestyle that shapes our destiny.
We turn into what we eat or drink. This means our daily consumption has impact on our mind and body. Hence by making minor lifestyle changes we can turn our body to become healthier and alert. This way we can fight and prevent various ailments and even life threatening diseases.
I am a strong lover of hot beverage called tea or chai tea in India. Tea is made in hundreds of ways but the health benefits remain the same as ever. The tea leaf contains lots of antioxidants and substances that benefit our health. These are more prevalent in green tea which is less oxidized version of the amazing brew. Because of less oxidation the beneficial properties are retained.
Tea is a the best way to consume natural herbs and spices which benefit our health. These are additives and added during the brewing process. some of them I am familiar with.
Ginger: Soothes the throat, clear toxins from the liver and cheers up your system. Ginger is added mostly during the winters all over the World.
Cinnamon: It increase your blood circulation, invigorate your system and tunes up your digestive tract. In Ayurvedic System it is used to treat diabetes because it regulates blood sugar.
Cardamom: Contains antioxidants and substances that benefit health. It is rich in Vitamin C and many useful minerals. It is mostly used in India.
Tulsi (Ocimum): Used in India it has tremendous restorative properties as well as build strong rsistance to disease.
Lemon Grass: Contains antibacterial and anti fungal properties. Is used to treat gastroenteritis fever cough and cold. It fine tunes your digestive system.
Herbal Tea is a mixture healthy herbs used to add to infusion boiled water similar to tea. But most of the herbal tea drinks do not contain tealeaf.
Masala Chai: This is made by adding masalas or Indian spices while brewing the hot beverage. The spice mixture contains number of herbs and spices that are beneficial to health
Note* The spices and herbs used to add to the hot brew should be used in small quantities since in large amount they can be harmful.
The above video will help you make Indian Chat Tea.
