Green tea has long been touted for its high levels of antioxidants and other healthy nutrients; now large study shows that drinking a couple of cups of the beverage daily might actually extend your life. Researchers tracked some 40,000 Japanese men and women for up to 11 years and found that those who drank warm green tea daily had lower death rates than those who didn’t. The lead author is a believer: Shinichi Kuriyama, M.D., Ph.D., of Tohoku University said that he drink two to three cups of green tea per day and would recommend it to his friends and family, The Chinese have known about the medicinal benefit of green tea since ancient times, using it to treat everything from headaches to depression. University of Purdue researchers recently concluded that a compound in green tea inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
There is also research indicating that drinking green tea lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol.
To sum up, here are just a few medical conditions in which drinking green tea is reputed to be helpful:
• cancerThere is also research indicating that drinking green tea lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol.
To sum up, here are just a few medical conditions in which drinking green tea is reputed to be helpful:
• rheumatoid arthritis
• high cholesterol levels
• cardiovascular disease
• infection
• impaired immune function
So what are we waiting for? Let’s start drinking green tea for long life.
1 comment:
great post. I will spread this to my family.
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