Green tea helps you lose weight due to it helping to boost your metabolic rate.ġ0. “Studies show that green tea may improve some of the main risk factors for these diseases, which includes improving total cholesterol and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels.” And here’s a pretty impressive fact: “…people who drink green tea have up to a 31% lower risk of dying from a cardiovascular disease.” Well, if that doesn’t seal the deal, then I don’t know what does!ĩ. Diabetes involves elevated blood sugar levels and green tea may “improve insulin sensitivity and reduce blood sugar levels.”Ĩ. “Not only can green tea improve brain function in the short term, it may also protect your brain as you age.”ħ. There’s a lot involved in this, but in (very) short, green tea’s antioxidant elements are what help to lower the risk of cancer.ĥ. Antioxidants may lower the risk of some cancers. Well, isn’t that something that most of us want? Green tea does this because it boosts metabolism and therefore increases fat burning.Ĥ. It also contains amino acid L-theanine, which can cross the blood-brain barrier.”ģ. However, caffeine isn’t the only brain-boosting compound in green tea. “Research has consistently shown that caffeine can improve various aspects of brain function, including mood, vigilance, reaction time, and memory. This has to do with green tea’s key ingredient: caffeine. And what exactly does that mean? Well, in short, “the green tea plant contains a range of healthy compounds…” And those include helping to reduce inflammation and helping to fight cancer due to natural antioxidants.Ģ. My thinking was that I could put up with the bitter taste of green tea for some incredible heart-health! I have been slacking with my green tea consumption though – but that might change after reading about the ten health benefits that green tea gives us.Īccording to healthline website there are ten health benefits to drinking green tea, and just like above, I will paraphrase them here.ġ. However, after learning about the genetic cardiovascular risks in my family and speaking with my cardiologist, I learned that green tea could be helpful in my battle to stave off heart disease. Now, I’ll admit that I’m not a huge fan of green tea. In comparison, I wondered what health benefits green tea touted, and so I looked into that. This all sounds pretty good to me! It sounds healthy, relaxing, and mouth-freshening. There’s a reason all of the gum and breath mints use peppermint! The menthol in peppermint helps to promote fresh breath. Boosts your immune system thanks to peppermint’s antibacterial properties, and those in turn help to fight off disease, which helps to improve your immune system.ħ. The menthol “… is responsible for the antiseptic and antibacterial properties… for improving digestion.”Ħ. Improves digestion again thanks to menthol. Helps with an upset stomach again thanks to the menthol that calms and soothes your stomach.ĥ. Helps you to lose weight, simply because the tea leaves you feeling full for a longer period and so it satisfies your cravings and you don’t ingest as many calories.Ĥ. Help you sleep because, just like the stress-free feature above, the menthol helps you to relax and fall asleep.ģ. Makes you stress-free, because the menthol in the peppermint acts as a muscle relaxant and overall relaxant for mental health.Ģ. Then yesterday I had a hankering for it – I wasn’t feeling the greatest and my body must have known because it sent signals to my brain, “peppermint tea!” As I sat here sipping on my peppermint today, I began to wonder what the health benefits of peppermint tea are – and why was I craving it? Why did I feel better after I drank it? And what might the health benefits of some other teas be? So here’s what I found:Īccording to the Food NDTV website there are eight specific health benefits of drinking peppermint tea (which I’ll paraphrase here), and they are:ġ. Funny enough, I hadn’t thought about that until today. I didn’t love the taste, but I did love feeling better. And I found that peppermint tea gave me a little reprieve. However, when I was in the first trimester of my pregnancy over four years ago I drank many a ‘cupper of peppermint tea to help with my severe pregnancy illness (I’m talking Kate Middleton sick). And don’t try to give me any other fancy flavor of tea. When it comes to my tea, I’m very particular and biased. My body simply told me, “Hey, you want peppermint tea today.” And that was that. But I found myself craving peppermint tea yesterday. … OK, in all fairness it has only been two days. I recently gave up my daily latte for peppermint tea.
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