What is Green Tea & How it is beneficial than other tea
All Tea , whether its Green Tea or Black Tea comes from only 1 plant and that is Camellia Sinensis Bush. And there are 2 varieties of this plant. One variety grows in China and the Second variety grows in India. The one that grows in China gives us Green Tea and the one that grows in India gives us Black Tea.
Black Tea is extracted by fermenting the tea leaves and getting them oxidised. Green Tea on the other hand is a more natural process , where the oxidization is not done.
Green Tea is being marketed to you as a weight loss tea , where as the black tea is not projected like that, though black tea has almost same properties that can help in weight loss ( though little less effective)
Out of all the Teas , Green tea has the most flavonoid in them. These Flavenoid are basically antioxidants present naturally .
Also when tea is processed from Plant / Bush , Green tea is the least processed and hence least Oxidised than other Tea. This preserves the antioxidants in them
Green Tea has a unique compound Epigallocatechingallate ( EGCG) and is present in green tea in huge amount. In 100 gram of green tea , it has 7000 mg of EGCG. This compound increases the release of catecholamines in the body. Catecholamines are linked to stress related situation or situations of muscle contraction. They are widely related to fat loss. Hence Green is marketed to help in weight loss.
How Much Caffeine is Present in the Green Tea
How much caffeine is present in the green tea depends on the way it is grown and how it is processed. Normally it is said that Green tea cup has caffeine equivalent to the half of the cup of coffee. Figure of Caffeine differs as per the size of the cup and also how green tea is processed and grown. If we talk about a normal size tea cup , then there would be approximately 28 mg of caffeine . It is amazing to know that a cup of black tea would have half the caffeine that in the same size cup of green tea.
How Much Caffeine is Bad for your Body
Too Much Caffeine in a day can cause anxiety , mental disorders , insomnia , decrease sleeping time
1000 mg / day or more caffeine consumed can cause nervousness and jitteriness . Approx 300 mg of caffeine is present in a large glass of coffee at star bucks. Just to reiterate , a cup of green contains approx 28 mg of caffeine , a cup of black tea contains approx 14 grams of caffeine and a normal coffee made at home contains about 50 mg of caffeine.
Caffeine is not only present only in coffee , black tea or green tea. It is also present in soda , cocoa , energy drinks and some medicines. Just for example , an energy shot may contain up to 350 mg to 500 mg of caffeine.
Consuming Caffeine is addictive and can form habit. In this case , not drinking caffeine can cause fatigue , drowsiness , low alertness , difficulty concentrating , mood disturbances and headache. Though Caffeine is not as bad as those habit forming hard drugs.
High Caffeine can cause problems in digestive system. Though Caffeine itself also seems to stimulate bowel movements by increasing perstalsis , the automatic contractions that move food through your digestive tract. But large doses of caffeine can cause loose stool or diarrhoea.
Negative Effect of Taking Too Much Green Tea
As Green Tea contains substantial amount of Caffeine , hence taking too much of Green Tea in a day can cause headache , you can feel too much jittery . Also your stomach can become upset if you are taking it on empty stomach. So you should take green tea between meals.
For some people , it can decrease the absorption of nutrients . So for example , if you have deficiency of Iron, then Green tea can decrease iron absorption, so in this case you should not take too much of green tea or you should take green tea after an hour of taking your meal. This will give time for the food nutrients to get absorbed.
Also if you have Green tea in late evening , then because it has caffeine in it , you can face sleep disturbances. So don’t have Green tea after 6 pm in the evening.
How To Make Green Tea
This is a simple , time tested method to make a perfect green tea
Either you are using tea bag or loose green tea, you just have to follow these steps. Don’t boil the green tea in the water , else follow the steps below.
Step 1 : Take half a spoon of Green Tea or 1 tea bag and place it into a cup
Step 2 : Take a Pan and pour 1 cup of water.
Step 3 : Bring the water to boil
Step 4 : Pour the water in the cup containing Green Tea
Step 5 : Best is to wait for 2 minutes.
Step 6 : Sieve the green tea water into the other cup if you are using the tea leaves , else remove the tea bag
Step 7 : Enjoy your Green Tea
Benefits of Drinking Green Tea
Following are the benefits of drinking Green Tea
- Reduces chances of Cancer : Green tea is Loaded with healthy nutrients like bio active polyphones , which are awesome for your health. It has antioxidants. And antioxidants prevent free radical damage to your body and free radical damage to your body overtime causes cancer. So technically green can help some times of cancer , but not all types.
- Prevent Bad Smell of Mouth : Green tea is very useful for your oral health. There are nutrients in green tea by the name catechins and these are helpful in killing 7 types of bacteria that causes foul smell in mouth. This also helps in reducing the plaque. It also decreased the risk of having a cavity.
- Increases Focus : Green tea gives you a stable energy. It has caffeine ( though less than half than what is in the coffee). So Caffeine helps in focusing. There is another ingredient in green tea called L-theanine, that helps in brain relaxation without adding any sedation.
- Good for your heart : helps in controlling cholesterol levels. It increases LDL and reduces HDL, thus improving heart health.
- Lower BP : regular sipping green tea reduces the Blood Pressure
- Boost Metabolism : Green Tea help in boosting metabolism , help in losing weight naturally . It increases metabolism and reduce hunger cravings , which in turn reduces fat deposit in your body.
- Good for Brain : There are nutrients in green tea by the name catechins, which helps in reducing chances of Alzheimer and Parkinson disease . Green Tea helps reduce nerve degeneration. So neurons in your brain are less impaired by time and age because of the Green Tea. Caffeine in Green tea helps in brain functioning, help in cognitive capabilities, you think better, reduces reaction time, improves mood, increases productivity.
- Anti inflammation : Flavonoids in Green tea help body in form of Anti Inflammation. It also has Anti Bacterial , Anti fungal and Anti Viral properties , which in turn reduces inflammation.
- Help prevent Bone Loss : Green tea helps mineralization in the body , which in turn help fight against bone loss. Green tea also helps in bone formation. Strengthening of bone help against Osteoporosis.
- May Prevent Diabetes: Green Tea may help in preventing type 2 diabetes by enhancing the sensitivity towards insulin of the body which in turn keeps sugar levels down and hence preventing type 2 diabetes.
Final words of Caution
In spite of all the benefits that Green Tea will give you, Bad news is that if we have to lose weight, we need to consume at least 300-400 mg of EGCG / day. One cup of Green has around 30 to 60 mg of EGCG depending on process by which Green Tea is made. So you should consume at least 8-10 cups of green tea to observe a weight loss. Green Tea also contains around 28 mg of caffeine, which might help a little in weight loss but it is also addictive and hinders your sleep as well.
So in short term , you would feel that you have lost weight , but just because of the disturbances in your sleep because of the excess Green Tea and in turn excess caffeine , you would not have the fat loss in long run because of the lack of good sleep.
Just do the basic rights for weight loss instead of depending on Green for it. Basics like healthy diet, some exercise , sticking to stress Free environment and good sleep would help you much more than taking this lazy path of just sipping Green Tea.
Alternative to Green Tea is Herbal Tea / Flower Tea
The benefits that Green Tea provide or for that matter many consume green tea for, can be achieved with herbal tea. Herbal tea has all the good properties of the green tea minus the caffeine .
Flower tea like Hibiscus tea , Lemon Grass , Jasmine Flower , Lavender Flower tea and Blue Pea Tea are the best options present now a days.
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