Green Tea is a Healthier alternative to other beverages - Why?

Many nutrition experts term green tea as the healthiest beverage in existence.

There’s no wonder to this theory thanks to the important compounds contained in a bag of green tea and how positively effective these compounds are in improving one’s health.

Here are four reasons to opt for green tea over other beverages.

Makes you smarter

It contains caffeine although in a reduced amount when compared to coffee. Studies on caffeine reveal that the stimulant affects certain brain functions, including mood, memory and reaction time.

More importantly, green tea contains amino acid L-theanine, an amino acid that improves cognitive performance and which also helps with increased focus and attention.

Lowers risk of certain types of cancer

Oxidative damage is a step towards the development of cancer. The uncontrolled growth of cancer cells can be prevented by antioxidants.

Green tea is a powerful antioxidant and may be helpful in preventing liver, breast, pancreatic, lung, esophageal, and skin cancer.

Epigallocatechin-3 gallate, an anti-tumour ingredient found in the tea, fights urokinase, an enzyme crucial for cancer growth.

Improves dental health

Researchers say the tea can help combat bad breath, protect against dental caries, periodontal disease and tooth loss.

Regular consumption may help promote healthy teeth and gums as it is rich in polyphenols, a wide variety of natural compounds found in plant and which have effects like reducing inflammation.

Aids weight loss

It is a great option for weight loss as it boosts metabolic rate in a short period of time by increasing your body’s efficiency to burn energy.

Some experts suggest drinking three to five cups of green tea daily to increase the chances of weight loss.

You can enjoy a cup of green tea with hot or cold water and adding natural sweeteners like honey and lemons.

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Basic Healthy living Tips:

Regular hand-washing after every activity that involves contacts with the hands in the Toilets,Cleaning your rooms etc

Drinking Water always: 

Let Good and Clean Water replace Carbonated and processed sugary drinks, infact water drinking should take about 95% of body liquid intake.

Exercise regularly: 

Take Long walk around your neighborhood mostly trekking Long distances is key to Healthy Living.

Eating more Fruits and Vegetables in your Diet avoid too much processed, Sugary and toxic foods that destroy your Cells and cause very terrible diseases e.g Cancer.

Less than six hours of sleep a night raises risk of heart disease

People who sleep less than six hours a night may be at increased risk of cardiovascular (heart and blood) disease, a new research has found.

The study, as published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, reveals that poor quality sleep increases the risk of atherosclerosis.

Atherosclerosis is a heart pathology marked with the accumulation of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on artery walls, restricting blood flow.

“Cardiovascular disease is a major global problem, and we are preventing and treating it using several approaches, including pharmaceuticals, physical activity and diet. But this study emphasizes we have to include sleep as one of the weapons we use to fight heart disease – a factor we are compromising every day,” Jose Ordovas, senior author of the study, explains.

After series of experiments, people who slept less than six hours were found to be 27 percent more likely to have atherosclerosis when compared with those who slept seven to eight hours.

Those who had poor quality of sleep were 34 percent more likely to have atherosclerosis compared with those who had good quality of sleep.

Previous studies have shown that lack of sleep increases heart disease risk factors such as glucose levels; blood pressure; inflammation and obesity.

“This is the first study to show that objectively measured sleep is independently associated with atherosclerosis throughout the body, not just in the heart,” Jose said.

Source: The Cable