Green tea benefits
If you are trying to be healthier start to get some green tea. If you don't like to taste you also can get this in supplements, powders to put in smoothies, tinctures etc. Even though teas are not used by many in the Western hemisphere it is heavy in the Eastern hemisphere. Individuals will consume teas normally have a longer lifespan. Tea is a liquid normally has some type of leaves soaked in it. If you make collard greens, mustard greens, kale, cabbage etc the liquid left over is it tea. The pot liquor is very healthy but this is often thrown away.
This plant has been used for thousands of years and I just for the flavor but the health benefits as well. Green tea as antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties. Green tea contains polyphenols/antioxidants are catechin and the main one is Epigallocatechin 3 gallate (EGCG). This same polyphenol has been shown to help inhibit the 2020 virus. Green tea and matcha comes from the same plant. The only difference is matcha is mood into the darkness a couple of weeks before it is about to be harvested. Matcha is the whole leaves ground up while green tea are the whole leaves. You will notice a difference when consuming the whole plant instead of just making a tea out of it.
It is also contains in antioxidants which help reduce free radicals. Free radicals are a natural part of cell metabolism. But too many of them causes of oxidative stress which is damaging. Anytime there is free radicals there is some form of inflammation. Think of free radicals as fire🔥 antioxidants as water 💦.
If you are I'm tired of drinking coffee with the jitters get this in. Yes green tea has caffeine with contains L-theanine in it. They have a synergistic effect so you will not get the caffeine high then fall over. If you are trying to lose weight ladies this is the way to go. It also helps with fat burning. Consistency is key with everything the same thing with your health. Put it to the test be consistence with getting 16 oz green tea 3 times a day. If you are having brain fog this right here should be your go to.
Green tea health benefits sources
https://www.organicfacts.net/tea.html
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=gxCBfNmnvFEC&pg=PT31&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/nutrients
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4055352/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14519827
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4289929/
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/diet/tea-fact-sheet#q3
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4374083/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5824026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30251345
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5382226/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2582877/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92768/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3123397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4997373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25657295
http://www.airitilibrary.com/Publication/alDetailedMesh?docid=09647058-200801-201306140008-201306140008-167-168
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17712848
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091
https://europepmc.org/abstract/med/762339
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9591193/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15657469/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19437116/
https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/36/3/600/652363
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1356551/
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/polyphenols
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3831544/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3594666/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1467-3010.2007.00665.x
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6493995/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15237954/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20116655/
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD009934.pub2/full
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28864169/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021915099002397
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/87/3/778/4633440
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16371327/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22184430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3459493/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19445822/
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/98/2/340/4577179
http://apjcn.nhri.org.tw/server/APJCN/17%20Suppl%201/167.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22777108
https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpregu.00832.2005?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3Dpubmed&
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00213-006-0573-2
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24331002
https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/167/1/71/185454
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10654-014-9960-x
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/215752
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-alzheimers-disease
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/egcg-epigallocatechin-gallate
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0024320513003937
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014483501910498
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20085274
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22749181
https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/138/8/1548S/4750815
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27175786
https://nccih.nih.gov/sites/nccam.nih.gov/files/Flu_and_Colds_01-27-2016.pdf
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2010/ce/b913589h#!divAbstract
http://gut.bmj.com/content/43/5/699.short
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11209110
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00021369.1989.10869665
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28454102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3184736/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17928735/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18388413/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4480845/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26092629/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17182482/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6493995/
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/773949
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-alzheimers-disease
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/egcg-epigallocatechin-gallate
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18388413
https://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/19363854/reload=0
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19774754
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21450118
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21120027
https://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/health-benefits-linked-to-drinking-tea
These posts are for educational information only this is not medical advice. Not approved by the FDA to treat, cure, prevent, or diagnose health issues. The only things that are undeniable is seeing your blood work change and how something make you feel. We only have one life to live our body runs on nutrition so please give it the right ones.