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The  Miracle  of  Green Tea
Karen  Kal ais
Tallinna Tervishoiu Kõrgkool
2013
Introduction
Green tea is made from the leaves from Camellia sinensis.
Green tea originates
   in China.
The  Chinese  have  known  about the medicinal benefits of green tea 
since   ancient times , using it to treat  everything from headaches to 
depression .
Green tea plantation
Why is green tea so healthy?
Green tea helps:
o
burn fat;
o
protects against heart   disease ;
o
lower  blood pressure ;
o
protect against  diabetes ;
o
prevent  food poisoning;
o
prevent bad breath;
o
protect against cancer;
o
prevent arthritis;
o
improves your immunity;
o
protect against Alzheimer's disease;
o
fight  allergies .
The magic ingredients are polyphenols and epigallocatechin-3-gallate 
(EGCG).
Polyphenols and epigallocatechin-3-gal ate (EGCG)
Phenols and polyphenols are compounds found  naturally in plants. 
EGCG is a potent antioxidant that may have therapeutic applications in 
the treatment of many  disorders .
EGCG is the main subject of  scientific  study with regard to its potential 
health  effects .
Harmful Effects? 
The only negative side effect   reported from drinking green tea is 
insomnia due to the fact  that it contains caffeine . 
Green tea contains less caffeine  than   coffee :
o
thirty to sixty mg. of caffeine in six - eight  ounces of tea;
o
compared to over one- hundred  mg. in eight ounces of coffee. 
Conclusion
In traditional Chinese and Indian  medicine, practitioners used green tea 
as a stimulant and to improve  heart health.
Drink 2 - 3 cups of green tea per day.
Caffeine-free products are available and recommended.
References
http://
www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-196334/Why-green-tea-healthy.html 
http://chinesefood.about.com/library/weekly/aa011400a.htm 
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/green-tea-000255.htm 
Thank you for  listening !
New  Words
Compounds –  ühendid,
ancient times – muistselajal,
potent antioxidant – tugev antioksüdant,
Polyphenols – polüfenoole

Document Outline

• The Miracle of Green Tea
• Introduction
• Green tea plantation
• Why is green tea so healthy?
• Slide 5
• Polyphenols and epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG)
• Harmful Effects? 
• Conclusion
• References
• Thank you for listening!
• New Words