Green tea
The Miracle of Green Tea
Karen Kallais
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-gallate (EGCG)
Phenols and polyphenols are compounds found naturally in ...
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