Benefits of Green Tea

By now you're probably familiar with the incredible array of health benefits of green tea has to offer. Although you green tea in bottles to buy, the health benefits or pre-prepared, bottled green tea significantly less due to the lower levels of catechins. To ensure you receive the maximum health benefits of green tea gets brewing your own green tea at home is the best option from a health standpoint. You can also realize significant cost savings brew loose, fresh green tea leaves in your own kitchen. If you decide to make your own green tea to brew, how can you be sure that you get fresh green tea leaves that will give you the best taste? While some people buy loose green tea leaves online, you can not guarantee you the freshest, highest quality product you purchase by mail or by computer. If you have a local tea or coffee shop near you, visit and spend some time breathing in the scent of fresh green tea leaves to determine their scent. Another place to find loose leaf, f...

Green tea is one of nature’s most nutritious foods which you would typically enjoy the benefits of  in the form of a drink.  Quality loose leaf tea can be infused as many as three times and will still offer wonderful benefits to your health with each infusion.   After the third infusion the leaves still retain some valuable ingredients that can be used for other purposes.  Rather than discard the used leaves, why not put them to good use? You can use a weak solution of tea as a mouth rinse after a meal to remove strong odors. Using green tea as a gargle is very effective in killing potential germs and bacteria in flu and cold season. Used green tea leaves can also be used as part of a beauty regime. Re-infuse the used leaves, pour the weak brew into a small pump spray and allow to cool in the refrigerator.  On a hot summer day you can use this as a spritzing spray and be thoroughly refreshed by green tea.  This spray also offers protection against min...

Most people think only of positive benefits of green tea. However, while this type of tea does offer some excellent benefits, many directly related to health, it is also important to understand there are some negative effects of green tea leaves. Just as with many foods and drinks we consume, green tea may not be good for everyone. Therefore, we wanted to address some of the negative effects of green tea leaves so you can determine if this is right for you. Green tea comes from a bush in the Camellia family, which is why the official name for green tea is Camellia sinensis, which is Latin. This evergreen bush has shiny, pointed leaves that have a wonderful aroma. This particular bush also produces beautiful white flowers. Today, green tea is grown in more than 50 countries to include Argentina, Brazil, and Russia, among others. The exciting thing about this tea is that study after study shows positive effects on the body, meaning the negative effects of green tea leaves is minim...