Go Green

Tea gives you the perfect kick start to your day, and during winter everybody loves to sip on a cup of tea throughout the day. There are people who cannot spend a day without having at least 3-4 cups of tea.  If you are health conscious but a tea-lover, then you can switch to green tea, as it comes with a lot of health benefits. Green tea has been used as medicine for thousands of years and is one of the healthiest drinks you can find, as it contains bioactive substances in the leaves. Green tea has a multitude of uses, from lowering blood pressure to preventing cancer. Here are some reasons why you should go green and let it be your cup of tea:

Drinking green tea combats allergies. Studies show that green tea contains EGCG which fights allergic reactions. It also reduces histamine reactions in the body and prevents symptoms like runny nose, watery eyes and sneezing.

To date, carrots have been associated with good eyesight, but now there is something new on the block. Antioxidants found in green tea can penetrate the tissues of the eye and produce antioxidant activity. Catechins in green tea are absorbed into the tissues of the eye.

Green tea also helps to lower your cholesterol. Greasy foods put your health at risk, so replace unhealthy snacks and drinks with green tea. This will actually help keep your cholesterol at bay. Green tea's powerful antioxidant, EGCG, prohibits the absorption of cholesterol from the large intestine and reduces the amount of bad cholesterol as well as improving the ratio of good to bad cholesterol.

It also promotes healthy gums and teeth. Drinking tea is bad for its staining effects on your teeth. Hot beverages contain tannic acid which darkens the colour of your teeth. However, the consumption of green tea can be beneficial when it comes to oral health. Green tea is also known to target oral cancer. Its strong antioxidants help kill cancer cells, and may even become a possible alternative to the debilitating chemotherapy. 

By Mehnaj Kabir