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Green Tea is a Great Health Drink

green tea1 Green Tea is a Great Health DrinkGreen tea is one of the best health drinks around. In fact, the Chinese have used this for more than 4,000 years which is why we should drink it as well and experience its benefits.

The benefits of drinking green tea include regulating your blood sugar, preventing certain cancers, fighting plaque, lowering your cholesterol and slowing down the aging process.

But what makes green tea so special is the fact that it is rich in catechin polyphenols, particularly epigallocatechin gallate also known as EGCG.

This is a powerful anti-oxidant that does two things. First it inhibits the growth of cancer cells and second, it kills cancer cells without harming any healthy tissue. It also lowers your cholesterol by inhibiting the abnormal formation of blood clots which causes someone to have either a heart attack or stroke.

Green tea is able to fight tooth decay because it inhibits the major bacteria called Streptococcus mutans from forming in between the teeth. At the same time, drinking this regularly also helps prevent gum disease.

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  1. December 26, 2009 at 1:32 am #

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  2. January 2, 2010 at 11:13 am #

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  3. ourhealthierliving
    January 2, 2010 at 11:26 am #

    You are quite welcome. We are striving daily to bring our readers the latest and up to date information that will help us all towards having a healthier life!