One of the most suggested drinks is the green tea, a very great alternative of coffee, black tea or water, but today we will go farther and we will talk abut more benefits of the green tea,
Let’s begun,
Beneficios del té verde
Green tea is one of the healthiest beverages, is full of antioxidants and nutrients that provide energy to your body, helps the brain function, helps burn fat and reduces the risk of getting cancer among other benefits,
We know that antioxidants help us to control the free radicals that damage our body, and green tea is full of flavonoids and catechins that have an antioxidant effect,
It is a good alternative to coffee because besides being healthier also includes caffeine which activates the body but less than coffee avoiding shaking effect that can produce enough coffee contain caffeine,
Caffeine blocks a neurotransmitter called adenosine inhibitor increasing the activation of the neurons and the concentration of neurotransmitters such as dopamine and norepinephrine, caffeine is proven that also activates the mood, reaction time, memory and alertness,
However, green tea is not only good for the brain because caffeine but containing the amino acid, L-theanine is able to cross the blood brain barrier which increases the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA activity has anti-anxiety effect increasing dopamine and the production of alpha waves in the brain,
And the combination of caffeine and L-theanine strength improves brain function,
It also activates the metabolism which accelerates fat burning by increasing the activity up to 4% and reducing fat accumulation in the abdomen, although this depends on each person, there are people that green tea does not activate their metabolism ,
Catechin has green tea also has antibacterial effect, especially protects the bacteria found in the mouth by reducing the level of caries,
Green tea is also recommended for patients with type II diabetes because it reduces the level of blood sugar, also reduce the risk of developing type II diabetes by up to 40%,
These are among some of the benefits of green tea, others as prevention of cancer and cardiovascular failure have been tested in official studies
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