The Benefits Of Green Tea.

[Digger]

When I find something that helps me with health problems I try to share it and hopefully use my experience to help others.

For many years now I have had problems with PTSD, As part of that I have been battling the "black dog", depression in other words. Now I know a lot of blokes are uncomfortable admitting they suffer from this horrible illness, much less talk about it. Bottling it up is the worst thing that you can do, however that is digressing from my main message.

I admit to having given up on anti-depressant medications because of the side effects I was experiencing, and my mood was a roller coaster. I was impossible to live with. As a side-note, the only reason I'm still here was because of my loving family and the little black and white ball of love named Jessie, the Border Collie my wife wisely insisted we get at the time.

I hasten to say that there are a lot of medications available these days and I understand that some of them are pretty good now so if you need them get you through a tough spot them for goodness sake give them a try.


Some years ago my psychologist suggested I try green tea??? She said that 3 to 4 cups a day might help me a lot! Now I wasn't a tea drinker at all so it tasted funny at first and I missed coffee which I gave up to encourage me to drink the tea only.

Bugger me! It worked!

After a couple of weeks my mood changed to being almost happy! Now I hadn't felt happy for a long. long time. Can it be this simple? Well it was, and has been for me ever since. (except my psychologist shot herself in the foot as I don't need her now)

I drink the common garden Tetley's decaf teabags from the supermarket which are much cheaper than coffee, and they do the job fine. You can of course buy a wide range of teas and I'm told brewing it up in a pot is relaxing as you have to take time to do it, but that's not for me.

Green tea has of course been consumed for thousands of years by the Chinese and it's benefits are well known to them. Green tea is high in antioxidants and if you read about it you will see that there may be many more health benefits from it's consumption. (4 cups max a day)

Sometimes alternative remedies can be far more effective than the pills we are urged to swallow.

So if this post helps just one of you then I have achieved my purpose, and I hope it does.

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[Sinster]

Since I started working 3rds I have started to drink more Green Tea. It's suppose to keep you alert and assist in weight control. Since it's a desk job and I'm getting used to 3rds I get hungry at weird times and seems like I can't satisfy that hunger.

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/health-benefits-of-green-tea

Green tea has been shown to improve blood flow and lower cholesterol. A 2013 review of many studies found green tea helped prevent a range of heart-related issues, from high blood pressure to congestive heart failure.

Brain Health

What’s good for the heart is usually good for the brain; your brain needs healthy blood vessels, too. In one Swiss study, MRIs revealed that people who drank green tea had greater activity in the working-memory area of their brains. Green tea has also been shown to help block the formation of plaques that are linked to Alzheimer's disease.

Diabetes

Green tea seems to help keep blood sugar stable in people with diabetes. Because catechins lower cholesterol and blood pressure, they can help protect against the damage a high-fat diet can cause, Ochner says.

Weight Loss

Green tea can help increase and even change your metabolism, so you burn more calories from fat. Studies show that green tea can also help you keep weight off once you’ve lost it.

It's a smart swap for sugary drinks. "All things being equal, if you sub 1-2 cups of green tea for one can of soda, over the next year you'd save over 50,000 calories," Ochner says. That's more than 15 pounds.

Cancer Role

Studies on green tea’s impact on cancer have been mixed. But green tea is known to aid healthy cells in all stages of growth. There are some indications green tea may help destroy cancer cells.

Less Stress

Sipping tea helps you slow down and relax, Reardon says. An amino acid called theanine found in green tea can provide a calming effect.

For a Healthy Cuppa:

Don't add green tea to boiling water. You'll kill helpful catechins. Better: 160-170 degree water.
Add lemon. Vitamin C makes the healthy compounds in green tea easier to absorb. Dairy, on the other hand, makes it harder to absorb the catechins.
Levels of the healthful compounds in green tea can vary. Pricier teas usually have more, and canned green-tea drinks generally have less.

Aim for at least 4 cups a day, 2 with caffeine and two without. Even more than that seems to have little health downside, other than the possible effects of caffeine, Ochner says. "There could not be a more simple way to improve your health," he says.

 

[James Carney]

I always get the green tea Arizona cans when I get something, as people always say this.

When I used to drink, slamming two cold Lipton Green Teas w/Citrus always helped a hangover.

Those mother fvcking oxidants are going down!

 

[Digger]

I always get the green tea Arizona cans when I get something, as people always say this.

When I used to drink, slamming two cold Lipton Green Teas w/Citrus always helped a hangover.

Those mother fvcking oxidants are going down!

Yeah get 'em into ya!

 

[Digger]

Since I started working 3rds I have started to drink more Green Tea. It's suppose to keep you alert and assist in weight control. Since it's a desk job and I'm getting used to 3rds I get hungry at weird times and seems like I can't satisfy that hunger.

Green Tea Health Benefits

Let's face it 1.3 billion Chinese can't be wrong, can they?

 

[Sustainamaniac]

[ame=http://youtube.com/watch?v=wRdLJ6e7j_0]Hot Rod - I've been drinking green tea all goddamn day - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Rocknropes]

I've been drinking green tea for 27 years, but since it's the only thing I've ever known I can't speak to any changes. However, people DO tell me I look young for my age

 

[THDNUT]

Does it help alleviate the symptoms of mad cow disease? That's what I think I have.

 

[parts]

..divorce ?

 

[Digger]

..divorce ?

Chuckle...it might have saved me from going through my second divorce?

Who knows?

 

[Comanche]

I like green tea. I brew it the microwave and poor it over ice.

 

[Dino Velvet]

Love that Arizona green tea. The big ones are always on sale at Safeway and 7/11 has those big cold cans for 99 cents in the summer.

 

[mgenet]

Sinster, one other benefit that is still being weighed is to help prevent and
or reduce the possibility of stroke.

A Harvard study and others have shown positive results although from
what NIHM says some studies are inconclusive.

The Harvard study (Sorry, I can't find it yet) said that only 3 regular cups
of green tea a week would reduce the possibly of stroke by 73%.

 

[Digger]

I like green tea. I brew it the microwave and poor it over ice.

Yeah it's a refreshing cold drink too.

 

[igore67]

Iced green tea.... Drink it all the time.

 

[deMelo]

I don't quite like green tea myself.

I drink more of the black one, but still my favorite blend is this one:

 

[stock_hippie]

I dwink it..

 

[Mule Train]

Best hangover med is green tea mixed with a little Ripple. Mmmmm. Ok a lot of ripple then.

 

[Engel]

I drink it almost every day. I believe it is healthy for you because of all of the antioxitants but I don't believe it's a miracle drug. If it helps you deal with PTSD then that's great.

 

[stock_hippie]

it tastes really horrible..