7 Health Benefits of Green Tea

- This week's video is gonna be all about

the health benefits of green tea.

I've seen some over blown claims.

So we're gonna parse through

and figure out what's what.

Also stay tuned to the end of the video

to get tips on how to make the healthiest

cup of tea possible.

Tea is one of those rare beverages

that's pretty much universally

accepted by science

as a healthy one.

But just remember, as

with everything is life

you can have too much of a good thing.

So don't over do it with the green tea.

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The number one thing that

makes green tea so good for you

is that it's loaded

with healthy nutrients.

All of these bioactive Polyphenols

are awesome for your health.

You may have heard of

some of them known as

Flavonoids, or Catechins.

And what those are are antioxidant.

What antioxidants do

is prevent free radical

damage to your body.

And free radical damage

to your body over time

causes cancer, but let

me break that down a bit.

I know all of you have faucets at home

whether its in your

bathroom or in your kitchen.

Some of those faucets have rust on them.

The rust is a direct result

of that free radical damage

we always talk about.

Now antioxidants prevent

that rust from forming

so think of antioxidants

as the rust prevention

within our own bodies.

- Yes, that's awesome.

- Within media it's been mentioned before

that those who drink green tea have

lower rates of cancer.

And its been theorized that

it has something to do with

the huge amount of antioxidants

found within green tea.

We have to not get too

excited by this fact

because this is only a

corelation and not a causation.

Yes, it's good to drink green tea,

but no it's not gonna cure and

prevent all types of cancer.

Second great point about green tea.

You got stinky breath?

Maybe you should try some green tea,

but it's none of my business.

The nutrients within green

tea that we just mentioned

on this last point known as Catechins,

do a great job of inhibiting and killing

certain types of bacteria.

In fact studies were done and proved that

bacteria known to cause bad

breath within your mouth

was killed by drinking green tea.

Also when you have less

of that specific bacteria

you have less plaque.

So green tea also decreases the risk

of developing a cavity.

Point tre about green tea.

It does a great job of

giving you stable energy

without all the jitters.

It has about 30-50 milligrams of caffeine.

Which is roughly half a cup of coffee.

You're still focused,

you're still stimulated,

but you don't have that jittery feeling

that you get with a big cup of coffee.

Another nutrient within green tea

that works together with caffeine

to boost your brain function

is called L-Theanine.

It's benefit is that it gives

your brain the relaxation

without the added sedation or drowsiness

that come along with

other relaxing agents.

While we've seen in animal and lab models

that it increases your good cholesterol

and lowers your bad cholesterol.

What we've found in animal,

lab and human trials

is that green tea lowers

your blood pressure.

And if you've watched

my hypertension video

you know how important it is

to keep your blood pressure under control.

Point number five.

Green tea can help you burn fat.

Well, maybe.

This is more of an individual

case by case basis thing,

because not all studies agree on this.

But there is a promise

of increased metabolism,

and fat oxidation,

essentially fat burning.

Some of the lab models

have shown a decrease

in new blood vessel formation

within your fat storage.

Meaning that it literally

takes away the vital nutrition

for your fat, and makes it die.

Kicking that fats butt.

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Point number six.

Animal and lab models

both show that Catechins,

the nutrient we keep

mentioning over and over again,

decreased the risk of you developing

Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

Science isn't clear on why this occurs

but it's theorized that it

has something to do with

the decrease in the development

of plaque within the brain.

If that doesn't encourage

you to take a sip

I don't know what will.

Point seven.

Now this is the game changer,

this is the one that

everyone gets excited about.

Green tea may increase your lifespan.

There's been a ton of

research done on this.

Some studies even have 40,000 participants

that show those who drink

3-5 cups of tea a day

have an increase life span,

have a decrease all cause mortality,

that means dying from anything.

Have decreases in heart disease,

decreases in strokes, but,

before we get too excited

we need to remember

corelation verses causation.

Just because those who

drink green tea live longer,

it doesn't mean green

tea is the sole thing

that's responsible for that effect.

So yes, enjoy your green tea,

but don't think your gonna live forever.

Here's how you create the healthiest

cup of tea possible.

Don't add green tea

directly to boiling water

as it destroys those healthy Catechins

we've been talking about.

Don't go decaf, because

the decaffeination process

hurts more of the nutrients

found within green tea.

Add lemon into your tea as

it aids in the absorption

of some of these nutrients.

Finally, don't cheap out.

Go for the good premium stuff,

as it contains more of

the healthy nutrients

we've been talking about all along.

I need you to know this.

Don't buy into the BS supplements,

that take green tea extract

and claim that it has

miracle health benefits.

They do not.

The real thing is always healthier

than the supplement form.

As always, thanks for watching.

Audio check one, two.

On the MC Mike, with the

emerald green scrubs.

Catechins, and what basically

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Which is just an EKG but for the brain.

Do people know what an EKG is?

Catechins, that nutrient

we've mentioned many times.

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animal models, and lab models

do you even tea bro?

Can I interest you in a cuppa

tea from a squirrel cup?

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what each and every one

of the politicians needs,

is a nice cup, of honest tea.

All right, I got a better,

I got a better one.

What do you call a dentist

who doesn't like tea?

Dentist?

Was that good?

Kids don't try this at home.

Do you get it?

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