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PRINTDrink Hot Green Tea to Good Health
Cups of steaming hot tea have long been used to warm up on the coldest of days. Hot tea was the chosen drink used on arctic expeditions to Greenland and the North Pole by explorer Robert Peary in the late 1880’s and early 1900’s. Robert Peary learned that in order for his men to survive exposure to arctic conditions each needed to drink at least half an ounce of hot tea a day. Today, most of us drink hot tea for pleasure instead of survival. Drinking hot green tea not only warms the body, but also is beneficial to one’s health in several ways.
Benefits of green tea:
· Green tea contains fluoride. Green tea fights cavity-causing bacteria in the mouth. Mouthwashes containing green tea are now on the market.
· A study in Switzerland found that drinking two to three cups of green tea daily causes an additional 80 extra calories to be burn each day, without increasing the heart rate. Thus, it is believed that green tea aids in weight loss.
· Green tea is rich in powerful antioxidants, which help rid the body of cell damaging free radicals.
· Green tea also supports a healthy heart, preventing ‘bad cholesterol’ from building up in the blood.
· Research shows that Asian countries, which consume green tea regularly, have low rates of cancer. Thus, it is thought that drinking green tea prevents several types of cancer.
That’s enough good reasons to pour on the green, tea that is!
©Deborah S. Tukua, www.hollycreekbooks.com.
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