Burning
calories is not easy—it takes a lot of energy and effort
to remove huge amounts of fat, but with the help of green tea
extracts you can easily speed up the burning process. Researchers
have discovered that drinking a cup of green tea daily will boost
your metabolism from 8 to 14 percent, that’s why they highly
recommend it to those who are looking for a quick method to lose
fat.
Green
tea is one of the types of drinks that provide us with a large
set of health benefits. This tea has been known and used in China
for at least 4,000 years as a remedy to many ailments, and just
recently it has been re-discovered by the Western World, leading
to many scientific studies that confirm many of the green tea
benefits.
The
secret of green tea lies in the fact it is rich in catechin polyphenols,
particularly epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). EGCG is a powerful
anti-oxidant: besides inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, it
kills cancer cells without harming healthy tissue. It has also
been effective in lowering LDL cholesterol levels, and inhibiting
the abnormal formation of blood clots. The latter takes on added
importance when you consider that thrombosis (the formation of
abnormal blood clots) is the leading cause of heart attacks and
stroke.
If
we are going to talk about negative effects, we won’t find
anything serious. Drinking green tea has been linked to insomnia
because it contains caffeine. But the levels of caffeine in green
tea are lower than the levels found on coffee, so this isn’t
really a major problem.
Important
Benefits:
