Anti-inflammatory antioxidants and good ol’ caffeine make a trip to the green side a very smart move. Here are five ways the ancient elixir heals you from your brain to your belly:
1. It revs your memory.
A drink with 250 mg of green tea extract increased the brain connections that process and store information. (Take a look at these 10 other ways to seriously improve your memory.)
2. It’s bad news for cancer.
Digestive cancer risk was 17% lower in women who drank at least three cups a week.
3. It burns fat.
Human studies are far from conclusive, but (per research in mice) green tea + exercise = 36% less belly fat. (Find out how drinking green tea can help you walk off up to 22 pounds in 8 weeks in Walk Off Weight.)
| Bottled or brewed? For the biggest benefit, go BIY (brew-it-yourself). Bottled tea contains significanly fewer health-bolstering polyphenols than the home-steeped stuff, plus added sugar your body won’t thank you for. Here’s how to brew the perfect cup of tea every time. |
4. It protects your brain.
EGCG, a polyphenol in green tea, may guard against neurological diseases, studies on mice show.
MORE: 5 Ways To Drink Green Tea For Weight Loss
5. It staves off stroke.
Drinking three cups of green tea a day could reduce risk of stroke by up to 20%.
Source: prevention.com
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