Green Tea Advantages and Disadvantages

For many decades , green tea has been used as traditional medicine. Has been widely used in China, Japan, India and Thailand to help wound healing , promoting digestion , bleeding control , regulation of body temperature and modulation of blood sugar . Not surprisingly, many have reported that the consumption of plant extracts can be very beneficial for our health.

Green tea products and supplements are obtained from the leaves of the tea plant Camellia sinensis .

 To restore most of its healing properties of green tea leaves are steamed and must be under the minimum oxidation exposure. Green tea supplements can be found in several forms , including extracts , capsules, tablets and teas . Supplements have recently been introduced for the treatment of chronic diseases such as diabetes and cancer.

While red wine is a powerful antioxidant called resveratrol , found in green tea, it is also a powerful antioxidant called epigallocatechin gallate ( EGCG) . Resveratrol is a secret why the French have a lower incidence of coronary heart disease despite their diets rich in fat. Interestingly, the researchers showed that epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG ) is much more potent than resveratrol . EGCG is why the number of heart disease among Japanese men is limited, although most of them are smokers.

Despite the potential benefits of drinking green tea are remarkable , most of them have not been proven by scientific research . However , some studies have attributed the herbal extract with the following health benefits :

• What is multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis
• Try various infections.
• This is the blood pressure , heart attacks and strokes .
• prevent cancer and slow its progression.
• Stop degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
• overspread It neutralizes free radicals in the body .
• Reduce the negative effects of LDL or bad.
• It increases the body's metabolism .
• It promotes crusting if it is applied directly to a wound.
• prevents tooth decay by killing bacteria that cause plaque.
• It can help a person lose weight in a way that slows weight gain.

While drinking green tea is considered safe natural announcement, it is essential to make products based on herbal extracts under the doctor's supervision or care, because as long as you can generate side effects. Remember that the main concern of tea with too much green is too high, natural phenolic substances caffeine . Disadvantages of green tea are :

• Caffeine can pass into breast milk causing sleep problems in infants. That is why during pregnancy and breastfeeding women should avoid drinking green tea supplements ,
• It can lead to excessive acid production in the stomach so that those who have a weak stomach should limit their consumption of tea to avoid side effects such as decreased appetite, heartburn and diarrhea.
• The content of caffeine is dangerous for people with problems of high blood pressure and heart . These people should take decaffeinated tea to get the benefit of it to treat their illnesses.
• To lose weight is not the only solution and the last , because it can not act quickly. Can not wait to get to the fat disappears .
• Too much caffeine can cause nausea insomnia or frequent urination.
• For natural phenolic structures in tea are beneficial in preventing heart disease and cancer if consumed in large quantities, it can eventually cause liver damage due to renal and cardiac toxicity.

Considering the advantages and disadvantages of green tea appears that maintaining drink , receive a lot of benefits is good, but much more by taking supplements can cause risks.

Take up to 10 small cups of tea a day is good, but taking supplements that contain up to 50 times more natural phenolic substances like a cup of tea can be very problematic individual .