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 just 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.

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 three 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.

Point number five.

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.

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.

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.

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.