| At the young age of 15, I began drinking coffee. I | | | | tea can increase a persons metabolic rate. It increases |
| believe I have drank at least one cup of coffee every | | | | the rate of fat oxidation and can increase how much |
| day since I've started, sometimes multiple servings per | | | | energy the body can spend, which reduces fat. |
| day if I feel I really need the boost. These weren't your | | | | 4. Immune System Boost: Tea drinkers have a a 5 |
| regular cups of coffee either, my fix was a double | | | | times higher production of anti-bacterial proteins |
| long black and often, a triple. These servings were | | | | compared to coffee drinkers. This means that tea |
| above the daily recommended intake of caffeine. | | | | drinkers have stronger immunity levels to diseases. |
| Caffeine is highly addictive and can cause many | | | | 5. Increased Mental Alertness: Whilst coffee increases |
| problems when abused. Needless to say, I developed | | | | alertness via caffeine, it isn't as good as the mental |
| an addiction to caffeine. I needed to stop drinking so | | | | alertness that green tea can provide. It increases |
| much coffee and needed to switch to a healthier | | | | mental alertness, but also provides a calmer state of |
| alternative. That's when I found green tea and the | | | | mind. |
| health benefits related to drinking it. I still drink coffee, | | | | 6. Bad Breath and Stained Teeth: Coffee is notorious |
| maybe once a week, but green tea has been my fix | | | | for staining teeth and giving drinkers bad breath |
| and this is why: | | | | throughout the day. Green tea on the other hand, can |
| | | | actually prevent bacteria growth in the mouth. It is |
| 1. Antioxidant Properties: Green tea contains | | | | bacteria in the mouth that causes bad breath. |
| Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), which is one of the | | | | 7. Anti-depressent: A research in Japan concluded that |
| most powerful antioxidants found. It is 20 times | | | | tea drinkers were less likely to have symptoms of |
| stronger than Vitamin E. | | | | depression compared to those that did not drink green |
| 2. Anti-Cancer Properties: green tea has the ability to | | | | tea. |
| reduce risk of lung cancer and skin cancer if you | | | | These are the main reasons why I have switched |
| consume at least 1 cup per day. Studies have found | | | | from coffee to green tea. I now drink about 3 cups of |
| that those who drank it daily were five times less likely | | | | tea throughout the day. Whilst I highly suggest coffee |
| to develop lung cancer. EGCG is the property in the | | | | drinkers do the same, it might be more feasible to just |
| tea that can block tumor growths, reduces cell | | | | include 1-2 cups of green tea every day in your diet, |
| damage and blocks cell mutation growth. | | | | just for the health benefits. |
| 3. An Increase in Metabolism: Excellent for weight loss, | | | | |