Articles by Steena Barnett - Medical Herbalist

 

Green Tea

 

There can be very few regulars to the clinic who will not have heard me extolling the virtues of green tea.
It is one of the most common drinks in the world.
The Chinese and Japaense attribute their longevity and vitality to the quality of the green tea.

Green tea comes from the chamellia sinesis` plant and is different from black tea in that it is steamed and not fermented before drying.

Green tea can help with lowering cholesterol, it is a valuable antioxidant- to increase health and decrease
illness, it could especially assist smokers and ex smokers to reduce the volume of inhaled carcinogens
in the body (giving up or even not starting in the first place is still the best option)

It assists in lowering the appetite in obesity.

One study showed people consumed 200 calories less per day if they drank green tea.
Green tea has shown an ability to decrease cancer markers in the human body, and to increase good gut bacteria which makes it very useful in these days of poor food, antibiotics and many food intolerances.

 

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Steena Barnett, M.N.I.M.H, M.N.H.A.A., Cert Phyt (1990)