Green tea is gaining more and more popularity, some drink it from taste preferences, others in order to improve their health. Green tea, compared to its black counterpart, is considered more beneficial due to the presence of a large amount of vitamins, trace elements and antioxidants. In addition, when brewing from a green leaf, a lot of essential oils get into the drink, which have a beneficial effect on all processes in the body. Naturally, we are talking about natural, freshly brewed tea, and not about a surrogate from bags.
Two cups of freshly brewed tea, drunk during the day, will give vigor and beauty, improve the condition of blood vessels and skin, and all this is due to the presence of a huge amount of vitamins and microelements in it, because it is not without reason that its extract is used as an additive to creams and skin care products …
Why is green tea good for the skin? First of all, the beneficial substances included in its composition slow down the aging process, which, of course, has a positive effect on the skin. Boils, acne, allergic rashes are enough to wipe with freshly brewed tea twice a day and soon the skin will be cleansed. If fresh green tea is poured into ice cube trays and frozen, and then rubbed with these cubes on the face, neck and décolleté, it will help to make the skin more toned and smoother.
Due to the presence of caffeine, green tea invigorates perfectly, improves mental activity and memory, but does not increase blood pressure.
The influence of the drink on the digestive tract is also invaluable: tea drunk half an hour after a heavy meal makes the intestines, stomach and liver work more actively.
With any lesions in the oral cavity: stomatitis, gingivitis, burns or wounds, as well as throat diseases, are cured with regular rinsing with freshly brewed tea (in combination with drug treatment).
Green tea has a mild diuretic effect, its regular use serves as the prevention of urolithiasis and cholelithiasis. However, drinking green tea as a diuretic is not recommended because a large amount of the drink has an exciting effect on the central nervous system.
A drink made from green tea, honey and ginger helps in the fight against excess weight.
It is believed that regular consumption of tea serves to prevent cancer.
Despite the abundance of useful qualities, green tea can have a negative effect on the body: when consumed in the evening, the drink excites, and instead of a sweet dream, you can get a sleepless night and headache. In case of stomach diseases, green tea can increase the secretion of secretions, and, consequently, an increase in acidity.
And a few more words about how to brew green tea properly. In no case should a noble leaf be poured with boiling water, this destroys most of the useful substances in it. To get a healthy and aromatic drink, it is necessary to warm up the teapot or at least rinse it with boiling water, why pour the tea leaves and pour it not with boiling, but with slightly cooled water.
