Green tea is associated with benefits and health. Plus, it can taste very good. This makes it popular with the population. But tea, like most foods, has its drawbacks.
Pros of green tea
Green tea will not cure hypertension, but it will help relieve pain.
The benefits of green tea are invaluable, they knew about it even in ancient times and used it. It was used as a medicine for the prevention and treatment of various diseases. However, you should know how to use it correctly so as not to harm yourself.
If you regularly drink green tea, you can see how it has a beneficial effect on the body. Vision improves, the work of the nervous system, the tone and activity of a person, both mental and physical, increases. Its effect on the skin is also noticeable. The pores expand and sweating intensifies, due to which the body is cleansed. Slags, toxins, salts and other "dirt" come out. The skin's resistance to irritants and adverse environmental influences increases. Drinking green tea improves blood circulation, relieves fatigue after a hard day. With constant use, it improves the work of blood vessels, prevents the development of atherosclerosis and hypertension, which helps to prolong a person's life. It also lowers arterial blood pressure and relieves headaches caused by hypertension. Green tea contains tannin, which helps improve digestion, kills germs and can even remove radiation from the body. Good tea also contains catechins. They have antioxidant properties. Thanks to them, youth and beauty remain longer, metabolism improves, weight normalizes, prevents the development of diabetes and osteoporosis, and reduces the likelihood of blood clots.
Green tea contains vitamins and minerals, some of which are even more than black. When brewed into water, most of them pass from the leaves, while harmful substances are released to a lesser extent. But this is characteristic only of high-quality teas.
Cons of green tea
Green tea is high in caffeine, but not pure, so it does more good than harm.
Excessive consumption of green tea can lead to kidney and liver diseases, the formation of stones in them. You can also poison the body with such a drink, which will lead to its weakening. A sufficient dose to harm a person is two cups a day.
Green tea can also interfere with the absorption of folic acid in the body. This is especially scary for pregnant women who simply need this vitamin for the normal development of the fetus. Without it, the risk of birth defects in a child increases. At the same time, the danger is posed by the use of more than one cup a day.
Tea should be taken in small amounts but regularly. In this case, it will have a beneficial effect on a person without harming him.
