12 Unbelievable Things You Didn’t Know About This Common Drink

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10. Lower Blood Pressure

Since green tea relaxes and calms the mind, as well as relaxes the blood vessels in the body, it can be a powerful agent in the fight against hypertension.

11. Lowers Cholesterol

For improving heart health, you can’t beat green tea! It lowers blood pressure and prevents the formation of blood clots, while also reducing the bad type of cholesterol in your blood. That powerful antioxidant we talked about earlier, EGCG, is thought to actually stop the absorption of cholesterol from the colon. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found in a study that was published in 2011 that drinking green tea significantly lowered the total serum cholesterol, as well as the LDL (bad) cholesterol in all 14 randomized controlled studies done involving more than 1,100 subjects. 5 cup of fresh green tea is the suggested amount to get the largest reduction in cholesterol levels.

12. Oral Health

Several studies have shown that the antioxidant catechins in green tea can destroy the bacteria as well as the viruses that cause cavities, periodontal disease, and throat and mouth infections. The Journal of Periodontology found in a 2009 study that consuming green tea reduced periodontal disease, possibly due to the anti-inflammatory effects of catechins. Find out do’s and don’t’s of oral health.

So in addition to that apple a day you have been eating to keep the doctor away, you might want to try a few cups of green tea for added protection!

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