| Green and black and oolong tea come from the plant | | | | - digestive help |
| (Camellia Sinensis). It's been used in Chinese medicine | | | | - high cholesterol |
| for over 4,000 years. The green variety has the most | | | | - heart disease |
| health benefits because of the way the tea leaves | | | | - infection |
| are processed. The other types of tea use fermented | | | | - impaired immune function |
| leaves, but the green leaves are steamed. The | | | | - tooth decay |
| polyphenols, which are powerful anitoxidants aren't | | | | There is much to recommend this tea, and little to say |
| compromised, making them effective in preventing and | | | | against it. Since it does contain caffeine, you may |
| fighting disease. | | | | experience some of the symptoms of caffeine. These |
| Green tea is helpful for rheumatoid arthritis in that it | | | | include insomnia, anxiety, irritability, nausea, diarrhea and |
| helps with swelling as it has anti-inflammatory | | | | other symptoms. |
| properties. It has also been known to inhibit the | | | | It is available as a beverage, in capsules as an extract |
| breakdown of cartilage in the joints. It also contains | | | | and is used in some skin care products. |
| antioxidants A and C. Green tea's antioxidant activity | | | | How much green tea should you drink? Studies |
| has been shown to be anywhere from 25 to 100 | | | | conducted by universities concluded that drinking four |
| times more powerful than vitamins C and E. | | | | or more cups of the tea per day could help prevent |
| Natural medicine practitioners also recommend green | | | | rheumatoid arthritis, or reduce symptoms in those that |
| tea for treating cancers (breast,stomach, skin, | | | | have it. |
| esophageal and others). It is also used to help lose | | | | This article is for information purposes only and not |
| weight, improve mental alertness and to protect the | | | | intended to give medical advice or diagnosis. It is |
| skin from sun damage. Here is a list of some of the | | | | recommended to seek a physicians advice for medical |
| conditions green tea has been know to help with: | | | | issues and before making and changes in diet, |
| - Cancer | | | | medications or exercise. |
| - rheumatoid arthritis | | | | |