You may find your favorite cup of tea to be refreshing, uplifting and delicious, but now research has shown that it is good for a number of other reasons as well, such as help curing certain cancers, Alzheimer’s disease and improvement of cardiovascular health. If you feel relaxed or that your mood is improved after a refreshing cup of green tea, there is a scientific basis for this:

Green Tea and Stress

According to a large scale Japan based study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, green tea has been linked with stress reduction. The study was conducted using over 42 thousand subjects and the findings of the study were that drinking requisite quantities of green tea was seen to actually increase and improve psychological wellbeing.

It was found that those who drank five cups of green tea per day showed considerably less psychological distress than those who drank less than a cup a day. Green tea is known to contain polyphenols which are a kind of antioxidant that is known to lower stress connected with neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases.

Green Tea and Mouth Ulcers

According to another report, this time published in the Cancer Prevention Research, green tea is shown to be good for mouth ulcers. According to the study, it was found that those who had precancerous lesions in the mouth were able to slow the progression of the disease by intake of green tea. It was also found that green tea extracts administered to some of those with such lesions, made the lesions disappear altogether!

In the study conducted on 41 leukoplakia (a condition that manifests itself in patchy, scaly splotches inside the mouth) patients, it was found that those taking the highest dose of the green tea extract, saw a lessening or disappearing of the lesions in 60 percent of the participants.

Green Tea and Cancer

Green tea also contains epigallocatechin gallate also known as EGCG, which is an antioxidant that is thought to protect against cancerous cells. While it is not clear whether it is possible to actually cure a cancer with green tea, it is possible to use green tea to improve your overall health and wellbeing as well as resistance to diseases including but not restricted to cancer.

So be aware the next time that you sip a fragrant and delicious cup of green tea that you are, along with the beverage, sipping good health and wellbeing as well!

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