For at least 4000 years the Chinese have used Green Tea as a medicine. They have used it to treat everything from headaches to depression. It has only been in recent times that the rest of the world has discovered the many health benefits derived from the drinking of Green Tea. More and more benefits seem to be found daily.

In 1994 the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published a study that stated, "Drinking green tea reduced the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese men and women by nearly sixty percent."

In the ensuing twelve years many other studies have been done by many different research groups and research facilities at colleges across the country. Researchers at Purdue University, for example, found that a compound found in Green Tea inhibits the growth of cancer cells. Other research indicates that drinking Green Tea not only lowers bad cholesterol (LDL) but raises levels of good cholesterol (HDL) and improves the balance of the two.

Research has proven that drinking Green Tea can:

·         Help prevent cancer

·         Improve symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis

·         Alleviate high cholesterol levels

·         Decrease chances for cardiovascular disease

·          Promote healing of infection

·         Restore impaired immune function

Green Tea contains a powerful anti-oxidant (epigallocatechin gallate or EGCG). EGCG not only inhibits the growth of cancer cells, it actually kills cancer cells without harming non affected cells.

Dieters should drink green tea. It has been established that the body burns more calories when the dieter drinks green tea.

Green Tea has also been shown to help prevent tooth decay and aid in healthy skin. Skin products that contain Green Tea are exploding onto retailer's shelves....everything from skin cream to deodorants.

The only side effect ever found in green tea is the possibility of insomnia caused by the caffeine contained in it.