Can Green Tea Help your Anti Aging Battle?  

Are you a tea drinker? Or is it coffee that gets you through the day? Although most people find it hard to get their brain moving without at least one cup of coffee in the morning, tea is a healthier alternative – especially if that tea happens to be green tea. 

There are so many health reasons for drinking green tea, and anyone who wants to have an anti aging lifestyle should know that anti aging is one of green tea’s key features.  Asians have known about the seemingly magical power of green tea for centuries.  They have used it as a cure for stomach disorders and as a healing tonic for many other ailments.  The western world is finally catching up and there have been many clinical trials carried out that have shown that drinking green tea can help with protecting against such diverse health conditions as dementia, heart disease and cancer.   

If the health benefits don’t make you want to pick up a cup of green tea instead of a mug of latte, then how about the anti aging effects?  If you currently spend a lot of money on anti aging products, not to mention the time it takes to apply them all, you could find that switching to green tea can save you a little of both.  The main anti aging ingredient in green tea is a catechin called epigallocate-3-gallate (also known as EGCG).   

As people age their blood pressure becomes less easy to keep level.  Green tea has been found to help lower blood pressure levels.  Recent studies have found that drinking 2 cups of green tea per day reduces the risk of high blood pressure! 

Another benefit of green tea in the anti aging battle is that it can help get rid of the bad fats that cause heart problems, and also in ensuring that remaining fats are burned off more efficiently.  This in turn will help with weight reduction and promote a more youthful appearance.  Green tea is also an antioxidant which is great for the skin as well as the body.  It offers protection against the harmful damage caused by the sun, and helps rejuvenate skin cells. 

If you’re interested in what green tea can do for your anti aging lifestyle, but are not willing to swap your coffee for it, then you could consider green tea supplements.  Check at your drugstore for brands of products that contain green tea, but if it’s the benefit of green tea that you really want, make sure that this is the primary ingredient in the supplement.  You should read the packaging carefully to ensure that there’s nothing in the supplement that can react against other medication you are taking, or will cause unwanted side effects that you wouldn’t get simply by drinking the green tea.   

Whether you commit to drinking a couple of cups of green tea each day, or take daily supplements, you should feel the changes within 2-3 weeks.    The anti aging effects should show in how much better your skin looks, and your body should begin to work more efficiently, which in turn will give you more youthful energy levels.  Try it, you might be surprised at the positive effect it has you!