Green Tea and its Health Benefits

About two weeks ago we went to a Sam's Club. In case you don't know Sam's Club is owned by Walmart and you have to purchase an annual membership to shop there. They offer bulk products that range from tea to meat. In addition to grocery items they have electronics, office supplies, furniture and even jewelry :). Hence, they have pretty much anything you want but most likely in bulk. Some of the prices are great compared to most of the grocery stores that we usually prefer to shop at. However, you have to be careful because  not every item is cheaper. You may assume because they sell in bulk they will always be cheaper but this is not the case, don't forget to read the price tags! We don't have an annual membership but we were able to get in because they had an Open House for three days so any nonmember could shop. I guess they have open houses couple of times a year and if you don't have a big family to feed shopping a couple of times a year will be enough for you. For example, I think I bought a year's worth of green tea supply :). I've been drinking at least 1 cup of green tea since we went to Sam's Club.

A cup of green tea

I know green tea does not taste very nice but it is good for your health and since no one is getting younger I think protecting your health is very important. Here are the most known benefits,

1) fights cancer and heart disease
2) burns fat
3) prevents diabetes
4) boosts your immune system
5) simulates metabolism (good for weight loss :) )
6) reduces tooth decay
7) reduces and prevents acne
8) slows the aging process so that you get less wrinkles :)

You can read here and here. I think the second link is a very good source about the health benefits of green tea. If you're thinking of drinking green tea to lose weight then you have to drink about 4-5 cups of green tea. If you drink that amount of green tea your body will burn about 70-80 calories more so if you're thinking of going on a diet drinking green tea will be beneficial. However, by merely drinking green tea and not doing any diets or additional exercise you'll be able to lose about 8 pounds (3.7 kg) per year, which is pretty low if you want extreme results. Read here for more information about the relationship between weight loss and green tea.