There many claimed benefits of green tea and a summary of the research so far is required.

There are basically four areas where the benefits of green tea have and continue to be researched.

Antioxidents

The most widely claimed benefit of green tea is that it contains high levels of antioxidants.

Antioxidants can help to lower cholesterol and help with managing diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, and some other conditions.

The principal benefit of consuming antioxidants however is that they help your body to fight off the negative effects of free radicals. These are agents that are present in your body as a natural by product of metabolism. They attack the tissue membranes causing obstructive and harmful damage.

Protection For Your Heart

The antioxidant composition is behind several claimed benefits of green tea.

Research has shown that antioxidants show promise in reducing levels of cholesterol, minimizing cardiac disease and also as a way of helping to control hypertension.

Further studies showed that antioxidants may be beneficial in affecting the bonding of blood cells. The implications of this benefit would be the reduction in clotting which is associated with strokes and heart disease, an exceptional benefit of green tea.

Helping Your Liver

The benefits of green tea also extend to protection for your liver. Current research suggests that there is a strong correlation between the antioxidants found in green tea and the day to day healthy functioning of the liver.

Your liver is one of the most important organs in your body. It acts as a filter ridding your body of the toxins consumed every day.

The liver prevents damage caused by toxins such as alcohol, cigarettes and impurities in the air we breathe.

Given too much abuse however, the liver itself can suffer from toxin damage. Studies of the benefits of green tea strongly suggest that green tea offers some protection to the cells that comprise the liver as well as stimulating and strengthening the immune system within the body as a whole.

Relief And Even, Prevention Of Arthritis

More studies highlight another of the benefits of green tea and that is the delay of the arthritic process, in addition to minimizing the painful symptoms of those already affected by it.

But Finally

To me the best and most important of the benefits of green tea is the simple enjoyment of the drink, in addition to knowing that you are consuming something beneficial to your health.