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Here’s an ancient Chinese proverb that summarizes the wisdom of consuming  green Chinese tea: “a daily cup of tea keeps you out of pharmacy.” Modern research reveals a quite bit of truth in this saying.

Green tea helps keeps you slim. Studies show that green tea is rich in catechins and caffeine. Both of them can aid weight loss by burning calories and promoting the natural oxidation of fat in your body. (Read Study #1)

Green tea helps fight many different forms of cancer. Researchers have found that green tea contains a powerful antioxidant known as EGCG that can significantly slow the growth of tumor cells. (Read Study #2) This lead to a recent study that concluded EGCG helps protect against a variety of cancers, such as breast, lung, and prostate cancer. (Read Studies #3, #4, #5)

Moreover, green tea reduces leukemia risk. Research at the Mayo Clinic shows that EGCG helps kill lukemia cells by cutting off the communication signals they can’t survive without. Researchers believe that this could help treat patients living with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia, which currently has no cure. (Read Study #6)

Green tea helps keep your heart healthy. It is known that excess cholesterol in your body causes heart problems. Recent studies have seen evidence that green tea can protect rats from high cholesterol even when they are on a high cholesterol diet. This, says the researchers, implies that the green tea might have a same effect on humans. (Read Study #7)

Green tea protects your liver from hepatotoxicity. While the liver acts as a filter, it could fail from excess toxins in an unhealthy diet. Research at China’s Third Military Medical University suggests that green tea can bring substantial preventive effects against subacute hepatotoxicity by blocking liver cell damage. (Read Study #8)

Studies Say: Green tea protects your eyesight!

Green tea gives you a sharper mind. Medical researchers at Tohoku University, Japan, have found that by regularly drinking green tea, elders aged 70 or older showed significant improvement in memory, orientation, attention, and ability to follow commands. The findings were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. (Read Study #9)

Green tea protects your eyesight. There are a variety of vitamins found in green tea. Among them, Vitamin A is known to help make a pigment that helps the retina identify objects. If you stay up all night, a cup of green tea could keep your eyes from getting sore and your vision clear. (Read Study #10)

Green Tea helps you relax and sleep well. Medical researchers have found a special amino acid called L-theanine in green tea that promotes relaxation. Additional trials suggest that L-theanine may also improve your quality of sleep, concentration, and learning performance. (Read Studies #11, #12)

So what are you waiting for? Grab a cup of this healthy Chinese tea!