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Tea Health Drink
Tea is a tropical and subtropical plants that are scientifically known as Camellia Sinensis. Of the approximately 3000 types of tea result of interbreeding, obtained three kinds of tea outcome of the process, namely green tea, oolong tea and black tea. Tea processing is the way with chopped tea leaves and dried in the sun so that the chemical changes before being dried. Such treatment will cause the leaves to brown and gives black tea flavor characteristics.
Green tea, the oldest type of tea, especially well-liked by the people of Japan and China. Here the tea leaves have little processing, heating and drying so that only green leaf color can be maintained. Whereas oolong tea is more a kind of transition between black tea and green tea. The three types of tea each have health benefits because they contain so-called biochemical bond polyfenol, including flavonoids. Flavonoids are a group of antioxidants that are naturally present in vegetables, fruits, and beverages such as tea and wine.
Subclass of polyphenols including flavonols, flavones, flavanon, anthocyanidins, catechins, and biflavan. Derivatives of catechins such as epi-catechin (EC), Epigallo-catechin (EGC), catechin Epigallo-gallate (EGCG), and quercetin is commonly found in tea. EGCg and quercetin is a powerful antioxidant with the power of up to 4-5 times higher than vitamin E and C which also are potent antioxidants. Antioxidants are known to prevent cells from damage since each cell damage will contribute more than 50 diseases.
Green tea contains EGCG, as well as black tea, says a biochemist. In a study by Dutch researchers say, consume 4-5 cups of black tea each day will reduce the risk of stroke by 70% compared with those who consumed 2 cups of tea a day or less. Other reports mention more of black tea consumption is associated with low heart attack cases. John Folts, director of the Medical School, Central Artery Thrombosis Research and Prevention, University of Wisconsin, USA to find the key properties of flavonoids in tea. Research results showed that flavonoids in black tea can inhibit the clotting of blood platelet cells thus preventing the clogging of blood vessels in hantung coronary disease and stroke. Another study states that fanatical tea drinkers had higher levels of cholesterol and low blood pressure, although it remains unclear whether it was directly caused by the tea.
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA to find the effect of the use of green tea on the skin up to 90%. It turned out that tea is very effective in protecting the skin from the sun can cause skin cancer. Tea also contains fluoride which is known to strengthen tooth enamel and help prevent tooth decay. In a laboratory study in Japan, researchers found that tea helps prevent formation of dental plaque and kill bacteria cause inflammation of the gums.
Study in Japan showed that pendudukanya tea producing area known as a fanatic tea drinker, very low mortality rate due to cancer. Another study, undertaken in collaboration between the research team Oguni and cancer research center in Beijing to study the effects of green tea extract on mice that had been given food rations carcinogenic (cancer-triggering substances). Reportedly, the average rate of cancer in mice that received green tea extract half of the mice that did not get a green tea extract.
The researchers believe that known as catechin polyphenols found in green tea, helps the body fight cancer cells. Another study conducted by Oguni and Dr. Masami Yamada of Hamamatsu Medical Center found cathecin kill Helicobator pylori, the bacteria trigger stomach cancer.


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"This article is useful because during the many who do not know the benefits of tea, the above mentioned some tea from a variety of different properties.
so far we only know one kind of tea is green tea, and we only consume as body warmers when the cold weather or just a breakfast drink when it turns out according to the above article there are several types of tea and is proven to reduce the risk of some fatal disease that can cause death, this is very beneficial to the community who want to live a healthy life can mengosumsi tea with the rules listed above in this article.
better to prevent the arrival of the disease by natural means such as drinking tea with the consumption of the supplements are made ​​from a variety of chemicals that are harmful to our bodies.
other than that I would like to add if you have a disease of blood sugar is very high so d advise not to drink tea with sugar in excessive amounts is better not to use sugar."


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