How true is it that one drawback of green tea is insomnia because
of its caffeine content? You may put it as a "drawback" but people who
works on a night shift will disagree. True, the verdant brew contains
caffeine, but the levels are low compared to coffee and ordinary tea,
and it has an incredible amount of antioxidants.
What is caffeine?
It
is a kind of drug that acts as a stimulus that basically stimulates the
central nervous system and the heart. A person having caffeine in his
system can instantly increase his blood pressure, without any evidence
of long-term effects on the blood pressure itself. Long-term increase of
blood pressure could only be caused by taking excessive amounts of
green tea.
To avoid the caffeine content in herbal tea, you can
have a decaffeinated variety. According to studies, normal green tea can
have more caffeine content than coffee but with preparation, a person
can greatly reduce the caffeine that the body takes in. how? Through the
infusion length of the hot water, and the number of times you have used
the leaves.
Surprisingly, caffeine in green tea is more
beneficial than the caffeine taken from coffee. It works through the
body in a slightly different way than coffee. And notwithstanding the
caffeine, herbal tea has many beneficial constituents such as vitamins,
oils and tannin.
As mentioned, compared to coffee, the caffeine
content in herbal tea has a different effect in the human body, and the
impact on heart rate and blood pressure is smaller than with caffeine
found in coffee and tea. So it's a good solution for those who want to
lose weight but are caffeine sensitive.
Lose weight with caffeine:
Base
on studies, caffeine has the capacity to increase metabolism inside the
body which helps the body in burning excess calories. As I have
previously mentioned, there is some caffeine content in green tea but
for medicinal purposes, a caffeine-free version is available. Green tea
that is decaffeinated actually has a more pleasant taste, and has
impressive antioxidant qualities. It is very effective in the prevention
and even treatment of cancer, decreasing cholesterol levels, collagen
formation, decreasing triglyceride levels and preventing
arteriosclerosis.
Caffeine content:
Green
tea contains around half as much caffeine as is found in black tea. And
compared to coffee, it's only quarter as much. It's an ideal beverage to
include with meals. As a precaution, you should stick to 4 cups per day
- any more than that can cause the body to react negatively.
Read up on Green Tea and its effect on weight-loss. The antioxidants therein make it an effective aid in Fat Burning
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