“Better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea for one”

It is an ancient Chinese proverb. It indicates the importance of green tea and its medicinal importance, as realised by the Chinese. They have been using green tea for last 4,000 years.

With the passage of time modern researches are confirming that green tea lowers cholesterol levels and improves the ratio of good cholesterol to bad cholesterol.

Green tea has been found very effective in:
• Reducing headache, depression
• It reduces esophegeal cancer by 60% among Chinese men and women since they consume green tea regularly
• It reduces cholesterol levels
• It helps in improving upon cardiovascular disease infection
• It kills cancer cells without harming healthy tissue
• It controls abnormal formation of blood clots
• Its bacteria-destroying abilities can help prevent food poisoning
• It helps in preventing tooth decay
• It kills the bacteria that causes dental plaque
* Extract of green tea may help treat uterine fibroids

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