1 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:47,400 The number one thing that makes green tea so good for you 2 00:00:47,500 --> 00:00:50,000 is that it's loaded with healthy nutrients. 3 00:00:50,100 --> 00:00:52,400 All of these bioactive Polyphenols 4 00:00:52,500 --> 00:00:54,000 are awesome for your health. 5 00:00:54,100 --> 00:00:58,200 You may have heard of some of them known as Flavonoids, or Catechins. 6 00:00:58,300 --> 00:01:01,600 And what those are just antioxidant. 7 00:01:01,700 --> 00:01:05,600 What antioxidants do is prevent free radical damage to your body. 8 00:01:05,700 --> 00:01:09,800 And free radical damage to your body over time causes cancer, but let me break that down a bit. 9 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,300 I know all of you have faucets at home whether its in your bathroom or in your kitchen. 10 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,700 Some of those faucets have rust on them. 11 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:23,600 The rust is a direct result of that free radical damage we always talk about. 12 00:01:23,700 --> 00:01:26,700 Now antioxidants prevent that rust from forming 13 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:30,600 so think of antioxidants as the rust prevention within our own bodies. 14 00:01:33,500 --> 00:01:38,400 Within media it's been mentioned before that those who drink green tea have lower rates of cancer. 15 00:01:38,500 --> 00:01:43,800 And its been theorized that it has something to do with the huge amount of antioxidants found within green tea. 16 00:01:43,900 --> 00:01:48,700 We have to not get too excited by this fact because this is only a corelation and not a causation. 17 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:54,500 Yes, it's good to drink green tea, but no it's not gonna cure and prevent all types of cancer. 18 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:56,600 Second great point about green tea 19 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,900 You got stinky breath? Maybe you should try some green tea, 20 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:04,100 but it's none of my business. 21 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:09,000 The nutrients within green tea that we just mentioned on this last point known as Catechins, 22 00:02:09,100 --> 00:02:13,200 do a great job of inhibiting and killing certain types of bacteria. 23 00:02:13,300 --> 00:02:15,200 In fact studies were done and proved that 24 00:02:15,300 --> 00:02:20,600 bacteria known to cause bad breath within your mouth was killed by drinking green tea. 25 00:02:20,700 --> 00:02:24,600 Also when you have less of that specific bacteria you have less plaque. 26 00:02:24,700 --> 00:02:28,300 So green tea also decreases the risk of developing a cavity. 27 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:30,300 Point three about green tea. 28 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:35,900 It does a great job of giving you stable energy 29 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:37,400 without all the jitters. 30 00:02:37,500 --> 00:02:40,600 It has about 30-50 milligrams of caffeine. 31 00:02:40,700 --> 00:02:42,800 Which is roughly half a cup of coffee. 32 00:02:42,900 --> 00:02:45,100 You're still focused, you're still stimulated, 33 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,600 but you don't have that jittery feeling that you get with a big cup of coffee. 34 00:02:48,700 --> 00:02:52,500 Another nutrient within green tea that works together with caffeine 35 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:53,200 to boost your brain function 36 00:02:53,300 --> 00:02:56,100 is called L-Theanine. 37 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,800 It's benefit is that it gives your brain the relaxation 38 00:02:58,900 --> 00:03:03,100 without the added sedation or drowsiness that come along with other relaxing agents. 39 00:03:05,700 --> 00:03:08,000 While we've seen in animal and lab models 40 00:03:08,100 --> 00:03:11,200 that it increases your good cholesterol and lowers your bad cholesterol. 41 00:03:11,300 --> 00:03:14,300 What we've found in animal, lab and human trials 42 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,400 is that green tea lowers your blood pressure. 43 00:03:23,100 --> 00:03:24,000 Point number five. 44 00:03:28,100 --> 00:03:31,000 This is more of an individual case by case basis thing, 45 00:03:31,100 --> 00:03:33,400 because not all studies agree on this. 46 00:03:33,500 --> 00:03:38,700 But there is a promise of increased metabolism, and fat oxidation, essentially fat burning. 47 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:43,900 Some of the lab models have shown a decrease in new blood vessel formation within your fat storage. 48 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:48,800 Meaning that it literally takes away the vital nutrition for your fat, and makes it die. 49 00:03:55,300 --> 00:04:01,600 Animal and lab models both show that Catechins, the nutrient we keep mentioning over and over again, 50 00:04:01,700 --> 00:04:05,300 decreased the risk of you developing Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. 51 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:07,800 Science isn't clear on why this occurs 52 00:04:07,900 --> 00:04:10,100 but it's theorized that it has something to do with 53 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:12,800 the decrease in the development of plaque within the brain. 54 00:04:12,900 --> 00:04:14,800 If that doesn't encourage you to take a sip 55 00:04:14,900 --> 00:04:15,600 I don't know what will. 56 00:04:17,100 --> 00:04:17,900 Now this is the game changer, 57 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,500 this is the one that everyone gets excited about. 58 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,900 Green tea may increase your lifespan. 59 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:27,700 There's been a ton of research done on this. 60 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,400 Some studies even have 40,000 participants 61 00:04:30,500 --> 00:04:36,200 that show those who drink 3-5 cups of tea a day have an increase life span, 62 00:04:36,300 --> 00:04:40,700 have a decrease all cause mortality, that means dying from anything. 63 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:46,000 Have decreases in heart disease, decreases in strokes, but, before we get too excited 64 00:04:46,100 --> 00:04:49,100 we need to remember corelation verses causation. 65 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:51,500 Just because those who drink green tea live longer, 66 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:55,800 it doesn't mean green tea is the sole thing that's responsible for that effect. 67 00:04:55,900 --> 00:04:59,400 So yes, enjoy your green tea, but don't think your gonna live forever. 68 00:04:59,500 --> 00:05:01,800 Here's how you create the healthiest cup of tea possible. 69 00:05:01,900 --> 00:05:04,400 Don't add green tea directly to boiling water 70 00:05:04,500 --> 00:05:07,000 as it destroys those healthy Catechins we've been talking about. 71 00:05:07,100 --> 00:05:10,000 Don't go decaf, because the decaffeination process 72 00:05:10,100 --> 00:05:12,000 hurts more of the nutrients found within green tea. 73 00:05:12,100 --> 00:05:17,200 Add lemon into your tea as it aids in the absorption of some of these nutrients. 74 00:05:17,300 --> 00:05:19,200 Finally, don't cheap out. 75 00:05:19,300 --> 00:05:21,800 Go for the good premium stuff, 76 00:05:21,900 --> 00:05:25,400 as it contains more of the healthy nutrients we've been talking about all along. 77 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:30,400 Don't buy into the BS supplements, that take green tea extract 78 00:05:30,500 --> 00:05:34,200 and claim that it has miracle health benefits. -They do not. 79 00:05:34,300 --> 00:05:38,000 The real thing is always healthier than the supplement form. 80 00:05:38,100 --> 00:05:40,100 As always, thanks for watching.