• Pure Green tea

Pure green teas are just green tea leaves without any added flavour, it gives the exact flavour of pure green tea, it tastes sour , but itz my personal favourite , cause i just like the taste of pure tea without added flavour, but for those people who are not comfortable with sour taste can chose different flavoured green teas.

• Jasmine flavoured green tea

This is most common flavoured green tea available , itz available in the form of tea bags, tea laves packs and liquid form in tetra packs, the aroma and the flavour of jasmine blends well with green tea, it takes out the sour taste of green tea and add a slight sweet taste.

• Lemon green tea

Lemon and tea blends well so as green tea, recent studies shows that lemon help to double the antioxidant properties of green tea, lemon got itz vitamin C factor which is essential for our health, so lemon green tea makes a perfect health drink, itz available in the form of tea bags to tea leaves packs and tetra packs in ready to drink form

• Ginger flavoured green tea

Ginger flavoured geen tea comes as a mix with other flavoured like lemon flavour, it adds spice to the beverage.

• Peach flavoured green tea

Green teas  flavoured with peach pieces to underline the peach aroma. A very popular blend, flavourful and smooth to consume and it is available in tetra packs in liquid form and also as tea leves packs and tea bags.

• Tulasi Green tea

Tulasi is a common herb used in India, it got itz aroma and flavour , it mix well with green teas, like green teas tulasi also have itz antioxidant and bacteria killing properties and itz a part of ayurveda medicine. Tulasi gives aroma and flavour to green teas, I like this flavor though I am into pure green teas, you guys should try green tea with tulasi once to find out yourself.

• Pomegranate green tea

Recent research show both green tea and pomegranates to be robust in some of nature’s most effective antioxidants  polyphenols, you can enjoy double antioxidant power with this delicious duo of pomegranates and green tea. Some of you may love this blend Pomegranate green teas are available in the three forms tea bags, leaves and liquid form in tetra packs.

Other types of green teas available.

• Organic green teas

Organic food fans can grab various  Organic green teas avilable in the market. Organic foods have got itz own benifits, as all organic foods organic green teas contains less chemical residues and some studies shows that organic green teas have more antioxident values than non organic teas.

• Decaffeinated green teas

These typed of green teas are the result of taking out the caffine factors of green tea, decaffeination takes away some of the health factors from green tea during the process. Those who prefer drinking decaffeinated green teas have to drink 2 cups of decaffeinated green teas to get the benefit of 1 cup of regular green tea.

How to make perfect cup of green tea

A perfect cup of green tea is made my adding green tea leaves / tea bag into a cup of hot water at a temperature of 67 to 85 degree centigrade for maximum health benefit, making green tea at boiling point will reduce itz health benefits

My Advice

My Advice for Green tea fans and health concious floks to go for Organic green teas with flavour of your choice. You can flavour teas yourself by adding lemon juice, orange juice, ginger crush into geen teas, you can also add honey, but dont add sugar into green teas, you can also add ice into it.

Green Tea Natures biggest anti oxidant

Green tea contains several substances collectively called polyphenols that have displayed potent antioxidant effects and other cancer-combating properties. 90 percent of the poly-phenols found in green tea are called catechins. Most active anti oxidant compound in green tea is  EGCG  and is a stronger antioxidant than  vitamin C or E. For this reason, it is the most widely studied green tea compound.

• Lower Blood cholesterol

Green tea lowers blood cholesterol by reducing its absorption in the digestive tract, while increasing its rate of excretion. But perhaps even more important than whisking away excess cholesterol is the ability of green tea to prevent LDL from getting oxidised. When LDL is oxidized, it gets more dangerous due to itz sticky nature and tends to cling to the walls of your arteries. Oxidized LDL is a major factor in the development of athe buildup of plaque in the arteries, it increases risk of heart attack or stroke. Green tea, through its antioxidant action, does much to protect LDL from oxidation, thus helping to keep your arteries “clean.”

• Lower Blood sugar

Polyphenols and polysaccharides contained in green tea are effective in lowering blood sugar. Scientific studies show that green tea extract reduced the normal elevation of glucose and insulin when 50 grams of starch were ingested, polyphenol group of green tea catechins is efficient in  lowering  blood sugars levels. Epigallocatechin gallete, one of the catechin polyphenols influences the primary way that glucose is absorbed, it  also help diabetics by mimicking the insulin action and inhibiting the livers production of glucose in turn lowering blood sugar. Though liver produces some glucose, but the most common sugar spikes occur from the food we eat. Recent studies suggest that green tea catechins may reduce the amount of glucose that passes through the intestine and into the bloodstream. This will benefit diabetics by preventing blood-sugar spikes when tea is taken with meals.

When we consume starch , it requires the enzyme amylase to break it down into simple sugars that can be absorbed in the blood stream. Green tea polyphenols have the ability to inhibit amylase. A study showed that just one cup of green tea inhibited amylase activity by 87%. Another research showed that green tea reduced the normal elevation of glucose and insulin when 50 grams of starch were ingested.

Health Benefits of Green Tea

• Prevent High blood pressure

• Acne therapy

Green tea has been using from early days onwards in east as an effective acne cure medicine. Its ability to rid the body of irritants is very effective in clearing the skin of blemishes. Green tea  can effectively reduce inflammation and redness to the skin, speeds healing, detoxifies  and even deters hormonal activity shifts to help prevent acne.Green tea can stop visible irritation from AHAs, soothes redness and leaves the skin soft, smooth and perfectly balanced.
If you decide to use green tea to clear up acne do not add any sweeteners to your tea as in will negate all of the positive effects that the tea can provide your skin with. but you can add honey and lime to make it sweet n refreshing. I will be discussing about flavored green teas in my Blog.

• Suppress Aging

Studies  shows that Antioxidant properties of green tea can prevent free radicals, free radicals are the are the cause of aging. Anti oxidants helps our body to detoxify harmful excess free radicals, these free radicals are molecules, which occur natural in our body. However excess amounts ( caused by excessive sunlight exposure, pollution, smocking, stress etc ) Have been associated with an increase in major diseases and aging

Antioxidants have the ability to combat their adverse effects by neutralizing their production and thus protecting cells from the normal, but damaging physiological condition known as oxidization stress.

• Prevent tooth Cavities

Studies on Green Tea shows that gree tea is capable of killing bacterias and viruses. Reguar gree tea drinking is good for your dental health, it can prevent cavities  causing bacterias which ar einside our mouth, it also have the ability to prevent bad breath.