Green Tea Works for Weight Loss

Green tea is an important part of your weight loss plan because it stimulates the body to burn calories more effectively and reduces body fat. The chemical components of green tea thought to be responsible for these benefits are Epigallocatechins (EGCG). Drinking green tea 2-3 times daily along with eating a healthy, balanced diet can enhance rapid weight loss.

Green Tea Connoisseur

I love tasting different green teas; much like a wine connoisseur enjoys tasting different wine varietals. I too enjoy tasting wine but that is another story! Green tea comes in many varieties and flavors. The most widely regarded varieties of green tea for weight loss are Oolong and Pu-erh. My personal favorites are Oolong and Sencha. Comment to this post and tell me what your favorite is.

More Weight Loss Benefits of Drinking Green Tea

Less Calories. When you drink 3 cups of green tea per day, you are less likely to drink calorie rich beverages containing sugar and high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), because the tea acts as a substitute. The less sugar and HFCS in your diet, the less calories you consume.

More Filling. The caffeine in green tea acts as a mild appetite suppressant, and drinking fluids fills the stomach helping to curb over-eating.

Flavor Variety. If you are bored with flat tasting water, you can get the benefits of drinking water for weight loss and drinking green tea for weight loss. Green teas come in flavors such as jasmine, mint, peach, papaya, orange blossom, strawberry and much more. Vote for your favorite blend!

Drink Hot or Iced. Hot tea is great to clear the head, enhance focus, and can decongest your chest and sinuses. Iced tea is a summer classic. You can make a sweet and healthy version without using calorie rich white sugar. Instead, just pick a sweet flavor of green tea, like peach, then add stevia or agave sweetener. Both stevia and agave are low on the glycemic index. Raspberry tea is naturally sweet. Try steeping Oolong and raspberry tea leaves together.

Green Tea Offers Great Health Benefits:

Lowers LDL cholesterol

Improves, clarifies and beautifies skin

Slows growth of, or prevents some cancers found in the bladder, breasts and skin

Relieves fatigue and increase focus

Speeds weight loss

Reduces bowel inflammation; ulcerative colitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease,   Crohn’s Disease

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Avoid drinking green tea if you are:

Pregnant or nursing

Sensitive to caffeine

Allergic to tannins

Have kidney or bladder problems

Have iron deficiency anemia

Infants and young children should not drink green tea

People with liver disease should avoid taking the extract of green tea.

Green tea is safe for most people who drink it in moderation. Drink no more then three cups per day. Drinking green tea should never be used as meal replacement.