When my Physio said to me that I needed to
integrate green tea into my lifestyle, my mind filled with dread! For some
strange reason I thought that green tea would be some weird concoction of
flowers and spices and things which would taste like perfume? Yes I know I’m
weird, luckily I’ve found so far that green tea just tastes like normal tea
minus the milk! This could however, be down to the brand of tea I’m drinking.
Green tea is well known for having several
health benefits;
“Over the last few
decades green tea has been subjected to many scientific and medical studies to
determine the extent of its long-purported health benefits, with some evidence
suggesting that regular green tea drinkers may have a lower risk of developing heart
disease and certain types of cancer. Although green tea does not
raise the metabolic rate enough to produce immediate weight loss, a green tea
extract containing polyphenols and caffeine has been shown to induce thermogenesis
and stimulate fat oxidation, boosting the metabolic rate 4% without increasing
the heart rate."
On the way home that night I popped into
Tesco and stood in front of a huge aisle of green teas with no idea what to
pick. There are so many flavours of tea and so many brands, but I just did not
know where to start! So I did what I always do and grabbed a box that looked
pretty!
I happened to pick up Clippers Pure Green
Tea, which was a 50 tea bag box and was super cheap! I think it was on offer,
but it was £1.55, which I thought was a bargain! As I mentioned it tastes
really nice! To me, it just tastes like normal tea, so for all the health
benefits and very little taste difference, I’m all for it! I think I’m going to
pick up a box of Twinings green tea, they do a box of five different flavours
so you can try them out and see which you like best! So I think I’ll give that
a whirl!
What do you think of green tea? Which
brands have you tried?
