Green tea has been used for centuries, cultivated first in India and China for its many antioxidant and metabolism boosting properties. It has been as been shown to induce thermogenesis (to produce heat) and stimulate fat oxidation (burning), boosting the metabolic rate 4% without increasing the heart rate. Americans have just recently started to drink the ancient Japanese Ceremonial tea Matcha, because it is rich in antioxidants and chlorophyll, contains catechins (nutrients only found in green tea) and natural relaxant L-theanine and zero on the glycemic index (will not raise insulin levels).
My favorite Matcha tea is Beeline’s organic matcha tea. Matcha is different from loose tea leaves or tea bags, in that you are actually drinking the entire leaf of the Camellia sinensis plant that has been pulverized to a fine powder. You are getting the benefits from the entire leaf rather than just brewed water. All other green teas are made from dried whole leaves and steeping them in water makes the tea. I have tried more than twenty different Matcha teas, mostly from Japan and Korea. Hands down, Beeline beats all of the others due to its delicious sweet taste and aroma. I
recommend it to my patients because it contains catechins, powerful anti-oxidants that strengthen the immune system and include Vitamins B, C and E, which are all efficiently absorbed into the body. Beeline Matcha dissolvesinstantly in cold or hot water. I prefer my tea in hot purified water, and remember that the hot water is never to be boiling water. Great in warming up your body during this cold weather!
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