Know How Green Tea Benefits Almost Every Part Of Your Body.

Let’s start from the very top – your hair.

1. Hair

You must have definitely heard of the popular shampoo brand ‘Pantene’. But did you know that Pantene got its name from a provitamin called ‘panthenol’, one of the key ingredients of the shampoo? It is widely used in shampoos as it strengthens hair.

Green tea is a good source of panthenol. Now, panthenol binds to the hair surface easily and thus provides your hair with a coat and seals its surface. Hence its hair strengthening properties. In addition to panthenol, green teas also contain an amino acid called theanine. Together, they strengthen your hair and prevent hair splits.

2. Brain

A research review published in the journal Phytomedicine (Vol.34, October 2017) clearly brings out the following conclusions:

1. Green tea reduces anxiety
2. Green tea enhances your brains’s cognitive abilities – you will see improvements in memory and attention spans.

What is further reassuring is that this review is based on multiple research and literature available on the subject. Green tea contains two ingredients – caffeine and L-theanine, and the combined effect of these two is what gives green tea its brain boosting abilities.

3. Skin

• Green tea promotes DNA repair and helps fight skin cancer.
• Struggling to keep dandruff at bay? Pick up a green tea fortified shampoo and see the anti-dandruff benefits of green tea for yourself. Green tea has anti-microbial and anti-fungal properties that
• The antioxidants present in green tea protect your skin from the harmful effects of UV rays and air pollution including cigarette smoke.

4. Eyes

• Green tea contains a type of antioxidants – called flavonoids. These flavonoids help safeguard your eyes from these diseases: cataract and certain types of glaucoma.
• A flavonoid called gallocatechin is absorbed by the eye tissues and protect your eyes against the harmful effect of UV rays.
• Gallocatechin also protects your eyes from oxidative stress. (Source)

Quick Pointers

• Green tea is considered a zero calorie beverage.
• Green tea works as a blood thinner and helps prevent creation of blood clots.
• If weight loss is your primary goal here, then go for the Japanese green matcha tea. In matcha, the whole leaf is ground and consumed thus ensuring that you get the full bouquet of nutrients that the green tea leaves have on offer.