Personally, I really can't tell the difference the taste of green tea as opposed to black tea or any other kind of tea. I've had a little experience, not good, with using green tea for dieting. I'll relate my experience along with other details about green tea.
Green Tea for Dieting
A few years ago, I'd say at least eight, I was introduced to something called "Chinese weight loss tea". One of my wife's friends had lost a bit of weight by drinking it and explained to me how it works. She gave me a small cardboard box, colored green, covered with Chinese writing and with the words "diet tea" on one solitary flap.
This green tea came in teabags, not as tea leaves as depicted in the small picture I provided, and it was intended as a hot drink. Since I like hot tea almost as much as I like hot coffee, I tried it for a day. I knew it was supposed to act like a mild laxative, but I could not stay out of the bathroom after drinking it. At least, not until I was completely void of everything in my system.
That was the first and last time I ever messed with anything with the words "diet tea" on it.
Green Tea Detoxification Recipes
I've been reading various articles about green tea being used as the basic ingredient for detoxification. Various forms of "detox tea" can be used to detoxify your liver and your skin. I'm sure there are other detoxifying organs involved, but I haven't read about them yet. Of course, it takes more than green tea by itself to do the job intended.
Most of the detox teas that I've read about don't even include green tea, so it seems to be a bit of a misnomer to me, even if it is a legitimate use of the word "tea".
Green Tea and Old People
While traveling in the orient at various times in my life, I noticed the old folks tended to drink hot, green tea at least once a day. I don't know if it contributed to their longevity (I met a Japanese man of over a hundred years old who could get around better than my 75 year-old mother and my 73 year-old mother-in-law), but why take chances?
If something as simple as having a hot cup of green tea every day could increase your lifespan and allow you to live a healthier life at the same time, wouldn't it be worth it to include it as part of your daily diet?
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I could stand to lose more than a few pounds. Maybe I'll try some green tea tomorrow and see if I can get rid of excess baggage.
Thank you for sharing this. It reminds me that frequent green tea should be on my 2009 New Year's Resolution list!
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I was reluctant to try out green for a long time before I tried it for the first time couple of months ago… but since then I have been a regular with it ..It has a lot of positive effect in your body which makes you afresh and keep like that
Thanks for the info! I've had a box of green tea in the cupboard for quite awhile. I'd heard it was good for you, but didn't know exactly what or why. Maybe I should get it out — or even buy some new. (-:
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It is been proven that green tea can be very beneficial to one's health. I'm not too big into hot drinks, but i've felt much healthier after adding green tea to my diet.
I used to have green tea daily which made free from all the health problems.
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I could stand to lose more than a few pounds. Maybe I'll try some green tea tomorrow and see if I can get rid of excess baggage.
even starbucks are into green tea.
http://japansugoi.com/wordpress/starbucks-green-tea-coffee-kyoto-matcha-latte/
Green tea is an excellent weight loss remedy. According to Doctor Perricone, best selling author, green tea is one of the best foods for weight loss, along with blueberries and salmon.
This anti-oxident rich tea reduces inflammation and swelling in the body, which could explain its ability to assist weight loss.
Green tea has also been linked to increased metabolism.
I agree, even though I'm a heavy coffee drinker, I do take time to drink green tea for cleansing purposes.