Green Tea

[natureforlife]

I drink green tea too everyday in a health drink. I'm not sure of a specific brand for green tea to recommend. But, I always recommend buying organic whenever possible.

 

[Scandia]

Have you heard the Mayo clinics report that green tea(component EGCG) confuses cancer cells,mainly in patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia? It actually kills the cancer cells by cutting off communication signals they need to survive. This is exciting and hopeful news.

 

[hippiechild]

White tea is the new craze, but as to whether or not its better for you, I'm not sure. The thing about white tea is that its still so young it may not have developed as many properties as the more mature green tea. Also, if you make green tea on your own, the water should not be heated to more than 100 degrees, because it kills the healing properties.

 

[natureforlife]

White tea is the new craze, but as to whether or not its better for you, I'm not sure. The thing about white tea is that its still so young it may not have developed as many properties as the more mature green tea. Also, if you make green tea on your own, the water should not be heated to more than 100 degrees, because it kills the healing properties.

I agree hippiechild. The plant is picked before it's had time to reach maturity and doesn't have all the nutrients it would otherwise and isn't as beneficial as mature green tea.

 

[hippiechild]

Also, on green tea...this may sound odd, but I can't drink it at least two hours before bed...it keeps me awake! It honestly gives me more energy than coffee does...I'm not sure if its the brand I drink or just that it makes me feel awake and alive, but I can't! I love it though! And I've felt so much better and healthier since I've started drinking it daily.

 

[SparkyMaddie]

I drink it every day now too. It's Liptons

 

[loribee59]

Ooooh, green tea with mint?!

also, I was told by a friend of mine that since she started drinking two cups of green tea in the morning, she gets some energy to last her most of the day.

I have a tendency to fall asleep on weekends...so I tried drinking two cups of green tea for the first time yesterday and I did have some energy and I was awake most of the day.

the green tea I get is from my dear dear friend from CA (she's originally from Hong Kong) is called TenRen Green Tea.

mild tasting-- but it does get bitter when I'm almost out of tea.

 

[SecretBlessings]

I enjoy drinking green tea. I usually buy Celestial Seasonsings Green Tea. Sometimes, I will buy another brand.

 

[ChrisCountryGirl]

Green Tea, I usually drink that once a day for the health benefits.

I also enjoy drink different flavors/vareity of tea

 

[marshgreencohen]

green teas and all sorts are pretty much popular here in the philippines...they come in different flavors...i drink a lot of it in at school...it's brand is C2 and i also had tried Lipton

 

[kopilo]

Imho green tea from Shizuoka, Japan is the best green tea I have ever had.

 

[BoranJarami]

A couple words on green tea:

I noticed white tea mentioned a couple of times. White tea is procesed the same way green tea is. The difference is that white tea is harvested when it is still in bud. This means it is less mature then green tea. (hence the comment about it perhaps not haveing all the benifits of green tea).

As for green tea, you can get different tastes depending on how long you steap the tea. A quick steap will give you a milder even slightly sweet flavor. The longer it steaps the more bitter it becomes. However, the longer it steads the more anti-oxidents are released into the water. With a quick steap it is possible that you might not get enough anti-oxidents to make a difference.

Personaly I like green tea, oolong (which is somewhere in between green tea and black tea), and genmaicha (which is tea made from green tea and roasted rice).

 

[Elle_For_Short]

Trader Joes

 

[LYP]

Hi! I have recently began researching the benefits of drinking green tea. I've only been drinking it for about two weeks now and so far I am very pleased with the results. I would like to know if anyone else has tried it and if so, what would be a good brand for me to purchase? Right now, I'm just using the Lipton brand....but is there something better out there? Any feedback would be greatly
appreciated!

I LOVE green tea. I use the ones I buy from the Asian grocery store I drink about 2-3 glasses a day, but never after 3 p.m.

 

[Super Kal]

i love green tea... besides water, it's the only thing I drink now

the brand I get is Arizona Diet Green tea... zero calories, and it has ginseng and honey... I can drink it all day, and not feel guilty about empty calories... plus it works wonders when I'm on the exercise bike... it keeps me energized and keeps me going when I'm pushing for two hours

 

[Briannaa]

green tea is a great drink, i've heard it can be used as a minor appetite suppressant (nothing big, just substituting it in place of snacks) however it has so many other good benefits for you that it doesn't matter. green tea to me was kind of a gross thing to start drinking so i started with the flavored iced kind and now i can drink it anyway.

 

[The Valkyrie]

I like a variety of teas. Green and Oolong especially.

 

[Searching_for_Christ]

I drink Arizona Green tea with honey and Ginseng, this however means that I do not brew my own tea. I'm not a fan of hot drinks AT ALL, and I've only bought one brand of green tea bags (for brewing) and well..it tastes...like nothing? ehh..like a..its got a BIT of a taste but mainly tastes very light and...whatever it just don't got any taste lol.

 

[Roshket]

I really like the Green Tea, i bought it from a website with all kind of sells and it was shipped from Japan, so i think it is original. I mix it with Honey and drink it every morning. I could stay without it.

 

[Moxie123]

I get my green tea in loose-leaf form from Japanese/Asian grocery stores. It contains macha, the bright green tea powder which is high in antioxidants (also used in Japanese tea ceremonies.) The tea also contains sencha (darker green tea) and brown roasted rice for a smoky flavor.

Lipton and the like have been roasted and lack the authentic flavor and tradition of a classic Japanese green tea, in my opinion.