WARNING: If you have prostate cancer, be cautious using green tea.

A Superfood. It thins the blood. Helps you maintain a healthy weight. Lowers cholesterol. It has anti-aging properties. It helps diabetics with their insulin levels. The high levels of anti-oxidants can help thwart arthritis and aid patients with pain and inflammation. It also  helps the digestive track maintain the “good” bacteria.

Green tea has long been studied and taken for its medicinal qualities in the Eastern Cultures. Americans are just now coming around to understand its wonderful effects on the body, and its calming effects on the mind.   A cup of green tea contains half the caffeine of coffee.  And, if you have a cold, go ahead and indulge—word’s out on whether it’s as good as grandma’s chicken soup, but it doesn’t have any cholesterol, either.