Why Drink Green Tea – Three Reasons to Enjoy a Popular Beverage

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Why Drink Green Tea – Three Reasons to Enjoy a Popular Beverage

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High quality loose leaf tea is a popular beverage throughout the

world. Green tea is flavorful, is part of many cultures and

provides medicinal benefits.

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Why Drink Green Tea – Three Reasons to Enjoy a Popular Beverage

Copyright © 2006 Jon M. Stout

Golden Moon Tea

http://www.GoldenMoonTea.com

After water, tea is the most consumed beverage in the world and

there are good reasons for this popularity. One of the most

popular forms of tea is green tea and there are a number of

reasons why so many people enjoy this beverage.

First, green tea is flavorful and there are many varieties of

green tea. The difference between teas is the amount of oxidation

that the leaves are exposed to. Green tea is not oxidized meaning

the enzymes in the tea leaf are not exposed to any oxygen found

in the air. By contrast, black tea is fully oxidized and oolong

tea is partially oxidized. When dealing with tea taste is a

matter of degree and a function of oxidation.

Green tea comes in many forms and blends and is popular in every

country and culture. Originally produced in China, the

consumption and popularity of green tea spread throughout Asia,

India and the western world. With the addition of flavors and

blends like Jasmine, Vanilla, Mint and varieties like Jasmine

pearls, Sencha and Gunpowder, green teas are subtle and appeal to

the varied tastes of tea drinkers.

Green tea has a unique light taste that appeals to a very large

number of drinkers throughout the world and has been popular

since tea was first discovered over 5,000 years ago. It is one of

the five basic types of tea and is recognized by even the most

novice tea drinker.

Second, loose leaf green tea has been one of the mainstays of the

tea culture. The highest quality tea is loose tea and premium

quality loose tea has gained in popularity in recent years. Green

tea drinkers enjoy preparation rituals and ceremonies that add

ambiance to the tea drinking experience. Whole leaf green tea has

served as the basis of tea rituals in China and Japan and,

properly served, the tea ritual provides a pleasant experience

after a stressful day.

When China was the sea power of the world (1405-1433), tea was

among the indispensable supplies for the seamen. The amount of

vitamin C in the tea drink consumed by the seafarers at that time

was enough to prevent scurvy which would kill many European

sailors more than 100 years later, but was essentially unknown to

the medical officers assigned to the fleet of more than 27,000

men on their round voyage from China to Africa.

Lastly, there are strong indications that drinking green tea (and

all types of tea for that matter) is very healthy for the human

body. Throughout the years tea has been prized for its medicinal

qualities and the consumption of tea became a regular event for

most families.

Tea has been used in China as a medicinal beverage to promote

health in mind and body for about 5000 years. The earliest known

reference to tea as a health aid dates back to 2737 B.C. Tea was

an expensive beverage in ancient China. Its use was confined to

the wealthy segments of the population. Only in the Ming dynasty

after the fall of the Mongolian empire in 1368 A.D., tea drinking

spread from the elite to the populace. The first shipment of tea

to Europe in 1606 by the Dutch East India Company was green tea

In 1994 the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published

the results of an epidemiological study indicating that drinking

green tea reduced the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese men

and women by nearly sixty percent.

University of Purdue researchers recently concluded that a

compound in green tea inhibits the growth of cancer cells. There

is also research indicating that drinking green tea lowers total

cholesterol levels, as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL)

cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol.

A recent Japanese study, reported by the Journal of the American

Medical Association (JAMA) reported that adults in Japan who

drank more green tea had a lower risk of death from all causes

and from heart disease.

In addition, compounds in green tea called polyphenols have been

much studied for possible heart disease and cancer preventive

effects. Although further study may be required to prove

absolutely that green tea produces measurable health benefits,

the consumption of green teas throughout history add credence to

recent medical claims.

Tea drinkers have many choices but those that drink high quality

loose leaf green tea can anticipate an enjoyable beverage and tea

drinking experience.

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Jon M. Stout is Chairman of the Board of Golden Moon Tea

a division of Element H2O. Golden Moon Tea is a supplier

of high quality loose leaf green, white, black, oolong and

pu-erh tea as well as flavored and blended teas. Golden Moon

Tea’s website is found at http://www.GoldenMoonTea.com .

Try Golden Moon Tea’s collection of fine tea.