With food and water, heavy metals enter our body – lead, mercury, zinc and others. Tea (namely, the tannin contained in it) helps to remove heavy metals from the body. Green tea has bactericidal properties and destroys pathogens in the gastrointestinal tract. Green tea is considered an effective remedy against radiation sickness, neutralizes the harmful effects of radiation from household appliances – computer monitors and television screens, reduces the risk of cancer. The anti-cancer properties of green tea are associated with its ability to purify the blood – remove toxins and heavy metals from the body, reduce appetite and regulate the level of norenaline (norenaline plays an important role in the formation of fat). Of course, in order to get rid of extra pounds, it is not enough just to drink green tea. You also need to eat right and do exercises for weight loss (in general, lead a healthy lifestyle)

It is green tea, not black tea, that will help you in losing weight. But green tea contains not only caffeine, but also theobromine and theophylline, which also actively affect the cardiovascular and nervous systems. Green tea interferes with the normal absorption of folic acid, which is necessary for development child’s brain. This is due to the chemical compound contained in green tea in large quantities with the unpronounceable name “epigallocatechin gallate”.

Well, caffeine, of course, is not the best friend of pregnant women. Drinking several cups of green tea a day can lead to low birth weight, preterm labor and even fetal death.