Written by Jamie Stowe | Tuesday, 23 September 2008 | There are 0 comments
Everybody has a different approach to losing weight and you should find your own method of slimming down which you find manageable and sustainable. One little lifestyle change that we have found to be extremely effective in our research at Ukmedix News is the simple act of drinking Green Tea. When we talk about Green Tea we don’t mean those slimming teas that are sold on the internet or in health shops but quite simply the basic Green Tea that you find in a supermarket. Many people who have lost weight swear by Green Tea as a way to manage their eating habits and to sustain their weight loss.

You must remember that Green Tea is only to be considered as a small part of a weight loss regime and can’t be substituted for healthy diet or exercise, but nevertheless it can definitely help. Green Tea works as a good substitute to coffee which produces anxiety and stress due to its high caffeine levels. Drinking a lot of coffee throughout the day gives you highs and lows which are not conducive to making healthy food choices, whereas Green Tea only has a little bit of caffeine and a more relaxing and calming effect on people who drink it.
Green Tea also works by slightly speeding up the metabolism, helping digestion (in fact some people use it as a mild laxative) and some research suggests that it can have an effect on the control of glucose in the bloodstream thus releasing energy from food more gradually into your system. There have been a number of studies on Green Tea and the vast majority of them noted health benefits from using it. One particular study claims that by drinking five cups of Green Tea daily contributes to an increased calorie burn of about three or four percent a day. Some other studies have documented how people say that Green Tea reduces cravings for unhealthy fatty food and works therefore as a mild appetite suppressant.
If you do go shopping for Green Tea you will see a whole variety of different types such as Lemon Green Tea, Java Green Tea, Apple Green Tea and so on and you should try all of them until you find one which you like. Even if it does not have any particular effect on you but it just gets you off drinking a lot of coffee it will improve your health and make you feel better.
Green Tea is also known to be full of antioxidants which can slow down the aging process and protect the liver. If you drink Green Tea late at night remember that it does contain a little bit of caffeine and therefore you should use a completely decaffeinated version at this time.
