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Green Tea – Advantages and disadvantages

Many of us are addicted to drinking tea. But very few of us know the advantages and disadvantages of various teas we drink. Every tea; black, green or white has its own benefits and disadvantages. This article will give you information about all the benefits that the green tea provides and also the ways in which it can be harmful to you. Although green tea is produced from the same plant from which black and white tea are produced but the main difference lies in the processing of all the three. The green tea is a production of the Camellia Sinensis plant. It is more oxidized than the normal tea we drink and less oxidized than the black tea.
Before opting to drink green tea, you must know the advantages and disadvantages of the green tea. There are ample numbers of benefits of green tea. Although there are many benefits which are still unknown to the public, but some the very common benefits and some which can prove to be very useful to many of you are listed here.
Earlier green tea was only enjoyed by the Chinese and Japanese population, but with the increased knowledge benefits of green tea it is being widely adopted by the population of the whole world. The main reason for the green tea being so beneficial is that it contains antioxidants. These antioxidants are called catechin polyphenols, the most influential being the EGCG. EGCG takes up 10-50% of the catechin in the green tea. This catechin is highly advantageous for heart patients and also helps the body fight against breast cancer or bladder cancer. Green tea contains a lesser amount of caffeine as compared to black tea or white tea.
One of the benefits of green tea also includes the prevention of tooth decay. Green tea contains fluorine. Fluorine helps in preventing tooth decay because it inhibits an enzyme which is responsible for plaque formation. Many of us reading this article must surely be health conscious and want to lose weight. So for them green tea is of great help. Green tea also helps a great deal in losing weight. Green tea also lowers the cholesterol level and helps in building up a strong immune system.
For those suffering from pimples and acne, green tea has proved to be quite useful. Studies have shown that even 3% of the green tea extracts used on skin can treat acne more than benzoyl peroxide can. You can drink green tea which will help you treat your acne from inside and use the tea bags on your face to treat them from outside. It has no side effects on the skin, whereas benzoyl peroxide is quite harsh on the skin.
The polyphenols present in green tea act as an anti aging agent. It helps you prevent aging signs effectively. These antioxidants also help in preventing skin cancer. Green tea prevents arthritis by protecting the cartilage as it blocks the enzyme harming the cartilage. Fluoride present in green tea keeps your bones strong. Drinking it every day conserves your bone density.
Everything which is good also has some disadvantages. Although green tea is very beneficial for health but it is also harmful. Anything which contains caffeine is harmful for health. Similarly green tea also contains caffeine and regular intake can cause frequent urination, insomnia and nausea. If taken in large amounts, green tea can also prove dangerous to the liver and kidney. Large amounts of polyphenols present in this tea can also cause severe health problems. Pregnant women are advised not to include
green tea or any such tea in their diet as the EGCG present in the green tea can pose dangerous to the child’s growth. It can create complications at the time of delivery. So, in conclusion, it is advised that a limited intake of green tea is beneficial whereas large intake can be dangerous for the health.

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How to keep laughter flowing in this hectic lifestyle?

Life is complicated and messy and very hectic. Sometimes laugh-out-loud moments are not always accessible but there are some tips that be used to bring laughter in your life.
- One should determine humor profile. Figure out what makes you laugh and do it more often. As different people have different taste in music, in the same manner we also laugh at different things.
- Spend more time with people who make you laugh.
- Invite your friends over to see funny movies together, you will find yourself laughing harder and longer than if you had seen it all by yourself.
- Suppose your car breaks down in the middle of traffic and you have no cell phone or spare tyre, instead of kicking yourself, laugh at your own incompetence. Laugh at the absurdity of the situation. It requires a certain amount of detachment – one can laugh at a situation if you are above it, not within it and with that kind of detachment, you can see things as funny and not frustrating.
- Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. Prefer laughing in such situations as there is less cleaning up to do afterwards.
- Hang around with kids more. Kids are constantly discovering the world around them, and a lot of what goes on seems ridiculous and surprising, which strikes them as funny. Few things which may not seem to be funny to you, but when a child is laughing over something, you will find his spontaneous bubbling contagious.
- Laugh at yourself. Recognize how funny some of your behavior is really, especially your shortcomings and mistakes. Sense of humor is the ability to laugh at oneself. Laughing at others can be hurtful and mean but laughing at yourself in alight hearted way can be a great way to perk yourself up.
- Inject humor anytime it is appropriate as people love to laugh.
- Do not run scared from dark humor as the laughter that arises from such humor is not an insensitive reaction, rather it makes the statement that life is not something to be affirmed ecstatically so much as acknowledged comically.
- A smile is not the same as laughter but they are part of the same family. If you are feeling so low that you cannot remember when you last smiled, know that this could be a warning sign of clinical depression.

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