5 Amazing Health Benefits of Green Tea

I have been drinking green tea every single day for about 10 years.

When I learned I had breast cancer, I knew it was time to make the switch from coffee to something I felt would benefit my body on the daily.

Like most of us, I had heard rumors about the health benefits of green tea but didn’t take time to delve into it until the shit hit the fan.

That being said, this is NOT an article about how green tea will cure cancer, because it won’t.

However, green tea is certainly a superfood with some amazing benefits for your body that you need to know about.

Here, I’m going to give you 5 amazing health benefits of green tea and then share with you the top 5 brands you should try today!

Quick History of Green Tea

The Chinese and Japanese have considered green tea (Camellia sinensis) a potent medicine for maintaining health and prolonging life for centuries.

Traditional Japanese tea ceremonies (Sadō) focus on matcha tea, powdered green tea powder. In fact, in the high mountains of China and the southern portion of Japan are where the best matcha originates.

Matcha comes from the same Camellia sinensis tea bush-where all green tea leaves come from. The difference is…