{"id":1860,"date":"2012-01-23T22:06:41","date_gmt":"2012-01-24T05:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=1860"},"modified":"2012-08-31T17:10:02","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T23:10:02","slug":"benefits-of-green-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=1860","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Green Tea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1861\" title=\"Green Tea 079 feature\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Green-Tea-079-feature-510x354.jpg\" alt=\"Green Tea 079 feature\" width=\"510\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Green-Tea-079-feature-510x354.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Green-Tea-079-feature-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Green-Tea-079-feature.jpg 1553w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Normally I try to post early in the morning, well\u2026today was one of those days.<\/p>\n<p>This happened.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1862\" title=\"Study 01\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Study-01-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"Study 01\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Study-01-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Study-01.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Actually, my studying takes up a lot of my hours every day, but today took the cake. Not only did I study during the morning, the afternoon, and until dinner\u2026I had to study in the evening too. It was just a heavy day.<\/p>\n<p>That is why I didn\u2019t have any time to post anything this morning. So now, at almost 10 o\u2019clock, I can finally sit down and get a post written.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been meaning to do a post on green tea for ages. I\u2019m such a huge fan of it! Actually, most of the family drinks it too. Once my Dad learned how great it is for you (years ago) he drinks it every single day. My Dad is in his sixties and one of the most youthful men I know (maybe that\u2019s his secret!).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1863\" title=\"Green Tea 01\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Green-Tea-01-510x471.jpg\" alt=\"Green Tea 01\" width=\"510\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Green-Tea-01-510x471.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Green-Tea-01-1024x946.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Green-Tea-01.jpg 1168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Growing up, I had my own rule that I had to drink at least 2 cups of green tea daily. I did this for years. Then, I somehow got out of the habit. So now, I\u2019m trying to get back into that habit. I don\u2019t brew up 2 separate mugs, I just get this giant mug out and it totally counts for <em>over<\/em> two cups!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1864\" title=\"Green Tea 03\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Green-Tea-03-445x600.jpg\" alt=\"Green Tea 03\" width=\"445\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Green-Tea-03-445x600.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Green-Tea-03.jpg 802w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Onto WHY I love Green tea:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amazing source of anti-oxidants (it supposedly even keeps you looking younger!)<\/li>\n<li>Great for hydration<\/li>\n<li>Prevents tooth decay and bad breath<\/li>\n<li>Helps preserve and build bone<\/li>\n<li>Boosts your immunity!<\/li>\n<li>Burns fat and enables you to exercise longer (Apparently drinking over 3 cups of green tea daily burns 70 calories! I\u2019m not sure if that\u2019s true, but it\u2019s worth trying!)<\/li>\n<li>Reduces high blood pressure<\/li>\n<li>Lowers stress, but boosts brain power<\/li>\n<li>Healthy, fresh taste!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If it really does boost brain power, I think I&#8217;d better triple the amount I drink on study days!<\/p>\n<p>Some people don\u2019t like the taste of green tea. I get it. I hated it for two months when I started drinking it, but after two months I started to crave it. Now that I\u2019m getting in the habit again, I miss it when I don\u2019t drink it.<\/p>\n<p>However, some people don\u2019t change. My Dad started out disliking it and he still dislikes it. He thinks it tastes like dishwater, but he still happily drinks it every day! Sometimes he adds a little honey to sweeten it up.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Note:<\/span><\/strong> I don\u2019t leave the teabag in more than 3 minutes, after that point it starts to get bitter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1865\" title=\"Green Tea Tray 01\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Green-Tea-Tray-01-510x315.jpg\" alt=\"Green Tea Tray 01\" width=\"510\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Green-Tea-Tray-01-510x315.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Green-Tea-Tray-01-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Green-Tea-Tray-01.jpg 1748w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For Christmas, I got a no-drip teapot from a friend. I loved it and decided I\u2019d make up a tea tray for my room. (I still need to get a little container to put the tea bags in.) Now that I\u2019m studying so much, I can drink a pot of tea in the morning all by myself. I just have to fill the teapot up with boiling water, pop a tea bag or two in there, and I\u2019m all set!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What is your favourite kind of tea? Do you like the taste of green tea?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Normally I try to post early in the morning, well\u2026today was one of those days. 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