The Con of Drinking Green Tea

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If you're like me, you want to buy the cheapest green tea and save money. But should we consider not drinking it at all?

If you think I'm trying to scare you for the thrill of it, listen to the Food Babe:

http://foodbabe.com/2013/08/21/do-you-know-whats-really-in-your-tea/

The claims for green tea seems phenomenal.

Green tea is the healthiest beverage on the planet. It is loaded with antioxidants and nutrients that have powerful effects on the body. This includes improved brain function, fat loss, a lower risk of cancer and many other incredible benefits.

Like I always say, "Who is coming up with this stuff?"

Green tea was used in traditional Chinese and Indian medicine to control bleeding and heal wounds, aid digestion, improve heart and mental health and regulate body temperature. Recent studies have shown green tea can potentially have positive effects on everything from weight loss to liver disorders to type 2 diabetes.

It sounds like a miracle drink. If we don't drink it, will we not be superhuman like the Chinese and Indian people?

Green teas have no doubt helped the people of Bangladeshi in India:

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Jan 24, 2015 - Bangladesh as a tea growing region; Bangladeshi teas grown in the north part ... A tea garden in Srimongol, Sylhet, Bangladesh. ... Green Tea.


Don't you want your children growing up drinking foreign teas. These poor children can't get enough of it.












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I find it hard knowing who is doing all this fantastic research. There is a lot of names of doctors taking credit but no mention to their country of origin or who is funding their research. Maybe I should dig a little deeper?

Green tea is widely consumed in Japan, China, and other Asian nations but who is doing all this research that we hear about? I sure wish I had time to study where the money (gifts made to research facilities) goes in connection with the rich tea industries..

"In 2014, Americans consumed over 80 billion servings of tea, or more than 3.60 billion gallons. About 84% of all tea consumed was Black Tea, 15% was Green Tea, and the small remaining amount was Oolong, White and Dark Tea. USA is the second largest importer of tea after Russia.

Some of the major players in the global green tea market include AMORE Pacific Corp, Associated British Foods LLC, DSM Nutritional Products, Nestle S.A., Numi Organic Tea, Oregon Chai Inc, Tetley GB Ltd, Northern tea Merchants Ltd among others.

The U.S. market for tea has more than quadrupled during the past twenty-plus years—from just under $2 billion in 1990 to just over $10 billion last year—according to the U.S. Tea Association. Demand for the herbal beverage has now been growing at a healthy clip for decades. By weight, Americans now drink almost 20 percent more of the herbal beverage than they did back in 2000, according to market research firm Euromonitor."

Personally I think advocating tea drinking is a sham perpetrated on countries in order to make tea peddlers rich. We should throw away our tea and drink fresh water or home grown herbal teas instead. 

Next time I'm going to talk about the benefits of drinking carbonated drinks. Is there a benefit? Do they get a bum rap because of the sugar content in their drinks? If any rich company would like to pay me for showing their soda pop commercials on this blog I would appreciate the cash? (This is not an endorsement of the soda pop industry. At least not until I get paid.) 

I think soda pop tastes a lot better than insecticidal tea leaves. And isn't the health claims made by research facilities mostly about making organizations richer by endorsing their products? Does the medical profession really want to make us better or milk us like cows. Instead of milk they want our life savings or our government's health care funds like medicare and Medicaid. 

Hint of the Day: Use your tea leaves to kill insects. The poison in the leaves will kill bugs.