Alcohol Abuse Advice

Green Tea vs. Coffee

Every morning after waking up, most people like drinking coffee. However, many experts are now recommending green tea in as an alternative to coffee. Now, why is it? Is green tea more beneficial than coffee?

One of the good things about coffee is that it tends to help people reduce the damages on people who smoke and drink liquors. Recent studies show that smokers who drink coffee have lesser tendency to develop heart diseases than smokers who don’t drink coffee. Heavy drinkers of alcohol who drink coffee also have fewer chances of getting liver damage.

Coffee contains antioxidants like chlorogenic acid and quinines and also magnesium which can help reduce the risk of developing diabetes. It also contains trigonelline, which can help prevent tooth decay. It can also help people avoid Parkinson’s disease, tension headaches and relieve the symptoms of asthma.

On the other hand, green tea has many different benefits. This type of tea contains epigallocatechin gallate, also known as EGCG, which allows its drinkers to avoid heart disease, kidney stones and cancer. It is also known to help improve the density of a person’s bones and reduce dental cavities. Aside from these, it can also improve the bones’ cognitive function.

Green tea also contains ascorbic acid or vitamin C and minerals such as zinc, chromium and manganese. It also has carotenoids, tocopherols and phytochemical compounds. Green tea is also able to help prevent not only Parkinson’s disease but Alzheimer’s diseases as well. People who drink green tea are also able to prevent stroke and artery damage.

This type of tea is also able to prevent brain cells from dying. It contains essential nutrients that can kill cancer cells while making sure that it doesn’t harm healthy tissues. One good thing about green tea though, is that it may contain caffeine, but its caffeine doesn’t cause sleeping problems like insomnia.

Green tea is also good for relaxation, especially when mixed with meditation. For more information about meditation and how it can help you prevent many types of diseases, you can go to www.meditate.com.au/members. You can also visit www.meditate.com.au to get a free copy of Holosync meditation music CD to help you meditate more effectively.