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Green Tea: Is it Heart Healthy?
With everybody thinking green to preserve the planet, the next time you have a choice of white, green, or black, you might want to choose green—tea that is—to help preserve your heart.
There are thousands of varieties of teas available, each with a different taste, different health benefits, and varying levels of caffeine. While these differences are decided by growing region, when they were harvested, and processing method—all teas come from a plant called Camellia sinensis.
Green tea is currently the #1 choice due to its high level of antioxidants, which appear to help detoxify and fight cancer, help lower blood pressure, fight gingivitis and cavities, and help regulate blood sugar levels. Green teas are often mixed with fruits or scented with flowers and have only 5 to 10 percent the caffeine of coffee.