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Heard the buzz about Green Tea?  Well there’s yet another reason you should be sipping this heart-healthy drink.  According to The European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, recent research shows that sipping two cups of this delicious beverage will benefit your arteries and your heart. 

As reported in the journal, sipping green tea helps strengthen the endothelial cells in your arteries, which line blood vessels and help aid blood flow to the heart.  This in turn decreases your risk for heart disease and heart attacks, lowering the risk of heart clots.  Better yet, these benefits kick in as soon as 30 minutes after consumption.  According to their studies, participants noticed these positive effects nearly 30 minutes after consumption, lasting for 2 hours afterward.  That’s certainly a great reason to cheers your tea cup! 

Why does green tea have so many health benefits?  Is Green Tea really that great?  Let’s dive into Green Tea’s chemistry and what exactly it does for your heart.

Green Tea: Why it Works

It’s amazing how effective Green Tea is in preventing all types of diseases, and there’s a good reason why it works.  Green Tea is abundant in good taste, but it is also full of flavanoids, a naturally occurring chemical in antioxidants.  As you know, antioxidants help prevent free radicals from damaging cells, and it also carries this superpower chemical. 

Flavanoids, like antioxidants, help protect you from many diseases, but it works differently than antioxidants.  Instead, these chemicals slow down damage to cells instead of preventing it, and therefore slow down other symptoms of damaged cells, including aged skin, susceptibility to diseases, and your general health.  In the case of heart disease, cells around blood vessels weaken, becoming more prone to clots – but the flavanoids strengthen these cells and protect your heart.  By sipping two cups of green tea per day, you reduce your risk of heart disease greatly.  Plus, green tea simply tastes great!

If you’re not sipping a great Green Tea brew right now, it might be time to brew a cup and drink to your health! 

Welcome to Tea Scoop, your go-to blog for all important tea information and news!  From our passion and knowledge for tea, we are very excited to share with you information on new tea developments, important tea news affecting your health, and all the newest products here at Prettywood.  Simply bookmark this page (CTRL+D) to keep yourself updated on the newest tea events, happening right here at Tea Scoop.

What specifically should you expect?  A lot!  Here are some of the exciting topics Tea Scoop will cover:

l  Tea news.  If there is a breaking development, we’ll bring it to you and explain what exactly this means for you.  If a certain tea will help boost your health, we’ll explain how, and if too much of a certain tea is not ideal, we’ll show you how to avoid it while still enjoying the sweet aroma of tea.  Tea Scoop is dedicated to protecting your health, so depend on us to keep your informed.

l  Valuable tea information.  Here at Prettywood Tea, we dedicate ourselves to showing others the benefits of fresh, warmly-brewed tea, so you can count on us to keep you informed.  Not only will we share important tea information and health concerns, we will also cover other interesting tidbits you may (or may not) have known already.  From recipes to historical stories, Tea Scoop will give you all the inside news.

l  Up-to-date commentary on the hottest tea items.  Tea trends abound, and Tea Scoop will keep you informed on the newest trends, recipes, and happenings in the tea industry.  We’ll also tell you which trends to avoid and which trends are definite stays.

l  Product announcements.  Prettywood Tea is always introducing new products, and with our blog Tea Scoop, you can keep up-to-date with these new products.  We’ll also tell you why we have brought these products to our store and why it benefits you.  We’ll also make sure to tell you of any fun sales on these products.

Ready to enjoy the new Tea Scoop?  Indulge yourself and keep informed about the latest tea developments – and we’ll make sure to deliver it straight to you.  Remember to bookmark us (CTRL+D) and check us daily!  We’ll bring you important tea information bi-weekly, and we hope you will keep on coming back for more.