Have you thought what drinking Matcha everyday can do for you? When drinking high Quality Matcha, you are drinking the entire vibrant green tea leaf which is packed full of antioxidants, amino acids, vitamins and minerals. Not only is this nourishing for the body, it has huge benefits for brain function and mental clarity.
Keep reading below for 5 major health benefits. There's many more which we will cover in part II.
Try drinking Ceremonial Grade Matcha everyday and see what it can do for you.
1. Increased Focus and Energy
Matcha provides a sustained energy boost throughout the day without the dips and crash that coffee may have on you. High Quality Matcha contains roughly 70-80mg of caffeine for every 2 gram serving (1 teaspoon). Although this is less than your average morning latte which contains 120-150mg caffeine, Matcha provides a long lasting caffeine energy boost greater than what coffee would.
L-Theanine is an amino acid found in green tea. It helps to slow down the release of caffeine into the bloodstream for stable prolonged energy boost as the caffeine attaches onto adenosine receptors. L-Theanine is also known to enhance cognitive function, promotes alertness and promotes a state of calmness in the mind.
So start your day right with a cup of High Quality Matcha and feel the difference for yourself!
2. Improves Heart Health
Ceremonial Grade Matcha is very high in antioxidant activity due to the abundance of catechins found inside the tea leaf. This helps to prevent inflammation within the blood vessels and improves cardiovascular health. Matcha also helps to prevent blood clot formation within the blood vessels, allowing healthy circulation of the blood.
High Quality Matcha is also high in a specific catechin called EGCG. This valuable compound reduces absorption of fats in the digestive tract and therefore lowers the lipid profile in our circulating blood.
3. Nourishes Skin for a Radiant Complexion
Great skin starts from within. Healthy blood supply and nutrients to the skin promote glowy radiant skin while unhealthy inflammatory foods, lack of sleep and high levels of UV rays cause inflammation of the skin that shows up as dryness, redness and irregularities of the skin. Matcha is known for its high anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity in the body, which includes your skin!
Matcha has high levels of vital nutrients such as Vitamin A, C & E, Zinc and Potassium which are needed to boost collagen production and fight inflammation of the skin.
4. Assists Weight Management
As mentioned earlier, High Quality Matcha contains EGCG, a powerful antioxidant which reduces lipid absorption in the intestines. Matcha has also been shown to help with glucose metabolism by reducing spikes in insulin and blood glucose levels.
Although more research is still needed, regular consumption of Matcha has been linked to increased energy expenditure through thermogenesis, increased fat oxidation and reduction in new lipid cells forming, all of which help promote weight loss.
5. Promotes Liver Detoxification
Matcha contains chlorophyll which is responsible for the vibrant green colour. Chlorophyll has been shown to assist the liver with metabolic processes to remove toxic waste in our bodies. Chlorophyll can also bind to heavy metals in our body and help with eliminating them. Chlorophyll is found is many plants and algae but is particularly high in Matcha Green Tea.
Matcha also a protective effect on the liver being anti-inflammatory in nature. Studies have shown those consuming Matcha regularly have a lowered risk of liver damage and disease.
References:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6836118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2748751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1852441/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC517497/