Is any other food or drink reported to have as many health benefits as green tea?

  The use of herbs is a time-honored approach to strengthening the body and treating disease. The Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of green tea since ancient times, using it to treat everything from headaches to depression.

  Dried in a special way, green tea has higher values of medicinal properties than other teas. It has long been valued in China for the maintenance of good health. Some even said, "It is better to drink green tea than take medicine". Many people here like to enhance their life with the great versatility and healthful benefits of this tea of the ancients. From bath salts to ice cream, this traditional beverage can be used in dozens of ways to relax the mind, strengthen the body, and soothe the soul.

 The only negative side effect reported from drinking green tea is insomnia due to the fact that it contains caffeine, but less than coffee. People with heart problems, kidney disorders, stomach ulcers, and psychological disorders (particularly anxiety) should not take green tea. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should also avoid green tea. People who drink excessive amounts of caffeine (including caffeine from green tea) for prolonged periods of time may experience irritability, insomnia, heart palpitation, and dizziness. Caffeine overdose can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headaches, and loss of appetite.

 Green tea has been receiving much attention lately. Scientists have begun to study its health effects more closely in lab animals and in observational human studies. Many medical reports and studies by accredited institutions conclude that green tea does contain many healthful and healing properties. Drinking green tea has been shown to provide the human body with numerous health enhancing components. Some reports indicated green tea might have the ability to help prevent cancers of the skin, esophagus, stomach, colon, pancreas, lung, bladder, prostate, and breast.

  Green tea is becoming more popular in Western nations.