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Saturday 16 January 2016

GREEN TEA - How to actually make it to reap its health benefits

A lot of health websites have written about the health benefits of drinking green tea. To understand what is green tea and its benefits, click here



I have been drinking green tea once in a day since more than a year now and I am convinced that this is truly a magical tea to drink. Such are the changes I have experienced in me as a result of drinking this tea. 

There are various methods to make green tea @ home but one of the best ways to drink green tea is to have it with Lemon and honey. This is esp. beneficial if you plan to drink green tea for the additional benefit of weight loss apart from the other benefits that it brings. 
Picture Courtesy - www.tetley.in &
www.daburhoney.com

Here is how I prepare green tea...    




Ingredients to prepare green tea


Green Tea leaves - 1 tsp. You can use any brand such as Tetley, Lipton etc I use the plain variety of Tetley Green Tea 
Dry Green tea leaves

Water - 200 ml

Natural Honey - 1 tbsn (I use Dabur Honey)

Lemon - 1/2 slice

Process to prepare green tea


Take one 1 tspn of green tea leaves and put into a glass. 

Boil the water and pour the boiled water into the glass containing the green tea leaves.





Close the glass with lid and keep it aside for around 3-4 minutes. 

Next, remove the lid and stir. You will notice that the leaves that were dry initially have now unfurled and have become like torn green leaves
  



Pour into a separate glass filtering out the tea leaves.

Since the tea would be very hot, allow it to cool down a bit and become warm. This is because honey must never be added into hot water/liquid - it turns harmful for our body.


Once it becomes warm, squeeze the lemon into it. Add honey, stir well and drink it immediately.



We can drink green tea after 1 or 2 hours post breakfast or lunch or in the evenings. 


NEVER DRINK GREEN TEA IN THE MORNING EMPTY STOMACH


Hope this is useful to you... 

7 comments:

  1. Why should we not drink the green tea on empty stomach?

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  2. I am drinking green tea with honey on empty stomach since 1yr , I don't feel the acidity and many articles say that it is good on empty stomach too

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  3. I am drinking green tea with honey on empty stomach since 1yr , I don't feel the acidity and many articles say that it is good on empty stomach too

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  4. Same here.. in fact it is often said that green tea with lemon and honey needs to be had on an empty stomach, at least 30 mins before breakfast.

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  5. It will lead to acidity unless you have breakfast or milk within 1/2 to 1 hour of drinking green tea...

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