What's the Deal with Green Tea?

I've always been more of a tea lover as opposed to a coffee lover. Over the last year and a half of having a busy Varsity schedule, I've grown to be more dependent on coffee. About three weeks ago, while still on holiday and back home, I was making myself a cup of coffee when I noticed a box of Freshpak's Green Tea with added Hoodia and decided to try that instead of my usual Rooibos or Nescafe. I'd heard the odd thing or two about the health benefits of green tea and with my being motivated to get healthy and lose some weight lately, I was intrigued. I have to say that I was also pleasantly surprised with the taste, but in all honesty it took me a little while to grow to love it. Ever since then, I've had between 2 and 4 cups of the tea a day, with a few squirts of lemon juice added to each cup. The Green Tea has now replaced any cups of coffee or normal tea that I would consume throughout the day.

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The benefits of green tea are never ending but the ones that caught my attention are as follows: assists in weight loss, boosts the metabolism, lowers cholesterol, increases the immune system and improves digestion. Take all that and combine it with Hoodia - a natural appetite suppressant originally used by the San while on long hunts - and you've got yourself a winning product, right?

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Since drinking the tea, I have lost weight and I have noticed that I haven't been as hungry as I usually am - however, I have also been exercising regularly and so I can't honestly attribute my weight loss to the tea alone. With that being said, I'm going to continue drinking the tea because you can't ignore those health benefits. Plus I've found that for someone like me who may battle to get those 2 litres of water a day down, this has been a great way to increase my daily water intake.

This particular Freshpak brand with the Hoodia sells for about R14.00 for a pack of 20 tea bags and you can usually find it at any Pick 'n Pay or Spar. Please note that this is not by any means a sponsored post - I have simply found a really great product and thought I'd share with those of you who are interested.

Have you tried this particular tea? Or are you a regular green tea drinker? If so, have you noticed any improvements to your health? Please do let me know your opinions on this little tea that I've grown to love so much!

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