Green Tea Or Green Tea Pills?
by Shawn
Green tea has been a popular drink in many parts of the world, and because we’re learning more about the benefits of green tea it has become even more popular. It has been used medicinally for hundreds of years in areas like China and India. Studies have even shown that areas that drink a lot of green tea have a lower level of heart disease and certain forms of cancer.
This created a compelling reason to extract the beneficial components of green tea and turn them into a green tea supplement. Now you can find various forms of green tea supplements, like mega green tea, green tea pills and liquid green tea extract.
These green tea supplements contain high doses of green tea extract — the equivalent of 2 to 10 cups of green tea, depending on which one you’re taking.
This has caused a little concern that an extremely high dose of green tea may not be so healthy. These supplements aren’t toxic in large doses, but they may not be particularly healthy if taken in large doses either. There hasn’t been enough research yet to understand the effects of taking the equivalent of say 50 cups of green tea a day. But it’s good to note that by taking a recommended dose you shouldn’t be getting this much.
Anything in too high of a dose can be of concern. When taking green tea pills, or any other supplement, it’ good to follow the package directions and talk to your doctor about any questions or concerns you may have.
There has definitely been enough research to prove that green tea has important health benefits and taking a green tea supplement may be a good way to take advantage of these green tea benefits if you don’t drink green tea regularly. The key is just to be sensible about the dosage.