Lately I have been trying to reduce my daily caffeine intake. With the last few months of classes combined with work plus training and preparing for my next competition I felt my caffeine intake has gone a bit overboard. I get the majority of my caffeine through coffee, or at least I did. I have decided to up my green tea intake (I did drink green tea daily but usually no more than 8oz) and replace my coffee with green tea. Now, green tea does still contain caffeine but a much lower amount than coffee. Plus with health benefits like these you cant go wrong:
• Increased 24-hour energy expenditure and fat oxidation
• Decreased waist circumference
• Decreased lipid oxidation
• Improved blood vessel function
• Reduced risk of heart disease and stroke
• Decreased serum cholesterol and triglycerides
• Prevention of atherosclerosis
• Reduced risk of developing high blood pressure
• Inhibition of oxidative damage
• Decreased growth of abnormal cells
• Enhanced immune function
• Prevention of prostate cancer
• Reduced risk of skin cancer
• Regression of oral cancer
• Decreased ovarian cancer risk
• Natural resistance to microbial infection
• Decreased plaque and oral bacteria
• Lower risk of developing kidney stones
• Reduced risk of Parkinson disease
