Magic Drink SINKS Heart Disease Risk
Ah, the elusive Fountain of Youth.
If it existed, you wouldn’t just drink a cup of it… you’d dive right in and swim around in it.
Well, the fountain itself might not exist, but nature has the next best thing.
It’s a drink that lowers your risk of having a fatal heart attack—and can help you live longer, too.
And the more you drink, the better.
So what is Nature’s tasty fountain of youth?
It’s green tea!
Researchers analyzed the tea-drinking habits of over 100,000 people, dividing them into two groups: habitual drinkers (3 or more times per week), or non-habitual drinkers (less than three times per week).
After following the participants for more than seven years, there was a pretty significant difference between the two groups.
Specifically, those classified as habitual tea drinkers had a:
- 20% lower risk of heart disease and stroke
- 22% lower risk of dying from heart disease or a stroke
- 15% reduced risk of dying from any cause at all.
There’s a good reason for these benefits.
Green tea is loaded with polyphenols, which are plant compounds that help prevent numerous risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including high blood pressure and dyslipidemia.
But if you want all of these benefits, make sure you’re drinking green tea and not black tea.
The study didn’t find any connection between black tea and a reduced risk of heart disease and death. This is likely because the polyphenols can lose their antioxidant effects during the fermentation process.
(This doesn’t mean that black tea isn’t good for you!)
But whether your tea is green or black, just make sure you drink it without the white stuff (sugar, of course).
