"Tea is nothing other than this: Heat the water, prepare the tea and drink it with propriety. That is all you need to know."
- Sen Rikyu, 16th Century Oriental Tea Master

Green Tea has been proven by research as a very good blocker of the formation of cholesterol. Green tea is abundant in a class of polyphenols known as catechins. The strongest catechin in green tea is known as epigallocatechin gallate or EGCG. EGCG is the ingredient in green tea that makes it a superior antioxidant, and an antiviral and ulcer protective agent.

Green tea is also known to increase mental awareness, fight fatigue, helps diminish appetite and regulate blood sugar.

Although cholesterol is usually thought of as a "bad thing", the truth is that cholesterol is important to our overall health and even helps body function. Each one of the cells in our bodies is supported by good cholesterol. When cholesterol gets old or if it goes bad then level becomes elevated, it can be dangerous. The "good" cholesterol helps to get the bad cholesterol back down to safe levels. Whenever the bad (LDL & VLDL) cholesterol level climbs higher, then it becomes a serious situation. Untreated it can contribute to severe health problems including stroke, kidney damage, diabetes mellitus, and heart disease. People with uncontrolled "bad" cholesterol are three times more likely to have a heart attack, they are six times more susceptible to develop congestive hear failure, people with high cholesterol will be seven times more likely to have an ischemic stroke.