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Wednesday 4 November 2015

Can I drink green tea with lemon and ginger?

Drinking green tea with lemon improves the health benefits of the tea. Citrus juice brings out green tea's antioxidants, making them more available for your body to absorb. Catechins, which prefer the acid environment of the stomach, become degraded in the more alkaline conditions of the small and large intestine, where nutrient absorption takes place. Lemon juice can increase the amount of catechins your body extracts from green tea by up to six times. While compounds in tea can inhibit iron absorption from foods in your diet, drinking your green tea with lemon reduces that effect.

The greatest benefits of taking ginger are to relieve nausea and motion sickness. It also can help relieve dizziness, a contributing factor. Green tea's primary health benefit lies in its antioxidant properties, which are believed to help prevent cancer. Both supplements are believed to be effective in the treatment of arthritis, although evidence is limited. In addition, popular belief supports the use of either for weight loss.

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