• Green tea is a very delicious beverage with a long history of use primarily in Asian cultures.

• Research demonstrates that regular drinking of green tea as part of healthy lifestyle can help to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease by improving cholesterol profile (the ratio of LDL cholesterol to HDL cholesterol).

• There is also evidence that green tea plays a role in reducing the risk for certain cancers and strengthening the immune system. 

• Researchers found that specific molecules in green tea have affinity for the CD4 cells. By binding with the CD4 cell, these molecules could prevent the binding of the HIV to CD4 cell.

• All of the above health benefits of green tea have to be viewed in the context of a comprehensive approach to health. Drinking green tea alone will not make up for poor eating habits and lack of physical activity.

Recipe

This recipe combines all the benefits of green tea with additional vitamins, minerals and photochemicals found in apples and lemons. It is delicious mixture of sweet sour and bitter flavors that is very refreshing especially during hot summer months.      

Instructions

• Put 3 teaspoons of loose green tea into 1 1/2 cup of boiling water

• Cover, let sit for 3 minutes (only) and strain

• Put into refrigerator and let cool down

• Put the strained and cooled green tea into a blender and add 1 cup of  100% apple juice,  3 medium apples cut into pieces (cored and seeded), 3/4 of lemon with the skin cut into pieces.

• Blend together and strain.

• This makes about 3 cups of lemonade

Drink 4-5 cups of this green tea apple lemonade a day as a cooling refreshing drink 

Make a batch for 2-3 days

Follow the steps above and increase the dosages as follows

4 tablespoons of green tea

6 cups of boiling water

3 cups of apple juice

10 medium  apples

3  lemons with skin

     -   Makes about 12 cups of green tea apple lemonade.

     -   Store in refrigerator up to 3 days