Green Tea Caffeine

As a long time lover of green tea, I immensely enjoy the many different types, flavors, and awesome health benefits of green tea. Even...the health benefit of the caffeine in green tea. Yes caffeine! Now I know there's a lot of talk right now about caffeine and all the harmful side effects it can have. And it's true, caffeine can have negative side effects depending on how much of it you consume. But keep reading and you'll get a taste (no pun intended) of what the caffeine in a cup of green tea actually does for you.

Now this may be hard to believe, but studies have shown that moderate caffeine consumption has been found to be good for your health. Caffeine can make you feel great by giving you an energy boost, uplifting your mood and accelerating your heart beat.

But the problem is that most people consume way too much of it, which leads to problems like feeling jittery, nervous, anxious, depressed, chronic muscle tension, drowsiness, sleepless nights, and a host of other problems.

A cup of coffee contains 85-150 milligrams of caffeine and a can of soda contains anywhere from 40-80 or even more milligrams. The daily recommended caffeine intake is 200 milligrams. So by drinking 2 or more cups of coffee or cans of soda, you've gone over your limit and may start to feel some of the negative effects of caffeine.

Now... a cup of green tea averages only 8 to 35 milligrams of caffeine. Even by drinking 4-8 cups of green tea you will not have reached your daily recommended caffeine intake! That is great news! As a side note - if you're wondering about the caffeine content of black tea, unfortunately it is higher - black tea contains about twice as much caffeine as green tea.

The caffeine level in a cup of green tea is just right to help you feel energized, alert, and refreshed, but won't leave you feeling as jittery and anxious as a cup of coffee or soda may.

So even though caffeine really can have a negative effect on your health according to your consumption level; you may want to try an experiment and replace green tea for your coffee and soda intake for awhile, and see if you don't feel a whole lot better (not to mention you'll be enjoying all the other health benefits that come from drinking green tea.)