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And now this wonderful brew is recognized as being officially healthy. Health Canada's Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) has deemed it to be a natural health product and has officially recognized it for its role in maintaining good health. Did you know that drinking 3 to 4 cups of good quality, mild tea can provide protection against a host of various ailments? The magical word here is antioxidants. Tea contains high levels of antioxidants called polyphenols or flavonoids. So, what are antioxidants? To put this simply, within the human body, millions of processes are occurring at all times. These processes require oxygen. Unfortunately, the oxygen that we breathe in can create harmful side effects, or what we call oxidants, also otherwise commonly known as "free radicals". These free radicals are introduced into our system through external sources such as exposure to sun, pollution, as well as other factors like diets, stress and smoking. The word "anti" means in opposition to, against, resistance. So these antioxidants which are naturally occurring chemicals in foods help to counter or resist the detrimental effects of oxygen free radicals. The antioxidant potential in tea has been found to be significantly higher than that of grape juice and red wine which would explain the studies around the health benefits of drinking tea. Besides antioxidants, tea also contains vitamin B6 which plays a key role in the body's metabolism, and vitamins B1 and B2 which is essential for releasing energy from food. Tea is also rich in key minerals and magnesium which is essential for bone growth and body development and potassium, which keeps the heart pumping and maintains the fluid levels in the body. Here is just a summary of the benefits of Green Tea. Green Tea Health Benefits #1 - Green Tea and Cancer Studies have found that the antioxidants found in tea may inhibit the growth of cancer Green Tea Health Benefits #2 - Green Tea and Diabetes