Pomegranate Green Tea

Many of you wouldn't have even heard of pomegranate green tea. But it has several health benefits and is generally a good choice of beverage to have. This tea mix comes packed with a double dose of health. The pomegranate juice and green tea. When both these ingredients are mixed to form this tea, imagine how much energy and health would come packed in this formula.

Health Benefits

Antioxidant
This tea is a great way to pack some anti oxidants into your body. Antioxidants are especially helpful when warding off precancerous cells, fighting cancer-causing free radicals and preventing heart diseases. So introducing this tea into your diet is a great way to stay fit and healthy.

Vitamin C
This beverage is suffused with the goodness of vitamin C. The health benefits of Vitamin C are several. It helps in digestion, is an important antioxidant as well and aids in several bodily functions.

Reduces Blood Pressure
Consuming pomegranate juice helps to pump blood from the heart into the other parts of the body at 40 times the rate than it usually does. It thereby reduces the chances of developing high blood pressure.

Other Benefits

• Pomegranate green tea contains B vitamins that help in cell metabolism.
• It destroys free radicals.
• It contains Beta Carotenes which help to increase one's immunity and prevent the influx of several diseases.
• It also helps to cure heart diseases.

Recipes

Recipe # 1
Ingredients

• Pomegranate Juice (3 Cups)
• Tea Bags (7)
• Honey (2 Tbs)
• Orange Juice (½ Cup)
• Orange Slice (optional)

Directions

• Boil water in a pan.
• Once done, add the tea bags and let sit for 5 minutes.
• Now remove the tea bags and add the pomegranate and orange juice in, along with the honey.
• Mix well and serve.
• This recipe serves 6.

Recipe # 2
Some people prefer to have a chilled drink. Here's a recipe for that.

Ingredients

• Water (1 Quart)
• Tea Bags (8)
• Honey (2 Tbs)
• Pomegranate Juice (1-2 Cups)
• Ice Cubes

Directions

• Boil water, then remove from stove and add the tea bags.
• Let sit for 5 minutes, then remove the bags and refrigerate.
• Put ice cubes in a glass at the half way mark and add one cup of ice tea and ½ cup of pomegranate juice.
• Garnish according to individual taste and add a sweetener if necessary.
• This will make for a 12 ounce serving.

As a Shampoo

Not only is pomegranate ice tea mix used for consumption, but it is also used in making shampoos. The shampoos made from this ingredient are infused with anti-oxidant rich formulas that helps to strengthen brittle hair and make it strong. It also eliminates dry hair and gives the hair a brilliance and shine.

Now that you know what the benefits of pomegranate green tea are and how it is beneficial not only for consumption but also for providing other factors, I'm sure you'll try some today.