Wednesday, 23 March 2016

Six Best Google Adsense Alternatives to Double your Earnings

Google Adsense made its debut in March 2003 as an emerging pay per click and pay per impression advertising platform. Since then, like all other Google products, the ppc program has refined into the largest ppc program catering to a large number of advertisements worldwide. However, it is high time to look past the reigning ppc program and find practical alternatives to get your ads published. The main concern remains, either these alternative solutions pay too less barring ample revenue generation or have very high criteria so there is fat chance your blog will get through to their lists for posting advertisements. Regardless, there are still some top of the line CPC programs you can get your website registered to, provided you the traffic flows smoothly towards your blog.

Google Adsense is no short of excellence than why look for alternatives? The reason is simple. Every blogger wishes to get more out of his blog if possible and certainly is possible for direct advertising generates more monetarily than Google Adsense to your website. Also, reports have also been received where Adsense dropped a number of websites prior to giving them their first earnings no explanation other than irrelevant content has been provided.

Here are five of the best Alternatives to Google Adsense discussed. You may apply for any direct advertising program that best suits your website. These are not only good options for bloggers wishing a higher pay but also for those who got dropped by Adsense.

CEO Todd Garland founded BuySellAds in year 2008, the program never ceased growing ever since becoming the 16^th Fastest growing advertising platforms today. The exponential growth curve marked a major 39% increase in the popularity. BuySellAds offers a number of monetizing tools including RSS feed ads, images and texts, text links as well as custom ads. So far, this is the best alternative to Adsense and as long as you have a considerably impressive PR and Alexa rank, you should not have trouble getting your website approved.

Tribal Fusion

In case you did not succeed with BSA, you can always move forward to Tribal Fusion and get your blog registered. Tribal Fusion has strict specifications for the ads including banner dimensions and other particulars but once you are there, you can consider yourself a successful publisher.

Infolinks

Infolinks is another remarkable Google adsense alternative that is paying higher than other CPC advertisers. The approval process for infolinks account is simple and their terms are not that much hard. Infolinks provides ad-links in different formats, so you can choose the one that suites better to your blog.

There payment cycle doesn’t take much time, after the end of the month you can get your payment in next 45 days and payment options include western union and Paypal.

Bidvertiser

BIdvertiser has been in Internet Advertising Marketing for ten years showing increased growth in the past five years. This platform offers easy requirements to get your website registered and is mainly popular with blogs. Especially the new blogs wishing to earn higher through a PPC direct advertising should head to Bidvertiser.

Chitika

Meaning ‘in a snap’ was launched in 2004 after its founders left their jobs at a company in 2003. The company has recently announced its agreement with Yahoo! Including a number of benefiting clauses. Chitika is a fairly useful alternative to Adsense and most of you who wish to earn good via advertising ads have a good opportunity with Chitika.

Media.net

If Google has Adsense, then Yahoo has Media.net as its very own advertising program. With Media.net you can create contextual ads relevant to the content of your blog or website. Thus, the ads don’t stand out as a means of revenue without keeping user interest in mind. The platform ensures its users complete control over the look and presentation of their advertisements. If your blog has high quality content then Media.net is the advertising program you need to head to.

- See more at: http://techzend.com/google-adsense-alternatives-top-5/#sthash.2O9UVfAG.dpuf

How To Ask a Girl to Be Your Girlfriend – The Tips!

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POSTED BY: JOHN WHITE ON SEPTEMBER 30,2013

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It doesn’t matter how old you are, what you look like or what you do, I want to help you get a girlfriend and find the love and happiness you’ve been looking for.

Before I give you any tips or advice how to get a girlfriend, we need to do some work on your own mind and body first.

It’s highly likely that you have some preconceptions about how to ask girls to be your girlfriend, the rules of courtship, and what you need to do to get a girlfriend.

Your ideas about how to get a girlfriend are probably wrong. And if you are using them as excuses as to why you are still single, then you will never get what you really need to attract and keep a girlfriend.

So let’s start by dispelling a few myths…

Myth 1 – You need to be rich or wealthy

You don’t need to have a high paying job, money in the bank, a big house or a flashy car to be able to get a girlfriend.

This is probably the biggest myth that many single and frustrated guys believe, and it’s just not true.

You can be totally broke and working two jobs in order to make ends meet and still get a beautiful and amazing girlfriend.

Myth 2 – You Need To Be Anyone But Yourself

Another popular myth that many guys believe when trying to get a girlfriend is that you need to be like someone else. That you need to behave like someone else, or speak like someone else.

When it comes to relationships and love, you want to find someone who likes you for who you are.

This means that you shouldn’t try to be anyone else, you should just be yourself! But this does NOT mean you should show up to a date unshaved, smelly, and wearing sweats. You’ve got to be the best version of yourself.

In the Play It On Point manual, we talk about some specific areas you can work on to become a better, more attractive – but while still ultimately being true to yourself.

There is a girl out there right now who would love to be your girlfriend for exactly the guy that you are.

Myth 3 – You need to be good-looking or have the body of a God

Have you ever noticed a beautiful girl who’s with a totally nerdy guy?

For a girl or a woman, looks are really not an important factor when it comes to relationships.

You’ll learn that you can get a gorgeous girlfriend even if you’re not Hollywood good looking or aren’t in perfect shape. You can even get a girlfriend if you are downright ugly!
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Tips On How To Ask A Girl To Be Your Girlfriend

Tip #1 – Get Talking

If you want to ask a girl to be your girlfriend, you need to be talking to girls on a regular basis so you learn to feel comfortable and at ease when you’re talking to the girl. We talk about this in our post about how to meet women.

This is simple logic but you’ll be amazed at how many times I hear guys complain about not having a girlfriend but, when asked how many girls they’ve spoken to in the last month, they say none.

I suggest joining a club, doing some volunteer work, taking a class, or any of the other ideas in our post about where to meet women. Grow some balls and make a point of talking to the women in a purely friendly way.

You need to put yourself out there.

Tip #2 – Never Assume It is Exclusive

You’ve been dating a girl for a while. You talk every day, you see each other all the time, and you seem to have a genuine connection. Even if you are acting like boyfriend and girlfriend, NEVER assume it is exclusive!

Chances are she might still be hooking up with her ex on the side, or flirting with guys at bars in hopes of finding someone better. You will just end up looking (and feeling) like an ass when “girlfriend” slips out, and she responds by looking dumbstruck.

Tip #3 – Date Her First

We aren’t in the Victorian era anymore where you’ve got to be practically engaged to a girl before you can go out with her. Even if you are fantasizing about a girl becoming your girl, don’t come out and ask her to be your exclusive girlfriend until you’ve dated her a few times.

Once you are sure you two are compatible and she is sending you signals that she wants something exclusive with you, then you can pop the question. Remember, there are phases to dating and you’ve got to move through them carefully if you are going to build a real relationship.

Tip #4 – Look for Signals

Okay, this one can be a bit tricky because girls are notorious for sending out mixed signals. If you haven’t started dating yet, she might give the impression that she’s not looking for a relationship – but that doesn’t mean she’s not open to the idea. More often the case is that she just hasn’t found the right person yet to be in a relationship with.

If a girl gives the impression she doesn’t want a boyfriend, it doesn’t mean that there is no chance of dating her. Brush up on ways to approach women, work on your confidence and image, and come up with somefun date ideas which are so good she can’t refuse.

After a few dates, look for signals that she is interested in being exclusive with you. Again, girls often send some really confusing mixed signals, but here are some telltale signs she is into you.

She says things like “I love spending time with you”
She tells you details of where she’s been and with whom
She has introduced you to her friends or family
She holds your hand or shows affection in public
She cancels plans to be with you
She assumes you two have plans for the weekend

Remember, you’ve got to ease into it. Women get scared away by men who are clingy. So don’t pop the question – or even mention you want her to be your girlfriend – until you’ve gotten some clear signals.

Tip #5 – Relax and Pop the Question

This isn’t a marriage proposal, so relax already!

First off, don’t just stumble up to her and ask if she will be your girlfriend. You need to be relaxed first and in a private, comfortable situation.

Some guys are really good at coming right out and asking, “Do you want to be my girlfriend.” In most cases though, it comes as a DTR talk – defining the relationship.

When asking a girl to be your girlfriend, or even when having the DTR talk, you’ve got to remember that relationships today aren’t so straightforward. She might hear “girlfriend” and immediately start picking out the wedding colors and baby names. He might hear “girlfriend” and think “I wonder if she’s cool with me hooking up with chicks on the side…”

Since there are so many types of relationships out there, make sure you know exactly what you want before you ask her to be your girlfriend. If she springs the DTR talk on you before you are ready, then just be honest about how you feel.

How to get a girl friend

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Let’s face it: life is better when you have someone to share it with. If you haven’t been in a relationship for a while, just got out of one, or are new to dating, then you might be wondering how to get a girlfriend. But, if you follow these simple steps, you will be on the right path to getting (and keeping) a girlfriend.

Step 1: Are You Really Ready for a Girlfriend?

If you haven’t had success getting a girlfriend, the reason could be that you are not ready for one. Now, if you are just looking for a casual hookup or some passion, that’s fine. But having a girlfriend is acommitment, and commitment requires some stability and effort. Women can sense when a man is not ready for commitment from miles away. So, before you jump into the dating game, ask yourself these questions to see if you are ready for a girlfriend:

Is your life stable?
Are you over your ex?
Do you have plans/goals for the future?

Get these things in order and you’ll be ready to start looking for a girlfriend.

Step 2: Decide What Type of Girlfriend You Want

Now, it isn’t a good idea to write out a list of criteria that you want in a girlfriend. If you stick to this list for your dream girl, then you will probably never find her. Worse, you will probably overlook some amazing women in the process. However, it is good to have an idea of what type of girlfriend you are looking for, such as traits that you find attractive and things you won’t tolerate under any circumstances. For example, are you open to dating a woman who has a child? Would you date a vegetarian? Is it absolutely critical that your girlfriend shares your love or Star Wars figurines? Okay, that last one is probably really going to limit your prospects, but you get the idea.

Knowing what type of girlfriend you want also helps you figure out what the best place is to look for her. It will also help you prepare ideas for conversation starters and working on your image.

Step 3: Get Your Image in Order

Contrary to common belief, women are NOT attracted to men who are well dressed. Women are attracted to confidence. But our outward appearance reflects our inner selves. So, if you look like crap on the outside, it is probably a reflection of how you feel about yourself. And, yes, women will pick up on this!

There are four core aspects of your image which need to be addressed before you start looking for a girlfriend:

Health: Still living off of takeout and frozen dinners? If it hasn’t already, that junk food will catch up to you quickly. You’ll gain weight, get pimples, smell bad, and have greasy hair. In the long run, an unhealthy diet can lead to problems like erectile dysfunction, which is definitely not going to help you with the ladies! Buy a few healthy recipe cookbooks and try a new recipe each week. Women find it incredibly sexy when men know how to cook, so this is a win-win for your health and love life.

Wardrobe: The most important thing to remember with wardrobe is to wear clothes that fit you. No matter how stylish the clothes are, they will make you look disheveled if they don’t fit right. A surprising number of men make this mistake, especially overweight men who try to hide their bulk by wearing clothes which are too loose.

Hygiene: Good hygiene means more than just a daily shower. It means keeping your nails groomed and clean, trimming your pubic hair (she will thank you for this!), and learning how to properly use products like exfoliants.

Hair: Hair style used to be something that only women needed to worry about. Now, it is becoming more important for men. If you are still wearing the same cut you had 10 years ago, it is probably time to go to a salon (a real salon, not the $10 quick-cuts place in the mall) and have it updated. Male hair care also applies to facial hair (a bit of stubble is sexy but it shouldn’t look like an overgrown forest) and eyebrows (if you look like you’ve got a squirrel sitting on your forehead, you’ll need to pluck!).

Step 4: Where to Look for a Girlfriend?

One of the biggest mistakes that men make when looking for a girlfriend is limiting themselves to bars and clubs. Yes, bars are a good place to meet girls, but not necessarily to meet a girlfriend.

There are a few reasons why bars are terrible places to find a girlfriend. First off, women know that you are on the prowl, so their defenses are up. Even if your intentions are good, you still have to contend with all the other men looking for a one-night stand. If you are suave, you might succeed in getting women’s numbers at bars. But, since it is hard to gauge a women’s personality in the anonymous atmosphere of a bar, you’ll probably end up wasting your time on dates with women who aren’t compatible with you.

Instead of looking for a girlfriend in a bar, try places where you can get a sense of their personalities and interests. Here are some ideas:

Take a class, like that pottery class your local community center offers
Volunteer for a good cause
Join a club, like a hiking club or foreign language club
Go to book readings or art openings

The benefit of meeting women at these social gatherings is that you will already share some of the same interests and have something to talk about, so breaking the ice is easy.

Step 5: Exude Confidence

There is nothing more attractive to women than confidence. If you are really ready for a girlfriend (emotionally stable, thinking of the future…), then you should have every reason to be confident. Before approaching a woman you are attracted to, give yourself a little pep talk. Think about all the things you have to be confident about. You paid off your student loans. You have a job. You go to the gym. You know three languages…

Confidence is not the same as being boastful or cocky. So, don’t feel like you’ve got to proclaim all of the reasons you have to be confident. The best way to project confidence is to be positive. Never belittle yourself. Compare these two examples:

“I work as a programmer. You don’t want to hear about it; it’s boring.”

“I work as a programmer. It is great because the work is so challenging and the field is always changing.”

Who do you think the woman would want to go out with?

While you are at it, never say bad things about the place, menu, drink selection, etc. Only people who lack confidence feel the need to constantly belittle everything around them. Plus, nobody likes a person who is always negative. If the menu, for example, really is terrible, then make a joke out of it instead of trashing it.

Step 6: The Art of Flirting

Flirting is nothing more than honestly and openly showing your interest in someone. This can be as simple as making eye contact with a woman to let her know you are interested. Flirting becomes an art formwhen you do things to show the woman that you are interested in only her. This type of flirting will make a woman feel like she is the only person in the room, like she is a goddess in your eyes. She will love this feeling that she gets from you and will seek you out to get the feeling again.

So, how do you make a woman feel like she is the only woman in the room, like a goddess? You treat her that way!

Only look at her. Ignore all of the other women in the room.
Be original with your compliments. Instead of saying something obvious like, “You have pretty eyes”, say something like “I love the way your blouse accentuates your beautiful shoulders”. Yes, complimenting her shoulders really works!
Remember everything she says and then casually bring it up again later.
Try getting to know her instead of trying to get her number.

Think of flirting like this: The goal should be to make the woman feel good. If you flirt to get something (like her number), then you won’t get anywhere. But if you make her feel good about herself, you will get a number and then some.

Step 7: Ask Her On a Date

Once you find a girl that you like, this is no time to be wishy-washy! Women like a man who is confident and takes charge. If you already know her from a social situation, like taking a class together, then approach her directly and ask her if she’d like to go on a date with you. Be clear that it is a date, and not just some friendship outing. It helps if you tell her exactly what the date is: “Would you like to go out with me on Saturday? We can see the new Johnny Depp film and then check out that Thai place afterwards.” Women will be more likely to say yes when they have a clear idea of what to expect instead of a fumbling, “Uh, you wanna do something together on Saturday?”

If you don’t already know the woman from previous encounters (such as if you just met her in a bar), then it is best to just ask for her phone number for starters. For a first date, you should choose something more casual so you can get to know each other better before deciding whether you want to go on a more serious date. Call her and ask her if she’d like to get coffee or go for a walk. If you ask her out on for a drink, choose a weekday night like Thursday or Sunday. It will be quieter and she won’t be expecting high-energy fun of the weekend.

Step 8: Know the Dating Rules

The most important rule of dating is to be yourself. If you try to act suave when you are more of a boy-next-door type, you will end up seeming sleazy. If you try to act funny when you are more of a serious type, you will probably end up saying something offensive. You get the idea: just be yourself.

But being yourself doesn’t mean you should act the way you would if you were alone! There are some basic rules of etiquette which you need to be very careful about heeding:

Never Talk About Your Ex: It shows that you aren’t ready for a relationship and have baggage to deal with
Listen: This is the best way to show you are interested in the woman and respect her. Make sure that you ASK QUESTIONS and she will be flattered.
Don’t Get Drunk: Sloppiness is never attractive!
Give Her Your Undivided Attention: That means turning off your phone while on the date!
Don’t Insist On Paying: Instead, offer to pick up the bill in a nonchalant way such as, “I asked you out, so I will get it this time.”
Always follow up after the date with a phone call: Don’t follow up with text messages or emails.

Step 9: Cut the Game Playing Already

Games are fun in the bedroom, but they are childish and immature when you play them in your relationships. What types of games are we talking about? How about anything you do to:

Make her feel jealous
Play hard to get
Make her wait (like waiting to return calls or purposely being late)
Act macho
Put her down (like saying she’d look better with a different hair color)
Pretend you care more than you really do

Step 10: Your Girlfriend Shouldn’t Be Your Entire Life

When you start dating a woman, it is important that you still make time for your hobbies, interests, and friends. If you give up your life to focus on the girl, you run the risk of overwhelming her. You will also seem desperate, and the combination of overwhelming and desperate is sure to send any woman running.

Your girlfriend should be part of your life, not your entire life. By working on building a life that a woman would like to be part of, you increase your chances of keeping your girlfriend and having a healthy relationship.

Proven Benefits of Green Tea

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Green tea is the healthiest beverage on the planet.

It is loaded with antioxidants and nutrients that have powerful effects on the body.

This includes improved brain function, fat loss, a lower risk of cancer and many other incredible benefits.

Here are 10 health benefits of green tea that have been confirmed in human research studies.

1. Green Tea Contains Various Bioactive Compounds That Can Improve Health

Green tea is more than just green liquid.

Many of the bioactive compounds in the tea leaves do make it into the final drink, which contains large amounts of important nutrients.

It is loaded with polyphenols like flavonoids and catechins, which function as powerful antioxidants (1).

These substances can reduce the formation of free radicals in the body, protecting cells and molecules from damage. These free radicals are known to play a role in aging and all sorts of diseases.

One of the more powerful compounds in green tea is the antioxidant Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG), which has been studied to treat various diseases and may be one of the main reasons green tea has such powerful medicinal properties.

Green tea also has small amounts of minerals that are important for health.

Try to choose a higher quality brand of green tea, because some of the lower quality brands can contain excessive levels of fluoride (2).

That being said, even if you choose a lower quality brand, the benefits still far outweigh any risk.

Bottom Line: Green tea is loaded with bioactive compounds that can have various beneficial effects on health.

2. Compounds in Green Tea Can Improve Brain Function and Make You Smarter

Green tea does more than just keep you awake, it can also make you smarter.

The key active ingredient is caffeine, which is a known stimulant.

It doesn’t contain as much as coffee, but enough to produce a response without causing the “jittery” effects associated with too much caffeine.

What caffeine does in the brain is to block an inhibitory neurotransmitter called Adenosine. This way, it actually increases the firing of neurons and the concentration of neurotransmitters like dopamine and norepinephrine (3, 4).

Caffeine has been intensively studied before and consistently leads to improvements in various aspects of brain function, including improved mood, vigilance, reaction time and memory (5).

However… green tea contains more than just caffeine. It also has the amino acid L-theanine, which is able to cross the blood-brain barrier (6).

L-theanine increases the activity of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA, which has anti-anxiety effects. It also increases dopamine and the production of alpha waves in the brain (7, 8, 9).

Studies show that caffeine and L-theanine can have synergistic effects. Thecombination of the two is particularly potent at improving brain function (10).

Because of the L-theanine and the smaller dose of caffeine, green tea can give you a much milder and different kind of “buzz” than coffee.

Many people report having more stable energy and being much more productive when they drink green tea, compared to coffee.

Bottom Line: Green tea contains less caffeine than coffee, but enough to produce an effect. It also contains the amino acid L-theanine, which can work synergistically with caffeine to improve brain function.

3. Green Tea Increases Fat Burning and Improves Physical Performance

If you look at the ingredients list for any fat burning supplement, chances are that green tea will be on there.

This is because green tea has been shown to increase fat burning and boost the metabolic rate, in human controlled trials (11, 12).

In one study in 10 healthy men, green tea increased energy expenditure by 4% (13).

Another study showed that fat oxidation was increased by 17%, indicating that green tea may selectively increase the burning of fat (14).

However, I’d like to point out that some studies on green tea don’t show any increase in metabolism, so the effects may depend on the individual (15).

Caffeine itself has also been shown to improve physical performance by mobilizing fatty acids from the fat tissues and making them available for use as energy (16, 17).

In two separate review studies, caffeine has been shown to increase physical performance by 11-12%, on average (18, 19).

Bottom Line: Green tea has been shown to boost the metabolic rate and increase fat burning in the short term, although not all studies agree.

4. Antioxidants in Green Tea May Lower Your Risk of Various Types of Cancer

Cancer is caused by uncontrolled growth of cells. It is one of the world’s leading causes of death.

It is well known that oxidative damage contributes to the development of cancer and that antioxidants can have a protective effect (20).

Green tea is an excellent source of powerful antioxidants, so it makes perfect sense that it could reduce your risk of cancer, which it appears to do:

Breast cancer: A meta-analysis of observational studies found that whomen who drank the most green tea had a 22% lower risk of developing breast cancer, the most common cancer in women (21).

Prostate cancer: One study found that men drinking green tea had a 48% lower risk of developing prostate cancer, which is the most common cancer in men (22).

Colorectal cancer: A study of 69,710 Chinese women found that green tea drinkers had a 57% lower risk of colorectal cancer (23).

Multiple other observational studies show that green tea drinkers are significantly less likely to get various types of cancer (24, 25, 26).

It is important to keep in mind that it may be a bad idea to put milk in your tea, because it can reduce the antioxidant value (27).

Bottom Line: Green tea has powerful antioxidants that may protect against cancer. Multiple studies show that green tea drinkers have a lower risk of various types of cancer.

5. Green Tea May Protect Your Brain in Old Age, Lowering Your Risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

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Not only can green tea improve brain function in the short term, it may also protect your brain in old age.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common neurodegenerative disease in humans and a leading cause of dementia.

Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease and involves the death of dopamine producing neurons in the brain.

Multiple studies show that the catechin compounds in green tea can have various protective effects on neurons in test tubes and animal models, potentally lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s (28, 29, 30).

Bottom Line: The bioactive compounds in green tea can have various protective effects on neurons and may reduce the risk of both Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, the two most common neurodegenerative disorders.

6. Green Tea Can Kill Bacteria, Which Improves Dental Health and Lowers Your Risk of Infection

The catechins in green tea have other biological effects as well.

Some studies show that they can kill bacteria and inhibit viruses like the influenza virus, potentially lowering your risk of infections (31, 32, 33, 34).

Streptococcus mutans is the primary harmful bacteria in the mouth. It causes plaque formation and is a leading contributor to cavities and tooth decay.

Studies show that the catechins in green tea can inhibit the growth of streptococcus mutans. Green tea consumption is associated with improved dental health and a lower risk of caries (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40).

Another awesome benefit of green tea… multiple studies show that it can reduce bad breath (41, 42).

Bottom Line: The catechins in green tea may inhibit the growth of bacteria and some viruses. This can lower the risk of infections and lead to improvements in dental health, a lower risk of caries and reduced bad breath.

7. Green Tea May Lower Your Risk of Type II Diabetes

Type II diabetes is a disease that has reached epidemic proportions in the past few decades and now afflicts about 300 million people worldwide.

This disease involves having elevated blood sugar levels in the context of insulin resistance or an inability to produce insulin.

Studies show that green tea can improve insulin sensitivity and reduce blood sugar levels (43).

One study in Japanese individuals found that those who drank the most green tea had a 42% lower risk of developing type II diabetes (44).

According to a review of 7 studies with a total of 286,701 individuals, green tea drinkers had an 18% lower risk of becoming diabetic (45).

Bottom Line: Some controlled trials show that green tea can cause mild reductions in blood sugar levels. It may also lower the risk of developing type II diabetes in the long term.

8. Green Tea May Reduce Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular diseases, including heart disease and stroke, are the biggest causes of death in the world (46).

Studies show that green tea can improve some of the main risk factors for these diseases.

This includes total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides (47).

Green tea also dramatically increases the antioxidant capability of the blood, which protects the LDL cholesterol particles from oxidation, which is one part of the pathway towards heart disease (48, 49, 50).

Given the beneficial effects on risk factors, it is not surprising to see that green tea drinkers have up to a 31% lower risk of cardiovascular disease (51, 52, 53).

Bottom Line: Green tea has been shown to lower total and LDL cholesterol, as well as protect the LDL particles from oxidation. Observational studies show that green tea drinkers have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease.

9. Green Tea Can Help You Lose Weight and Lower Your Risk of Becoming Obese

Given that green tea can boost the metabolic rate in the short term, it makes sense that it could help you lose weight.

Several studies show that green tea leads to decreases in body fat, especially in the abdominal area (54, 55).

One of these studies was a randomized controlled trial in 240 men and women that went on for 12 weeks. In this study, the green tea group had significant decreases in body fat percentage, body weight, waist circumference and abdominal fat (56).

However, some studies don’t show a statistically significant increases in weight loss with green tea, so this needs to be taken with a grain of salt (57).

Bottom Line: Some studies show that green tea leads to increased weight loss. It is particularly effective at reducing the dangerous abdominal fat.

10. Green Tea May Decrease Your Risk of Dying and Help You Live Longer

Of course, we all have to die eventually. That is inevitable.

However, given that green tea drinkers are at a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer, it makes sense that it could help you live longer.

In a study of 40,530 Japanese adults, those who drank the most green tea (5 or more cups per day) were significantly less likely to die during an 11 year period (58):

Death of all causes: 23% lower in women, 12% lower in men.

Death from heart disease: 31% lower in women, 22% lower in men.

Death from stroke: 42% lower in women, 35% lower in men.

Another study in 14,001 elderly Japanese individuals aged 65-84 years found that those who drank the most green tea were 76% less likely to die during the 6 year study period (59).