How to Drink Green Tea to Boost Metabolism

Green tea has natural properties that boost metabolism and increase energy.

Drinking green tea will boost your metabolism and help you to burn more fat and calories to lose weight. According to WebMD, two to four cups of green tea can help you burn 17 percent more calories than normal over a few hours. A higher metabolism isn't the only benefit from green tea, WebMD says. It also contains 10 times the antioxidants as fruits and vegetables, and has been shown to reduce bad cholesterol while raising the good cholesterol.

Instructions

1. Drink green tea to benefit from its most powerful ingredients such as catechins and flavonoids.

2. Drink at least three to five cups of green tea per day to get the metabolism-boosting benefits. You can drink it hot or cold. Either one will help stimulate your metabolism and help you burn more fat and calories.

3. Drink green tea before each meal to help boost your metabolism so that you will burn more fat and calories.

4. Stop drinking tea after 6 p.m. because it can affect your sleep. Caffeine in green tea is one of the ingredients that help to boost metabolism.

5. Exercise for 30 to 60 minutes daily to enhance the metabolism-boosting benefits of green tea.

6. Eat five to seven small meals throughout the day to maintain the metabolism boost for longer periods of time.

References

• "Slideshow: 10 Ways to Boost Your Metabolism"
• "Antioxidants in Green and Black Tea"
• "How Does Green Tea Help Your Health?"
• "Boost Metabolism with Green Tea"