Green Tea Caffeine Content - How Safe is it?

I love green tea and I’ve been drinking it for many, many years. Not only are the many different flavors so appealing to me, but I think the health benefits of drinking green tea are absolutely wonderful! There’s so many great health benefits of green tea, but one I’ll mention here is the caffeine content. Yes, the caffeine content in green tea can actually be considered a health benefit! Now caffeine can definitely have some negative side effects, depending on how much you consume. But read on and you’ll see what the caffeine in a cup of green tea can do 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 usually contains between 85-150 milligrams of caffeine. A can of soda pop can contain around 40-80 (or higher) milligrams. It is recommended that you consume no more than 200 milligrams of caffeine daily.

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.

But if you love green tea (or have never even tried it) you’ll be thrilled to know that it contains far less caffeine than coffee. Green tea contains on average only between 8 to 35 milligrams of caffeine. To me, this is just astounding! I love the fact that I can drink my 4-8 cups of green tea a day and I won’t suffer from the usual side effects that 4-8 cups of coffee would give me.

The amount of caffeine in a cup or two of green tea is at the right level to help you feel energized, refreshed and alert, but without all the negative side effects you may have drinking a cup or two of coffee or a can of soda.

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.)