Conclusive studies have shown that Green Tea contains a high level of antioxidants, much higher than found in Black tea. Antioxidants are important to preventing cancer because they allow the body to scavenge oxidants (aka free radicals). Free radicals are long thought to have been a cause of cancer.
It has been shown that antioxidant levels in green tea are highest if tea is steeped for five minutes or longer. Based on my own experience, green tea typically tastes best if it is only steeped for two minutes or so, but I have gradually gotten myself used to the taste of a hot cup of tea steeped for about 8 minutes.
I've found the easiest way to include green tea in my daily diet is to fill a small reusable coffee mug with hot water and then throw a tea bag in and head out the door. It steeps on my drive to work and I usually finish the tea before I arrive at the office.
I use a Cuisinart water filter on our counter top to make hot water. It just takes a few minutes to warm up water.
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