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Health Benefits of TeaTea is one of the healthiest beverages in the world! From fighting bad breath to cancerous tumors, the health benefits of tea are immense and is likely that even more will be discovered in the near future. There is a lot of research currently focused on the health benefits of tea.
All types of high quality, loose teas offer health benefits. Here are some of the health benefits of tea.
White Tea
- Contains cancer fighting anti-oxidants
- Cooling and detoxifying
- Has the lowest content of caffeine found in all teas
- Anti-aging and anti-stress properties
- High L-theanine amino acid content promotes longevity and concentration
Green Tea
- Highest content of cancer fighting anti-oxidants
- Antiseptic and anti-viral effects, kills oral bacteria that can lead to colds and flu
- Fights degenerative diseases and supports immune system function
- Strengthens tooth enamel and fights bad breath
- Potent source of vitamins and minerals
- Effective for slimming and weight loss
Oolong Tea
- High content of tea polysaccharides
- Lowers cholesterol and blood sugar
- High content of anti-oxidants
- Strengthens tooth enamel
- Potent source of vitamins and minerals
- Effective for slimming and weight loss
Black Tea
- Heart health ... black tea can help prevent heart attacks
- Helps prevent plaque build up in arteries
- Increases bone density
- Oral health ... kills bacteria in mouth that can cause cavities
- Fights bad breath
Pu-erh Tea
Perhaps the most effective tea for slimming and weight loss
- Helps metabolize fatty acids and oily foods
- Believed to reduce cholesterol and blood sugar levels
- Cleansing and detoxifying to the bloodstream
Other Benefits of Tea
- Promotes mental clarity and alertness
- Stimulates neural activity and improves learning function
- Provides even, sustained energy and sound rest
- Much lower caffeine content than coffee
- Strengthens immune system and has anti-stress properties
- Cleansing, detoxifying and longevity promoting
The benefits of tea are realized when consumed as part of a health lifestyle on a regular basis over sustained periods of time. Comon knowledge is that tea helps prevent illness more so than recover from it.
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Much of the focus of modern research is on the effects of three ingredients found in tea: antioxidants (polyphenols), nutrients and caffeine.
Antioxidants
Many of the health benefits of drinking tea come from high levels of antioxidants in tea, called polyphenols or flavanoids. These compounds are most prevalent in green and white teas but are also present to varying degrees in oolong teas and in black teas. In the processing of black teas, an antioxidant is formed called theaflavin. This is weaker than the polyphenols in green and white teas but still performs antioxidant activities in laboratory experiments. Polyphenols scavenge cell-damaging free radicals which are linked with cancer-causing genes and cause LDL cholesterol to form artery-clogging plaque. The plolyphenols in tea have 20 to 30 times the antioxidant potency of vitamins C and E. Antioxidants impair the ability of the free radical cells to harm the molecules that make up our bodies.
Fat Emulsifying
Tea is an emulsifier of fat (particularly black tea and oolong tea) and many teas will aid digestion. A recent study revealed that tea drinkers had 20% less body fat than those who drank no tea.
Nutrients
Tea is a dietary source of important vitamins and mineral. It contains carotene, thiamin (vitaminB1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), nicotinic acid, pantothenic acid, vitamin C, vitamin B6, folic acid, manganese, potassium and fluoride. All things your body needs.
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