Researchers found people who drink two to four cups of coffee a day have a 20 percent lower risk of heart disease compared to those who drank less than two cups, BUT did you know that people who drink three to six cups of tea a day have a...
"36 percent lower risk of heart disease"
compared to those who drank less than one cup per day! Drinking tea instead of coffee can protect your eyes, reduce your risk of cancer and boost your metabolism - sounds pretty good right? But tea can be confusing, black tea, white tea, green tea? Each with their own unique health benefits. Which tea do you need? Read on!
Green Tea - Battles Cancer, and protects your eyes!
Packed full of antioxidants and other disease fighting ingredients, green tea is best known to protect from glaucoma, and even cancer. Green tea has also been linked to bone health, studies indicate that it contains ingredients that both reduce bone breakdown, and increase bone growth.
Black Tea - Reduce your Risk of Ovarian Cancer
According to the Journal of Food Science black tea can boost your immune system, reduce hypertension (high blood-pressure) and reduce your risk of ovarian cancer (by half!!). Black tea has also been linked to controlling diabetes. Common varieties of black tea include English Breakfast Tea, and Earl Grey.
White Tea - Promotes Weight Loss and fights Wrinkles? Yes Please.
Research indicates that white tea possesses ingredients that reduce the breakdown of elastin and collagen which are the primary participants in wrinkle formation. White tea is also great for those who have sensitivity to caffeine, it contains significantly less caffeine than other tea varieties.
Oolong Tea - Boosts Metabolism, AND lowers bad cholesterol
Studies have shown, after a meal Oolong Tea can boost your metabolism up to 10%, it may also reduce the amount of fat absorbed during a meal. High quality oolong can be brewed multiple times from the same leaves, and unlike green tea it improves with reuse. It is common to brew the same leaves three to five times, the third steeping usually being the best. This kind of tea can be a bit tricky to find in a store, and also is often referred to as "Wu-Long", so keep that in mind when you're scanning the store shelves!
Polyphenols in all tea help protect cells from the normal, but damaging, physiological process of oxidative stress, prevents blood clotting, lowers cholesterol levels, helps to neutralize enzymes that aid in the growth of tumors, deactivates cancer promoters and stimulates the immune system.
Tea also has fluoride for strong teeth, virtually no calories, and half the amount of caffeine found in an equally-sized cup of coffee. Apart from polyphenols, tea also contains a variety of ingredients that are beneficial to one's health. These include theanine, which is an amino acid, vitamins, minerals, and methylxanthines. These are the components that are the source of the healthful properties of tea.
To sum it up - by drinking 2-4 cups a day of tea, you can reap in the numerous curative and preventive tea benefits, so drink up and ENJOY!
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