Drinking tea is a simple and inexpensive way to maintain your health.
Tea best properties as “health gift” are inherent in the abundance of antioxidants it gives us, the stuff that protects us against some cardiovascular diseases, some cancers, and aging in general. Today, we still try to understand how our bodies assimilate these antioxidants, in order to know if they remain active once ingested, and on what systems they act. It is in the prevention of cardiovascular disease that research is most advanced.
According to a Dutch study, people who consume a large amount of flavonoids are 60% less likely to develop a cardiovascular disease, and it would seem that including tea in a diet rich in fruit and vegetables would increase the benefits. If however, like many people like to do, you add a cloud of milk in it, then the absorption of antioxidants is diminished.
Among other benefits of tea we note it diuretic properties. Tea in general, but mostly Wu Long tea, is a diuretic. A particularity that account for lower water retention, something that can help when trying to lose weight.
Tea by itself will not make lose weight, but along side your diet it is a great helper if you drink green tea for weight loss.
Here is a quick recap of the other properties of tea.
- It increases alertness and stimulate the brain
- It reduces stress by increasing antioxidants in the body
- It reduces risks of liver and inflammatory diseases
- It reduces dental cavities (it contains fluoride)
- It can act as prevention against kidney stones
You can brew tea ahead of time and keep it handy, so that it is easy to drink some all day long. Some people prefer to brew one cup of blooming tea at a time, either way the important is for you to drink some several times a day.
