Health Benefits of Drinking Tea

Health and Wellness - Nutrition

By: SimplyAbundantLife 14-Jul-2012

Introduction:

There are lots of reasons why I enjoy a hot cup of tea: I love the aroma of various flavors of tea; holding onto a hot tea mug warms my hands on a cold winter morning; sipping tea in front of the fireplace is a great way to relax. And those are just the feel-good reasons. If you're not drinking tea yet, read up on these 5 ways tea does your body good and then see if you're ready to change your Starbucks order!

Reduce Risk of Heart Attack & Stroke

Unwanted blood clots formed from cholesterol and blood platelets cause heart attack and stroke. Drinking tea may help keep your arteries smooth and clog-free, the same way a drain keeps your bathroom pipes clear. A 5.6-year study from the Netherlands found a 70 percent lower risk of fatal heart attack in people who drank at least two to three cups of black tea daily compared to non- tea drinkers.

Protect Your Bones

It's not just the milk added to tea that builds strong bones. One study that compared tea drinkers with non-drinkers, found that people who drank tea for 10 or more years had the strongest bones, even after adjusting for age, body weight, exercise, smoking and other risk factors. The authors suggest that this may be the work of tea's many beneficial phytochemicals.

Calorie Free & Increases Metablosim

Tea doesn't have any calories, unless you add sweetener or milk. Consuming even 250 fewer calories per day can result in losing one pound per week. If you're looking for a satisfying, calorie-free beverage, tea is a top choice. Lots of people complain about a slow metabolic rate and their inability to lose weight. Green tea has been shown to actually increase metabolic rate so that you can burn 70 to 80 additional calories by drinking just five cups of green tea per day. Over a year's time you could lose eight pounds just by drinking green tea. Of course, taking a 15-minute walk every day will also burn calories.

Defend Your Cells

Drinking tea may help your body's immune system fight off infection. When 21 volunteers drank either five cups of tea or coffee each day for four weeks, researchers saw higher immune system activity in the blood of the tea drinkers.
Thank the polyphenols, the antioxidants found in tea, once again for their cancer-fighting effects. While the overall research is inconclusive, there are enough studies that

Hydration

Caffeinated beverages, including tea, used to be on the list of beverages that didn't contribute to our daily fluid needs. Since caffeine is a diuretic and makes us pee more, the thought was that caffeinated beverages shouldn't contribute to our overall fluid requirement. However, recent research has shown caffeine becomes a problem as far as fluid is concerned is when you drink more than five or six cups of a caffeinated beverage at one time. Try herbal caffiene teas as well!

Final Thoughts

Lift your mugs of green, white, black, roobios, chai, oolong, and herbal teas with Joy for Health! To learn about or try various herbal teas, check out shop link. ~SimplyAbundantLife!

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dptstretch 10/16/2012
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good list
SimplyAbundantLife 7/14/2012
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Thanks Mileslax8! Take great care:-)
mileslax8 7/14/2012
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I'll be sure to check out the link, good article :)