Tea or coffee? Consider these health benefits of tea and the next time you have to choose, you may skip the coffee.
Tea is likely originated in China during the Shang dynasty as a medicinal drink. Commonly Tea includes only three varieties: green, black and white.
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1. Tea can boost exercise endurance. Green tea can increase the body’s ability to burn fat as fuel, which accounts for improved muscle endurance.
2. Drinking tea could help reduce the risk of
heart attack.
heart attack.
3. The antioxidants in tea might help to protect
against several cancers. Including breast, colon, colorectal , skin, lung, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, pancreas, liver , ovarian , prostate and oral cancers.
against several cancers. Including breast, colon, colorectal , skin, lung, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, pancreas, liver , ovarian , prostate and oral cancers.
4. Tea might provide protection from ultraviolet rays. We know it’s important to limit exposure to UV rays, and we all know what it’s like to feel the burn. The good news is that green tea may act as a back-up sunscreen .
5. Regular tea drinking might also counteract some of the negative effects of smoking and might even lessen the risk of lung cancer.
6. Tea can help the body recover from radiation. One study found that tea helped protect against cellular degeneration upon exposure to radiation, while another found that tea can help skin bounce back postexposure .
7. Green tea has been found to improve bone mineral density and strength.
8. Tea might be an effective agent in the prevention and treatment of neurological diseases, especially degenerative diseases (like Alzheimer’s). While many factors influence brain health, polyphenols in green tea may help maintain the parts of the brain that regulate learning and memory.
9. Tea has less caffeine than coffee. Coffee usually has two to three times the caffeine of tea (unless you're a fan of Morning Thunder, which combines caffeine with mate, an herb that acts like caffeine in our body). An eight-ounce cup of coffee contains around 135 mg caffeine; tea contains only 30 to 40 mg per cup. If drinking coffee gives you the jitters, causes indigestion or headaches or interferes with sleep -- switch to tea.
10. Tea is calorie-free. 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.
11. Tea increases your metabolism. 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.
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.
12. Tea boost your immune defenses. 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.
13. Black tea may help soothe away the stresses of life. A 2010 study by UCL (University College London) found that those who drank a cup of black tea where able to de-stress faster when compared to those drinking a placebo.
14. Green tea consumption linked to lower risk of coronary artery disease. In a Japanese study , researchers found that the more green tea you drink, the less chance you will have of developing coronary artery disease.
15. Green tea may reduce the risk of blood clots and strokes.
"Green tea also lowers fibrinogen, which is a substance in the body that can cause clots and strokes." — '150 Healthiest Foods on the Planet' by Jonny Bowden, Ph.D
"Green tea also lowers fibrinogen, which is a substance in the body that can cause clots and strokes." — '150 Healthiest Foods on the Planet' by Jonny Bowden, Ph.D
