10 more things Tea can Do

Posted by Joy-O | healthy drink | Thursday 15 November 2007 12:23 am

The tea leaf holds within it many benefits. Tea time brings more than a relaxing break from the bustle of daily life. Regular tea drinking will promote an overall healthy lifestyle.

2. Tea Saves You From Stroke- Stroke can creeps up on us unawares. One of the causes of stroke is when blood clots in the arteries. Tea may reduce your risk of stroke because drinking tea helps keep you arteries smooth and clog-free.

3. Tea Reduces cholesterol- Trying to kick that cholesterol-laden diet? Make a tea part of your daily routine. Tea contains antioxidants called polyphenols that help lower cholesterol levels.

4. Tea Detoxifies- Bacteria produces toxins that are harmful to your health. These cause different diseases in the human body. Tea effectively flushes out unwanted waste from the body, including toxins.

5. Tea Lifts- Get rid of stress during the work day by downing a cup of tea. Theamine, a free amino acid found in tea plants, promotes a stress-free state. Drinking tea rapidly revives you, giving your body and mind a gentle lift. So you can focus on what you have to do.

6. Tea Rejuvinates- Ever wonder why they serve you a hot tea in a spa? Tea is aromatic and soothing, it completes the “me-time” experience. It quiets you and gives you a sense of well-being.

7. Tea Fights Diabetes- Living with diabetes is not easy. Recent studies show how that tea can be effective tool against diabetes because it dramatically boosts insulin activity in the body. So take you sugar-free today.

8. Tea Is Fat Free- If you’re watching your calorie intake, don’t pass on tea. Just ditch the milk and sugar and you would normally add to your cup. Tea in itself has 0 fat, 0 sugar, and 0 starch.

9. Tea Stimulates- Theanine in tea increases your mental peformane. Tea’s astringency wakes up the nerves in your mouth, sending you signals to your brain to alert your mind. So you can look forward to any taask every day with a boost in your alertness, your memory, and your learning ability.

10. Tea Lulls- Is counting sheep not doing it for you? Make yourself a cup of tea. It has a powerful effect on olfactory nerves that transmit smell to the brain, inducing relaxation. A cup of tea before bedtime will give you a soothing slumber

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