Boost Your Health With A Simple Cup Of Tea

A lot of people in the western world drink tea without knowing all the health benefits it actually provides.

Much is written about green tea and the antioxidants it contains that help you fight aging and slow down the onset of fatal diseases. But there are other teas that help you too, you only have to look on the shelves at your favorite store.

Tea grows ever more popular and in lots of varieties too, my local supermarket now stocks about a 100 varieties.

The particular health benefits that are often talked about are that tea contains antioxidants which help fight cancer and delay the natural aging process and polyphones which help to fight plaque on the teeth and also increase the flow of your digestive juices.

Green Tea

Green tea now comes in an abundance of flavors, you are really spoilt for choice. Try a few different types and you should soon settle on one that you like.

The choice of varieties includes, pure green tea, Jasmine, Peony,green tea and orange, Dragon Pearl, White Monkey and there is even a blend called gunpowder.

The particular health benefits of green teas include a high concentration of antioxidants, so beneficial for slowing the aging process and stopping the damage to your body of the free radical particles that are harmful to your cells.

In addition, research is also identifying green tea as a positive benefit in the fight against cancer, arthritis, cholesterol control. Keep an eye on the news and you will notice several reports a month will include something that mentions the benefits of green tea.

White Tea

White Tea like the others listed here is made from the same tea plant, it is the method of cultivation that varies. White tea is made by harvesting the very young tea leaves that are still covered in down. Leaves do not receive fermentation. Instead, they are steamed and dried in the sun.

As white tea is subject to less processing than other varieties you get more bang for your buck as regards a health boost.

Because the leaves are still downy, the brewed tea has a silver-white appearance. It has a sweet aroma and fresh flavor. The many varieties of white tea include Silver Needle and Jasmine Silver Needle together with White Peony.

Oolong Tea

A unique name and one which I did not think would appear in my local supermarket, but it was there. The flavor of Oolong Tea lies somewhere between the taste of green tea and black tea, rich but not too overpowering.

Oolong tea is known for relieving indigestion problems and lowers cholesterol levels in the body.

Oolong tea is made from large, mature trees and produces a full-bodied taste. The leaves are semi-fermented and after being picked, are left to wither, which removed moisture.

The common flavors of Oolong include WUYI rock, Jasmine and Ice peak.

Black Tea

This is probably the most popular drink in the Western world, certainly in the UK.

Black tea is the most processed of the varieties here, it goes through a full fermentation process that makes the leaves darken to a color that is almost black in appearance.

Black tea can seem to others to taste of fruit, spice and even flowers.

The varieties of black tea are too abundant to mention here but they include, English breakfast tea, Earl Grey, Ceylon, Lapsang Souchong and variants of each.

Chamomile Tea

Chamomile tea, which is considered a floral tea, has a very aromatic, fruity flavor and is a member of the daisy family. This tea is known for helping aid with toothaches, insomnia, muscle cramps, and can help reduce the swelling of skin irritations.

I hope that this article has encouraged you to try some other varieties of tea. Go on try a few new tea flavors, you never know you may find a great tasting one you stick with.