#6 is a shocker!

Second to water, tea is the most consumed beverage in the world!

When tea was first discovered, its original purpose was to be drank as a medicinal beverage in China. As it continues to grow traction around the world many began to embrace it as a social beverage. Tea has since then turned into a beverage that is consumed every day for its health-improving characteristics.

If you are not drinking tea today, maybe these health benefits will help you join the tea revolution!

Clearer skin and fresh breath, sign me up!

1.  It’s Hydrating  – Although caffeine is naturally in tea; that doesn’t stop the hydrating effects it brings. Since tea is mostly water you can add those ounces to your daily intake. If getting your daily intake of water is a challenge, consider brewing up a cup.

2. Can help clear your skin. Tea has a detoxifying effect. Free radical contributes to wrinkles, sagging, uneven pigmentation, and dryness of the skin. Thanks to the antioxidants found in tea, the antioxidants neutralize the free radicals in your body. Being more hydrated also helps improve your skin appearance.

3. Freshen your breath! Because tea contains antibacterial properties, this aids in the breaking down of plaque and bacteria that can grow in your mouth.

We need all the help we can get!

4. Could help to reduce degenerative diseases. Polyphenols, a compound that is found in plants, are believed to help improve your brain’s learning and memory functionalities by protecting those sections of the brain. Slowing the cause and effect of degenerative diseases.

5. Helps with digestion. Tea, Oolong, and Green tea, in particular, have been used for a long time to help speed the process of digestion and help empty your stomach faster.

6. Improve bone health. Remember those polyphenols from earlier? Yeah, they are back and in full effect! Drinking tea helps increase bone formation because of polyphenols.

7. Powerful stress reliever! Need I say more? In these trying times, stress is lurking around each of us. To help combat stress, tea has been proven to help release stress. Green tea, in particular, has a unique amino acid, L-theanine, that calms and relaxes the mind.

Conclusion

There have been many studies conducted regarding tea and its health-giving benefits, but there is still a lot to explore. If you ever need a break from your morning cup of joe, try tea. Here’s a bonus benefit you didn’t know about tea: it contains a similar amount of caffeine as coffee does. Only the effects of the caffeine are controlled and released because of the tannins, so you’ll feel the effect of alertness for a much longer period of time vs. that of coffee.

Tea is like wine, there are so many varieties and ways to enjoy it. Just imagine what would happen if it’s combined with a powerful health spice such as cinnamon! Our Holiday Blend Christmas Memories has cinnamon as one of its ingredients, try it – It’s delightful!

 

If you don’t drink tea today; what is a reason why you don’t?