Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Oolong Tea


Try adding Oolong Tea to your diet! This tea sounds super awesome for your health!

The Chinese name "Oolong" means "Black Dragon". It is available loose leaf or in tea bags, and more recently, this tea extract has become available as a dietary supplement. A study in 1998 confirmed that continous consumption of Oolong tea does result in body weight reduction. More studies were conducted later on and found that Oolong makes body burn its own fat for energy! Oolong is more oxidized than green tea, but less than black tea. It is practically free of calories and contains just fractional grams of carbohydrates per serving, studies suggest that regular consumption will speed up your metabolism so that you will burn about 80 plus more calories per day than you normally could. It will help you lower your triglyceride levels and even help you prevent getting type II diabetes. Drinking this tea regularly will provide your body with antioxidants which can prevent or undo the damage done by free-radicals. Furthermore, by removing free radicals from your bloodstream, Oolong tea can boost your skin health, immune system, and metabolic rate!