Black Tea

 I always enjoy an occasional cup of Black Tea during the mornings to start my day off. 90% of the Western population consumes Black Tea and it contains more caffeine than less oxidized Teas. The family of this tea group includes: Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Orange Pekoe, etc.

There are so many types of teas available that I love trying them and blogging facts and benefits of each type.

Unlike high levels of caffeine found in coffee, the low amounts in black tea promotes blood flow in the brain without overstimulating the heart. The caffeine in black tea sharpens mental focus and concentration, and the trace element fluoride inhibits tooth decay.


                        Benefits of drinking black tea:

• Calorie free if drank without milk/cream/sugar
• Reduced risk of stroke
• Reduced “bad” cholesterol
• Improved functioning of blood vessels
• Reduced risk of coronary heart disease     
• Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease
• Reduced risk of cancer
• Increased immune function
• Reduced inflammation
• Reduced risk of diabetes
• Reduced stress
• Increases your metabolism
• Reduced iron absorption to help people who suffer from hemochromatosis.

Rooibos Tea

Rooibos Tea (Redbush) is an herbal tea that is grown only in the South African highlands. It is rich in anti oxidants and flavonoids. Infact the anti-oxidants in this tea are not found in any other tea like green tea/black tea, etc.

Benefits: 

Rooibos tea is one of the best health drink for all those who care for their health and fitness. Some of the beneficial factors related to this tea are as follows:

• Used for curing headache, hyper tension and insomnia.
• Beneficial in fever and asthma.
• Free from caffeine.
• Higher quantity of anti-oxidants as compared to green tea.
• Helps with the immune system
• Anti-aging
• This tea don't have oxalic acid. People with kidney stone can also take this tea.
• Has many minerals which is good for your body: copper, zinc, manganese, iron, potassium and calcium.
• Taking Rooibos is good for your skin.
• This tea is good for certain types of allergy. And reduce the allergy risks in the body.

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!

Hojicha Green Tea

Hojicha green tea is different from other Japanese teas because it is roasted over charcoal. This tea is delicious and has a great toasted flavor, a great way to start the day! 

The benefits of Hojicha tea are weight loss, helps boost the immune system and even helps prevent tooth decay. This tea is truly amazing! Drinking it will put you in a blissful mood and really help clear your mind from stress. A traditional Japanese green tea, Hojicha is naturally lower in caffeine which can be drank in the evening and is great for digestion!

Jasmine Tea

I am sipping on a big cup of Jasmine Tea as the weather is now becoming a lot more colder and hot drinks are more of a demand these days...I am a huge tea fanatic since a lot of them have lots of health benefits which makes it a huge bonus of drinking it! :-)

I would like to share the health benefits of Jasmine Tea ...

• Used for cancer prevention.
• Strengthens the blood vessel, thus preventing heart attacks, thrombosis and atherosclerosis.
• Contains antioxidants that prolong youthfulness.
• Useful for diets, lowers cholesterol in blood and burns calories.
• This tea is especially important in cold time of a year, because it helps to fight viruses and bacteria, has been used successfully in the treatment of influenza.
• It strengthens overall health by stimulating the immune system.
• Jasmine tea lowers blood pressure.
• It prevents tooth decay.
• Besides, it helps to get rid of various allergic reactions.
• It has a relaxing effect.
• Jasmine tea is an excellent anti-stress drink that is recommended for chronic fatigue syndrome.