Tea is the most popular drink. It is enjoyed by rich and poor, bourgeois and intellectuals, regardless of their country of origin, their culture or language. It is the taste, sweet aroma and aroma that have made tea the most popular drink in the world for decades.
Invented in China, tea made its way around the world thanks to trade by the British East India Company, whose colonies were established everywhere. After their decline, tea became a profitable business in most countries. Traditional beliefs state that tea has many beneficial effects on health. It has many medicinal properties. However, recent researches have actually confirmed the medicinal properties of tea.
What makes this drink beneficial?
Tea contains high amounts of antioxidants such as polyphenols and catechins, which are much more potent than other antioxidants such as vitamin C or vitamin E. They prevent free radicals from harming our body by harmful oxidation reactions. Tea is an important medicine, which helps prevent cancer, blockage of arteries and heal a damaged heart.
One of the most important properties of tea is its ability to aid in weight loss.
What is obesity?
It is a disease recognized by the World Health Organization as a disease of epidemic proportions. Bad lifestyle, unhealthy eating habits, lack of body movements and unnecessary stress are the primary reasons which are increasing obesity among people.
Tea has many properties that help in weight loss. Several varieties of tea such as white tea, green tea and oolong tea have been shown to have weight loss properties. Caffeine is present in small amounts in tea. It has been proven that caffeine along with catechins aid in weight loss by utilizing extra calories and burning fat. Green tea is the most beneficial tea. It helps in reducing weight and its effect is much more than white tea. Weight loss is possible by increasing the expenditure of stored fat and calories and preventing excess calories from entering. Green tea has properties that can increase the metabolism of the body. A high metabolic level increases the expenditure of calories. Also, it prevents extra calories from entering the body. Green tea affects the digestive system. It reduces the absorption of calories by the intestine. As a result the calories are removed through excretion. Oolong tea, which is somewhere in between green tea and white tea, has similar weight loss properties.
It has been observed that people who regularly drink 7-10 cups of tea a day have better health, a fitter body and are leaner. It is advised to follow this routine to lose extra weight:
- Have a cup of tea every morning to start your day. There will be no harm if you drink more tea in the morning.
- Have a proper and nutritious breakfast
- This will ensure that you have the necessary supplements in your body. You will not feel hungry and this will prevent you from overeating
- Eat slowly and enjoy the taste. We overeat most of the time because we eat too fast and do not enjoy eating. Eating slowly will help you know when you’ve had enough.
- Go for workout regularly. This is essential for losing weight. You can drink about 10 cups of tea daily. Apart from weight loss, it will benefit you in many other ways.
Source by Henry Wershar
