Benefits of Tea

• Tea Contains health promoting ingredients lowering the risk of Heart disease, Stroke & Cancer
• Dr.Weisburger and other scientists worldwide have observed that tea contains ample amount of Antioxidants that can lower the risk of many chronic disease man suffers from. So make sure your refreshing and enjoyable cup of tea becomes a part of your health lifestyle.
• Antioxidants are compounds that help our bodies detoxify harmful free radicals that work against the immune system known as ' oxidative stress' . This plays a major role in the development of most chronic diseases i.e. cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
• With enough Antioxidants in your body you could guard against Diabetes, Arthritis, High Cholesterol, Blood Pressure problems, Inlammation, Dental Decay and a lot more.
• '…yes, your daily cuppa is by all means one of the richest source of Antioxidants.
• So make sure you "Piyo More Chai " because it's the mantra to your fitness and well being.

Introduction

In any society around the globe, addiction is a great problem. To enjoy life, people go for  all sorts of things like alcohol, tobacco, heroin, betel leaves and nuts and what not. In the end, they cause more pain and sufferings than pleasure due to various physical and mental problems induced by them. But there is an addiction. We can all welcome, without any hesitation. That is tea-a blessing bestowed upon our modern society.

What is there in tea

Tea contains Vitamin A, Vitamin B- Complex, vitamin C, two minerals manganese and potassium and antioxidants. Tea is a rich source of antioxidants released into the drink within first minute of brewing. Drinking three cups of tea a day over two weeks, increase the concentration of flavonoids in the blood by 25%. Other types of flavonoids in tea includes tannins that add flavour as well as antioxidant effect 20 times powerful as an antioxidant than vitamin C.

• prevention of heart disease – Flavonoids in black as well as green tea can reduce blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Therefore, lipid deposition in the endothelium of blood vessels is reduce. Over-alleffect is reduction of the incidents of ischaemic heart disease.
• Reduction of risk of cancer – antioxidant content of tea help to reduce the incident of certain cancer. Both black and green tea may act to protect against the developments of oral, pancreatic and prostatic cancer by 30%
• Nutritional value – It is not only the flavonoids of tea that makes it good for us. Tea is also an important source of nutrients such as manganese which is essentially for the growth and developments of human body. Potassium which is essentially required for maintaining fluid level in human body, is abundant in tea. Zinc is another important component of tea which is essential for growth and development of human body. Tea may also have mild antibiotic action gut, protecting against harmful bacteria and possibly cancer of Colon.

• Tea and oral health –Both black and green tea is tooth-friendly. They are natural source of fluorides which help to prevent tooth decay and gum disease.
• Tea and weight loss – Obesity is a world –wide problem nowadays. If body mass index (BMI) exceeds 25, we face various kinds of problems. Extract from green tea may help in weight loss by speeding up fat oxidation.
• Stimulating mental faculty – Tea increases alertness & mental performance. A recent research study reveled that tea increases memory, alertness & improvement in reaction time.Scientific evidence supports the students habits of drinking tea for alertness which specially happens before the examinations.