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**Bunny** · 15th April 2007, 01:13 PM

Top 10 Health Benefits of Drinking Tea

There are lots of reasons why I enjoy a hot cup of tea: I love the aroma of
various flavors of tea; holding onto a hot tea mug warms my hands on a cold
winter morning; sipping tea in front of the fireplace is a great way to relax.
And those are just the feel-good reasons. If you're not drinking tea yet,
read up on these 10 ways tea does your body good and then see if you're ready
to change your Starbucks order!

1. Tea contains antioxidants. Like the Rust-Oleum paint that keeps your
outdoor furniture from rusting, tea's antioxidants protect your body from the
ravages of aging and the effects of pollution.

2. Tea has less caffeine than coffee. Coffee usually has two to three times
the caffeine of tea (unless you're a fan of Morning Thunder, which combines
caffeine with mate, an herb that acts like caffeine in our body). An
eight-ounce cup of coffee contains around 135 mg caffeine; tea contains only
30 to 40 mg per cup. If drinking coffee gives you the jitters, causes
indigestion or headaches or interferes with sleep -- switch to tea.

3. Tea may reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke. Unwanted blood clots
formed from cholesterol and blood platelets cause heart attack and stroke.
Drinking tea may help keep your arteries smooth and clog-free, the same way
a drain keeps your bathroom pipes clear. A 5.6-year study from the Netherlands
found a 70 percent lower risk of fatal heart attack in people who drank at
least two to three cups of black tea daily compared to non-tea drinkers.

4. Tea protects your bones. It's not just the milk added to tea that builds
strong bones. One study that compared tea drinkers with non-drinkers, found
that people who drank tea for 10 or more years had the strongest bones, even
after adjusting for age, body weight, exercise, smoking and other risk factors.
The authors suggest that this may be the work of tea's many beneficial
phytochemicals.

5. Tea gives you a sweet smile. One look at the grimy grin of Austin Powers
and you may not think drinking tea is good for your teeth, but think again.
It's the sugar added to it that's likely to blame for England's bad dental
record. Tea itself actually contains fluoride and tannins that may keep
plaque at bay. So add unsweetened tea drinking to your daily dental routine
of brushing and flossing for healthier teeth and gums.

6. Tea bolsters your immune defenses. Drinking tea may help your body's immune system fight off infection. When 21 volunteers drank either five cups of tea or coffee each day for four weeks, researchers saw higher immune system
activity in the blood of the tea drinkers.

7. Tea protects against cancer. Thank the polyphenols, the antioxidants found
in tea, once again for their cancer-fighting effects. While the overall research
is inconclusive, there are enough studies that show the potential protective
effects of drinking tea to make adding tea to your list of daily beverages.

8. Tea helps keep you hydrated. Caffeinated beverages, including tea, used to
be on the list of beverages that didn't contribute to our daily fluid needs.
Since caffeine is a diuretic and makes us pee more, the thought was that
caffeinated beverages couldn't contribute to our overall fluid requirement.
However, recent research has shown that the caffeine really doesn't matter --
tea and other caffeinated beverages definitely contribute to our fluid needs.
The only time the caffeine becomes a problem as far as fluid is concerned is
when you drink more than five or six cups of a caffeinated beverage at one
time.

9. Tea is calorie-free. Tea doesn't have any calories, unless you add sweetener
or milk. Consuming even 250 fewer calories per day can result in losing one
pound per week. If you're looking for a satisfying, calorie-free beverage,
tea is a top choice.

10. Tea increases your metabolism. Lots of people complain about a slow
metabolic rate and their inability to lose weight. Green tea has been shown
to actually increase metabolic rate so that you can burn 70 to 80 additional
calories by drinking just five cups of green tea per day. Over a year's time
you could lose eight pounds just by drinking green tea. Of course, taking a
15-minute walk every day will also burn calories.

Que and Answers.........

1. Which tea is better -- green, black, white?

There really isn't enough difference to get overly excited about. All teas
generally contain the same amount of flavonoids. Green and black tea come
from the same plants, but green tea is dried for a shorter time and doesn't
go through a fermenting process used for black tea.

2. Are decaffeinated teas just as good for you?

Some companies use chemicals to decaffeinate tea; others use a water process.
The chemical process removes more of the beneficial polyphenols, so read
labels carefully when choosing decaf.

3. How do you brew a perfect cup of tea?

For hot tea:

Bring one cup of water per tea bag, or teaspoon of dried tea, to a rolling
boil.
Measure the tea into a glass container (plastic and metal pick up unwanted
flavors).
Pour the boiling water over your tea and steep to the desired strength. Steep
too long and you'll get an acidic taste.

For iced tea:

Brew your tea with boiling water, as described above.
Chill with ice and keep in the fridge.

**Maksa** · 23rd April 2007, 09:39 PM

i don't like TEA

i heard it's not good for health but here its totally different.

**Bunny** · 23rd April 2007, 10:10 PM

Har sikke ke do pehlu hote hai
Tum kaun sa dekh rahe ho that u knows

**Maksa** · 23rd April 2007, 10:54 PM

yeh thats true

shepoison_21 · 16th May 2007, 04:51 AM

Coool.....i Love Green Tea.i Once Heard An Old Lady Some Where I Nthe World Is Over A Hundred And Lives Entirely On Black Tea...
Green Tea Helps Control Weight Also!!!

**Bunny** · 16th May 2007, 06:41 AM

wah tum to sab jante ho

NOORIE · 12th July 2007, 08:50 PM

TEA Its Like Medicine
Thank You

**drunk_tiger** · 13th July 2007, 12:45 PM

thT WAS JUST A GREAT INFO
IN NEPAL WE HAVE A PLACE NAMED ILAM WHICH IS REALLY FAMOUS FOR TEA AND DARJELING TOO...

15th April 2007, 01:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bunny Global Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Somewhere Posts: 1,910	All about "TEA" Top 10 Health Benefits of Drinking Tea There are lots of reasons why I enjoy a hot cup of tea: I love the aroma of various flavors of tea; holding onto a hot tea mug warms my hands on a cold winter morning; sipping tea in front of the fireplace is a great way to relax. And those are just the feel-good reasons. If you're not drinking tea yet, read up on these 10 ways tea does your body good and then see if you're ready to change your Starbucks order! 1. Tea contains antioxidants. Like the Rust-Oleum paint that keeps your outdoor furniture from rusting, tea's antioxidants protect your body from the ravages of aging and the effects of pollution. 2. Tea has less caffeine than coffee. Coffee usually has two to three times the caffeine of tea (unless you're a fan of Morning Thunder, which combines caffeine with mate, an herb that acts like caffeine in our body). An eight-ounce cup of coffee contains around 135 mg caffeine; tea contains only 30 to 40 mg per cup. If drinking coffee gives you the jitters, causes indigestion or headaches or interferes with sleep -- switch to tea. 3. Tea may reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke. Unwanted blood clots formed from cholesterol and blood platelets cause heart attack and stroke. Drinking tea may help keep your arteries smooth and clog-free, the same way a drain keeps your bathroom pipes clear. A 5.6-year study from the Netherlands found a 70 percent lower risk of fatal heart attack in people who drank at least two to three cups of black tea daily compared to non-tea drinkers. 4. Tea protects your bones. It's not just the milk added to tea that builds strong bones. One study that compared tea drinkers with non-drinkers, found that people who drank tea for 10 or more years had the strongest bones, even after adjusting for age, body weight, exercise, smoking and other risk factors. The authors suggest that this may be the work of tea's many beneficial phytochemicals. 5. Tea gives you a sweet smile. One look at the grimy grin of Austin Powers and you may not think drinking tea is good for your teeth, but think again. It's the sugar added to it that's likely to blame for England's bad dental record. Tea itself actually contains fluoride and tannins that may keep plaque at bay. So add unsweetened tea drinking to your daily dental routine of brushing and flossing for healthier teeth and gums. 6. Tea bolsters your immune defenses. Drinking tea may help your body's immune system fight off infection. When 21 volunteers drank either five cups of tea or coffee each day for four weeks, researchers saw higher immune system activity in the blood of the tea drinkers. 7. Tea protects against cancer. Thank the polyphenols, the antioxidants found in tea, once again for their cancer-fighting effects. While the overall research is inconclusive, there are enough studies that show the potential protective effects of drinking tea to make adding tea to your list of daily beverages. 8. Tea helps keep you hydrated. Caffeinated beverages, including tea, used to be on the list of beverages that didn't contribute to our daily fluid needs. Since caffeine is a diuretic and makes us pee more, the thought was that caffeinated beverages couldn't contribute to our overall fluid requirement. However, recent research has shown that the caffeine really doesn't matter -- tea and other caffeinated beverages definitely contribute to our fluid needs. The only time the caffeine becomes a problem as far as fluid is concerned is when you drink more than five or six cups of a caffeinated beverage at one time. 9. Tea is calorie-free. Tea doesn't have any calories, unless you add sweetener or milk. Consuming even 250 fewer calories per day can result in losing one pound per week. If you're looking for a satisfying, calorie-free beverage, tea is a top choice. 10. Tea increases your metabolism. Lots of people complain about a slow metabolic rate and their inability to lose weight. Green tea has been shown to actually increase metabolic rate so that you can burn 70 to 80 additional calories by drinking just five cups of green tea per day. Over a year's time you could lose eight pounds just by drinking green tea. Of course, taking a 15-minute walk every day will also burn calories. Que and Answers......... 1. Which tea is better -- green, black, white? There really isn't enough difference to get overly excited about. All teas generally contain the same amount of flavonoids. Green and black tea come from the same plants, but green tea is dried for a shorter time and doesn't go through a fermenting process used for black tea. 2. Are decaffeinated teas just as good for you? Some companies use chemicals to decaffeinate tea; others use a water process. The chemical process removes more of the beneficial polyphenols, so read labels carefully when choosing decaf. 3. How do you brew a perfect cup of tea? For hot tea: Bring one cup of water per tea bag, or teaspoon of dried tea, to a rolling boil. Measure the tea into a glass container (plastic and metal pick up unwanted flavors). Pour the boiling water over your tea and steep to the desired strength. Steep too long and you'll get an acidic taste. For iced tea: Brew your tea with boiling water, as described above. Chill with ice and keep in the fridge. __________________ Last edited by Bunny; 16th May 2007 at 08:30 AM.

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Maksa Friendly Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Rajkot (INDIA) Posts: 4,321	i don't like TEA i heard it's not good for health but here its totally different. __________________

23rd April 2007, 10:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
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shepoison_21 Friendly Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: fiji Posts: 219	Coool.....i Love Green Tea.i Once Heard An Old Lady Some Where I Nthe World Is Over A Hundred And Lives Entirely On Black Tea... Green Tea Helps Control Weight Also!!! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] CHOOSE :- A quick death or slow poison

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