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Today Lets explore the basic 2 type of Tea or hot beverage and their Origin and particularly Herbal Tea Health benefits and why you should switch to the new type of Tea for Yourself.
Plain Tea
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Plain Tea is prepared with fresh leaves or cured leaves of Camellia sinensis or rarely used leaves of Camellia taliensis. These are the green Shrubs native to East Asia. These shrubs likely originated from the lands close to the borders of southwest China and from Myanmar in northwest. Hot and Boiling water when poured over this shrub makes a good cup of an aromatic beverage called Tea or Plain Tea.
Herbal Tea
Herbal Tea, in contrast to Plain Tea, is never prepared with the leaves of Camellia sinensis.
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All herbal Tea refers to drinks prepared from infusions ( soaking ) of fruit, leaves, or other parts of a plant. The parts of a plant could be such as steeps of rosehip, chamomile, or rooibos. A Herbal Tea in short is a hot drink made with or flavoured with herbs.
How to Consume your Herbal Tea
To begin your day with a fresh cup of Tea sounds Invigorating!!! and sets the adreline rush in you. Tea has proved to be the favourite goto beverage for most of us to start our day. Traditionally tea is prepared in different ways in different parts of the world. One of the healthiest ways to consume tea is to brew it with herbs and have it without milk. Herbal tea has a lot of health benefits because it is loaded with Vitamins, Minerals and Antioxidants.
Health Benefits of Herbal Tea
Let’s explore some of the health benefits that herbal tea has to offer. It aids in Detoxification, Weight Loss, Digestion, etc, making your body Healthy and Refreshing your mind so that, you can Relax and Reduce your Stress levels.
1. Detoxification
Given the kind of lifestyle we live, the food we eat, the office hours we put in, it has become a norm to binge eat. Work related Stress brings forth a desire to eat Fast food or foods that are rich in oil/butter, sweets, etc. Hence it becomes vital to Detoxify or Cleanse our body from within, on a regular basis. Herbal tea is the best way to do this. It works by accelerating your metabolism and helps the body to burn fat.
2. Anti-ageing
Ageing is a natural phenomena. There is no man-made cure for it. But it can be slowed by preventing free radical damage that restores the age of your cells. This happens thru the antioxidants found in Herbal tea.
3. Anti-inflammatory
Herbs like ginger, peppermint, eucalyptus and tumeric have proven anti-inflammatory properties. Herbal teas which contain these herbs give relief from colds, coughs, arthritis, gastrointestinal problems, hemorrhoids, etc.
4. Helps in Digestion
Spearmint found in herbal teas is known as an appetite suppressant. It reduces the urge to take that extra helping. It also helps in digestion if taken after meals.
5. Great Immunity Booster
Herbal tea is full of antioxidants and vitamins that boost your immune system. Antioxidants help to reduce internal infection by destroying free radicles. It provides protection against the risk of chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer, etc. Echinacea, elderberry, liquorice root and ginger tea are some of the best immune-boosting herbal teas.
6. Induces Weight loss
Chronic diseases like diabetes, blood pressure, etc. are difficult to manage primarily due to weight issues. Losing weight is time consuming, tiring and energy sapping.
Ingredients like lemongrass, fennel and physillium husk help to burn fat and increase metabolism. Herbal teas with these ingredients can be consumed to manage weight.
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7. Relieves Stress
Some teas like Chamomile Tea, are known to treat Insomnia ( or sleeplessness ) and also to Relieve Stress. Lavender Tea comes with known benefits like Calming of Nerves, Improving of Sleep Activity and Easing of Tension, and additionally also providing great stress relief to its consumers. Herbal Tea helps to release chemicals in your brain that fight sicknesses like Depression and Stress.
8. Anti-Nausea
It is a known fact that some Herbal Teas help to Soothe Nausea caused by pregnancy or motion sickness or sometimes even nausea caused by chemotherapy treatment in patients. Ginger is a natural remedy to treat nausea and its use is proven for thousands of years. Ginger with honey or lemon works wonders giving instant relief from nausea.
So, What are You Waiting For ??? Switch to Your Own Herbal Tea For Good Health and transform Yourself to being Happy and Energetic.
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