Next time you drink a cup or glass of tea, whether it may be hot or cold; bitter or sweet, have this on mind. Tea, just right after water, is the most widely consumed beverage in the entire world. With that fact set, enjoy your drink and read on.
Tea, the wonderful drink that quenches and relaxes a person’s desires, traces its origins from China. With no definite or exact date, the earliest record of consumption of this drink is rooted as early as the 10th century B.C. Since then, tea has made its impact on different aspects of different cultures worldwide.
It all stems from a single plant, the Camellia Sinesis, to now have more than a thousand variants of tea. Here are a few samples of the most popular forms of tea:
Black Tea – for the healthy caffeine fix you always crave for, choose black tea. Black tea’s caffeine content is almost as half as much as those found in coffee. Also known as red tea in some countries, this type of tea has been shown to reverse endothelial vasomotor dysfunction in patients diagnosed with coronary heart diseases.
Oolong Tea – “black dragon tea” in Chinese, this tea is best known for fighting obesity. Aside from aiding weight loss, regular consumption of oolong tea can improve reduce blood pressure, strengthen teeth and relieve mental and physical stress.
Green Tea – known for undergoing minimal oxidation during processing, the green tea is also known for lowering instances of heart disease. A popular drink in Japan, the green tea is associated with Zen Buddhism practices.
White Tea – containing high levels of catechins, a compound recorded to have lessened instances of strokes and heart failures, this type of tea is almost only exclusively available in China. This very healthy tea has been subjected to many medical studies, all yielding very positive results.
With the many health benefits generated from these four major variants, then subdivided into thousands of more versions, it’s no wonder how tea has penetrated into different households worldwide. Packaging of these tea leaves do generally come in two forms, loose leaf or tea bags. For getting the best quality of tea, opt for loose leaf. If you’re the on-the-go, practical and mobile person, go then for tea bags.
Regardless of which type of packet you’d choose to get your tea in it, it’ll still do you a lot of good to have one. So next time you’re drinking tea, smile that this often overlooked drink does a lot of wonders for your body.
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