Tea Benefits

Tea is one of the most popular beverages in the world, and for good reason. Tea provides a wide variety of health benefits and those who drink tea regularly may have a lower risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. It is loaded with a number of health-promoting substances including catechins, polyphenols, epicatechins, antioxidants and more. 

Top Ten Health Benefits of Tea

1. The antioxidants in green tea can help boost your exercise endurance-they also help your body burn fat. 
2. Tea has a high oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) which means that it helps to destroy free radicals in the body.
3. Tea may help to protect you from damage caused by ultraviolet rays. 
4. The antioxidants in tea may help to protect you against types of cancer including colon, breast, skin, liver, pancreas, prostate and oral cancers.
5. Help promoted a healthy BMI and reduces your risk for metabolic syndrome.
6. Drinking tea regularly could counteract some of the negative side effects of smoking and could reduce your risk for lung cancer.
7. Regular tea drinkers have a lower risk for neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. 
8. Individuals with diabetes may benefit from drinking tea regularly, it may help the body to process sugars more effectively. 
9. Drinking tea can help the body to recover from radiation, it also helps to protect your cells against de-generation when exposed to radiation. 
10. Certain types of tea (like green tea) have been shown to help improve both bone mineral density and strength. 

Different kinds of tea provide different health benefits. Below you will find a chart detailing the four types of tea made from the camellia sinensis plant which provide certain health benefits.