A few days ago Marsadie mentioned a great Detox tea to help with weight loss, which is great seeing as how I’m sure many of us are still losing some of that Holiday weight. I’ve always been a Tea drinker, mainly for the different flavors, and the fact that different types of tea offer a host of amazing health benefits. Even if you’re a Lipton girl, you can still reap the benefits of tea. During the cold winter weather many of us are experiencing right now, it’ll warm you up as well, and it a better alternative to coffee which can dehydrate you if you drink it in excess.
The most common tea that we all know and love is Black Tea. Black Tea is the one of the world’s oldest teas, and most other teas have been derived from the picking, brewing, and fermenting process that Black Tea goes through. Black Tea comes in second places for antioxidants, after it’s distant cousin, Green Tea. While Green Tea gets most of the health hype now a days, Black Tea also inhibits cancer growth, tames inflammation, fights viruses, stimulates your immune system, and has been said to be a potential heart tonic. My favorite Black Tea is Earl Grey. If you’re new to black tea, try the following:
While I’m personally not a fan of plain Green Tea, (in my opinion it just tastes like hot water), we all know it comes second to none in terms of health benefits. To reel off a few: it lowers risk of cancer, heart attack, and stroke. With the numbers of heart and stroke issues going up in the country (and that they’re effecting women!!), downing a cup of Green Tea certainly isn’t going to hurt! Green Tea also lowers blood pressures, prevents tooth decay (keep the sugar to a minimum), and inhibits viruses! Green Tea has also been said to help stimulate your metabolism. We all know the benefits by now, with all of the hype on TV, and on the Internet. So if you’re like me, and you just can’t settle for plain Green Tea, try to search out some of these flavorful Green Tea options. All of the benefits, with a different flavor.
Herbal and Oolong Teas are often forgotten and left to the side. Oolong is also one of the world’s oldest teas, and is similar to the tea you get at a Chinese restaurant. Light and delicious, and especially yummy sweetened. Oolong helps burn body fat and fight cholesterol, while Herbal Tea relaxes you, heals aches, and leaves you feeling refreshed. When I’m sick I usually reach for Lipton’s Honey & Lemon which soothes sore throats, and in the summer a great herbal is Twining’s Raspberry, which I ice.
Oh, you want some more color, do you? Last but not least, we have the two “newest” teas to begin a craze. White and Red Tea (Rooibos) are all the rage now. Not ringing any bells? White Tea (pictured) is a younger tea leaf which gets picked earlier (remember the snapple commercial? Love it!) It has a fruitier taste, but is packed with antioxidants much like Green Tea, but also protects bones. Listen up ladies! We have to protect our bones! Red Tea has all of the above mentioned benefits, with an aid in sleep. College students? Nervous about exams? Can’t sleep? Try sipping some Red Tea and let the relaxation begin.
All of the teas I have mentioned you can purchase online for VERY reasonable prices. I’ve ordered from English Tea Store and absolutely love it. They have amazing teas, treats to compliment teas, and they ship promptly. And if you want to learn more about the benefits of tea, click to Tea Benefits where you can buy Organic online as well.
Mmm… I love this post. I’ve always just had green tea because I know that it’s healthy and even though I’ve never loved the taste, I’ve gotten used to it. I think I’m going to try peppermint green tea and orange pekoe sometime. You make them sound so good!
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I have only tried tea once and hated it. I haven’t tried it since. That was when I was 5 years old haha. I have also never had coffee. My hot drink is hot chocolate which I’m sure is not good for me. I’m scared to try tea. I don’t think I would like it. I’m not a big fan of hot drinks.
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I’ve never had a tea that I liked, but your post makes me curious. Perhaps I’ll have to be a little more open minded and try a few more.
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Ha, I just blogged about tea, too… I guess the cold weather has put us both in the mood for the topic! I’m definitely a firm believer in drinking lots of (hot, flavored) teas for health benefits. It’s one of the most fun and tastey ways toward gaining health benefits
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Your posts are always interesting and they never fail to add more stock info in my head. Seriously. I’m not even familiar with those teas you mentioned! I only know of the typical Nestea/Lipton lemon iced tea. Haha!
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I knew a lot about teas before, but this is a great in-depth blog about them. Two of the teas you list, Earl Grey and Orange Pekoe are actually two I drink for hot teas. I will occasionally brew Orange Pekoe in great quantity for ice tea.
Please do remember as a reminder, over drinking can thin out the vitamins in your system as tea goes through your system as quickly as water. I recommend taking a one-a-day multi-vitamin….well actually, my father (a physician assistant) told me that I should do that for the same reasons.
BTW, saw that you were a NaNoWriMo winner… me too… it was not easy though
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Is your layout from the Vogue Beauty and the Beast editorial? I love that editorial!
I love tea – I think my favorite is red tea.
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Hey lovely, I am trying, I hope I can see her more too. Hope things are good with you lovely…….
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Aww, but I don’t drink tea. (Except for Flavored Iced Tea) I think hot tea taste weird. Dx
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Confession: I can’t stand the taste of tea.
If you add enough sugar and flavorings, I can just barely tolerate it. But straight tea makes me want to vomit.
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very nice put up, i actually love this website, carry on it
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