Tea does a body good! And tea time with my mother on the veranda at our summer home in Greece will always be a favorite of mine (Litsa’s)….
Although these hands cupping this cup of tea are not my mother’s, they remind me of my mother’s hands that have made so many cups of coffee and tea for me——hands that have held and loved.
A cup of tea does just that too. It gives your body what it needs.
Your Brain: A cuppa doesn’t just make you more productive at the office (one study showed that tea drinkers have improved accuracy and attention when switching between tasks). It may also ward off Parkinson’s disease and slow the progression of Alzheimer’s.
Your Bones: Studies indicate that phytochemicals in teas, such as flavonoids may protect against bone loss. Regular tea drinkers have higher density than non-tea drinkers.
Your Heart: A study of more than 40,000 adults found that women who drank five or more cups of green tea a day had 31 percent lower risk of death from heart disease than those who downed less than one. Other research linked black tea to lower LDL cholesterol.
Your Skin: EGCG, the main poly phenol in green tea, has anticancer properties that may prevent the development of skin tumors. In an animal study, green tea extracts reduced the severity of exposure to UV radiation.
There are many reasons to curl up and unwind from the busy season of back-to-school routines. Whether you’re relaxing alone or among the chaos in your living room, grab a cup of tea to rejuvenate yourself. Allow the memories that you’ve made with those you love to envelope you with each sip as your body drinks in the luxury of simple living.
More Tea Posts:
Amino Acid: Theamine Found in Tea
Metabolism Boosting Iced Lemon & Ginger Green Tea
The New Sports Drink: Green Tea
Credit for benefits: Fitness Magazine March 2014
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