![]() "Green tea has been shown to have beneficial effects against a variety of diseases such as cancer, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative diseases. Even your immune system is strengthened by drinking green tea since inflammation hampers the immune cells' ability to fight off infection. Most diseases can be linked back to chronic inflammation in the body on a cellular level, and green tea has been shown to lower this type of disease-promoting inflammation. The main reason green tea has this reputation is that it is the tea highest in Epigallocatechin gallate, or ECGC, a powerful plant compound that has been found to reduce inflammation, lower your risk of cancer and heart disease, and speed up metabolism.Įpidemiological studies have indicated that EGCG carries "metabolic health benefits" and essentially the more you drink the better since consumption of five or more cups of green tea per day appears to have the greatest benefit. ![]() Green tea is well-known to offer a host of health benefits, from lowering your risk of cardiovascular disease to promoting natural weight loss. What Tea Should You Drink for Certain Health Benefits? If you want to heat your water, don't scald the tea, which can damage the beneficial compounds instead heat it to 106 degrees Fahrenheit for green tea and 200 degrees Fahrenheit for black tea, according to experts at Planet Tea. To maximize the health benefits of your tea, studies say, cold-steep your tea, which requires a longer time to let the leaves sit in the water, known as infusion time, but works to keep the antioxidants like EGCG from green tea active. When it comes to tea, temperature matters. The longer you keep the leaves in the water the better for health results unless you overboil the water. If your whole point of drinking tea is to gain health benefits, then steep your tea longer, using either loose leaves or a teabag, to allow compounds from the leaves to get released. ![]() Over-steeping tea allows more of the beneficial compounds of the leaves to enter the water, and maximizes your tea's health benefits, according to a study published in a 2007 issue of the Journal of Chromatography, but it also can make the tea bitter (and drive up the caffeine). What is the Best Water Temperature for Tea? The benefit of loose leaves is that they allow you to customize your cup, and reduce any extra waste, making them a more sustainable option. When buying tea, whether you prefer to make it in a tea bag or loose leaf teas when it comes to health benefits, there is little difference, so it comes down to personal preference. Most people prefer the convenience of tea that comes in tea bags rather than needing a tea strainer for loose blends. As for caffeine content: An average cup of coffee delivers 95 mg of caffeine, whereas the average cup of tea clocks in at 26 mg, or nearly one-quarter less.Ī recent study, published in British Medical Journal, tracked nearly 5,000 people with type 2 diabetes and found that drinking one cup of tea daily lowered the risk of dying by 15 percent, and one cup of coffee a day lowered this risk by 12 percent, so the choice is yours. Tea is significantly lower in caffeine and contains other calming compounds that can offer a powerful antidote to a hectic day, while still bestowing health benefits from phytochemicals in the leaves. When questioning whether tea or coffee is best, it comes down to an individual choice: If the high caffeine content of coffee makes you feel anxious, opt instead for a low-caffeine tea or one that's caffeine-free.īoth tea and coffee have been found to have numerous health benefits and are associated with lower levels of disease, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and more. ![]() While coffee boasts health benefits from its high levels of antioxidants, the amount of caffeine in a cup of joe can be overwhelming for some people and actually cause jitters, contribute to insomnia, and even trigger feelings of anxiety, research shows. First let's settle the score – since there has long been a debate over which is healthier for you: Tea or coffee, and most people stand firmly in one of the two groups, coffee lovers or tea drinkers. ![]()
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