The benefits of tea

Tea has a complex positive effect on the body, heals it, and does it gently and gradually.
Tea & ndash; not a drug in our usual sense. It's more of a preventative.

The benefits are not the same across tea types.

• green tea (as well as its varieties: very light and white tea ) & ndash; the most healing.
• Then come, oolong & nbsp; and the last & nbsp; black tea .
• Large-leaf teas are healthier than tea dust.
• Those grown in the mountains are richer in composition than the plains.
• There is more caffeine in Chinese tea varieties than in Ceylon .
• Varieties of small upper leaves are stronger than those of coarse lower leaves.

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Here's what was said about the benefits of tea in England in 1660

• " Tea can be drunk in summer and winter, while maintaining excellent health until old age."
• " It makes the body active and strong."
• " Tea relieves headaches, dizziness, and heaviness in the head."
• " It eliminates blues problems."
• " Tea makes breathing easier, cures suffocation."
• " It fixes vision problems."
• " Tea relieves fatigue, improves mood, copes with liver pain."
• " It helps well against roughness, strengthens the stomach, improves appetite and digestion, especially in obese people and gluttons."
• " Tea relieves nightmares, removes salts from bones, strengthens memory."
• " It prevents and treats malaria, overeating, relieves fever. "
• " Tea strengthens internal organs and prevents consumption."
• " It helps with colds, dropsy, scurvy; cleaning the body by sweating, expels the infection."

"The Virtues of Tea" & ndash; England 1660

Body strengthening

To all its advantages, tea also has a bactericidal effect. It heals wounds, relieves inflammation, and helps with burns.

If you have a cold, don't forget about tea: it will warm the nasopharynx and fight in microbes.

If you have diarrhea (simple, sorry, diarrhea), dipression, tea will demonstrate its tannic and antiseptic properties.

Antioxidants in tea

Although tea is practically calorie-free, it contains vitamins A, C and E, as well as very healthy substances called flavonoids, or polyphenols.
Flavonoids behave like antioxidants, reducing exposure to reactive oxygen molecules that are formed during metabolism and contribute to aging, the emergence of chronic diseases.

Anti-cancer effects of tea

Can tea prevent cancer?
Hundreds of scientists around the world have been working on this question since the 1980s. As you know, the catechins contained in tea are antioxidants, and therefore prevent the growth of tumors (at least in the laboratory). There are a number of promising facts that suggest that tea (especially green) can protect against some types of cancer.

• A Japanese study published in 1980 found that people who drink 10 or more cups of green tea a day have a lower risk of getting stomach cancer.
• At least two studies published in the 1990s have clearly shown the relationship between an increase in green tea consumption and a decrease in the incidence of pancreatic cancer.
• In a study published in Notes on Cancer in 1998, ECGg, a catechin found in green tea, was shown to be an active component in preventing prostate cancer cells from growing in the laboratory.
• A series of Japanese studies, the results of which were published in 1997-99, showed that ECGg and other polyphenols impede the growth of various types of cancer cells, including proctological adenocarcinoma, ductal breast cancer, skin cancer, lung cancer.
• A study of 35,000 postmenopausal women found that drinking at least 2 cups of green tea per day reduced the risk of esophageal and genitourinary cancer.
• In an article titled "Why Drinking Tea Can Prevent Cancer," published in the journal "Nature" in 1997, the anti-cancer properties of green tea were shown to be explained by its ability to suppress urokinase (uPA), & ndash; an enzyme that accompanies the formation of metostases in humans. The authors of the article examined 190 '000 substances that suppress uPA, including ECGg. Their conclusion was that one cup of green tea contains seven times more ECGg than the highest possible dose of the best-known urokinase inhibitor amiloride.

This promising study showed, that tea can not only prevent cancer disease but also prevent cancer cells from multiplying. For example, a study published in the 1999 issue of the journal Nature showed that during experiments conducted in a test tube, ECGg prevented blood flow to tumors, thereby slowing their growth. Other studies conducted in the late 1990s showed that green tea polyphenols protect against prostate cancer and liver cancer.

The effect of black and green tea decoction on cancer cell activity was compared. Results published in 1998 in the brochure "Molecular Biology of the Cell" showed that while black tea solution produced an effect at a concentration of 10%, green tea solution produced the same effect at a concentration of 1%.

Brewing green tea & nbsp; for 3 to 5 minutes frees up the optimal amount of catechin .

Alcoholism

It turns out that green tea kills cravings for alcohol. That's why in China and Japan & ndash; countries that have a special preference for green tea - there are much fewer people drinking excessively than in Western countries. For the preparation of an anti-alcoholic drink, the following recipe is used: 1 tsp green tea per 1 tbsp water. They drink without sugar. The remaining leaves do not throw & ndash; they are eaten. The effect is not momentary. Months will pass and the effect will come.

Antibacterial properties

Tea (especially green tea, but also black, oolong and Puer) has been found to inhibit the growth of Streptococcus mutants & mdash; bacteria that degrades sugar in the mouth, causing tooth decay.

Antivirus

In the laboratory, catechin from tea leaves has been found to suppress viral infections such as influenza, herpes, polio.

Pregnancy

Weak green tea (no more than 2 cups a day) is useful for pregnant women.
The drink contains many healthy & nbsp; vitamins & nbsp; and & nbsp; trace elements.
Japanese scientists have found that women who regularly drank green before pregnancy tea, give birth to stronger children.

Hair

Adding tea to water to rinse hair after shampoo can soften hair and enhance its shine.

Eyes

If they are applied to closed eyes with cooled, moist tea bags, they can reduce swelling.

Teeth

Note that a cup of green tea after dinner not only delights the mind and stomach, it also still fights tooth decay.

Tea is saturated with fluoride compounds; as you know, fluorine & mdash; it is the only mineral element found in tea in large quantities. It prevents dental disease, which is why fluoride is added to city water, toothpaste and mouthwashes. Water with fluoride usually contains from 0.00007 to 0.00012%, while green tea contains from 0.000132 to 0.000418%. And there is no danger of fluoride poisoning when you drink tea.
(Only please add sugar to it, this will destroy all the benefits.)

The effect of tea on dental health was clearly shown in a Japanese study published in a dental journal in 1994. Scientists asked 35 volunteers aged 18 to 29 not to brush their teeth or rinse their mouths for four days. Instead, they rinsed their mouths with a solution of tea polyphenols after meals and before bed. In 34 subjects, the content of pathogenic bacteria decreased significantly.

Tea also has a different effect on oral health. In the laboratory, catechins of all tea varieties (black, green, oolong and Puer) have been shown to inhibit and even destroy bacteria that cause dental disease.
Even a single cup of tea can produce a protective effect.

Immunity

At least two studies conducted in the 1990s showed that ECGg, a catechin found only in tea leaves, strengthens immunity by promoting the regeneration of T-type lymphocytes and infection-fighting B cells.

Skin

Black tea has a tightening effect and disinfects the skin, thereby being an ideal topical medicine for inflammation.

With a vascular mesh on the face, a mask is made from a chilled tea brew (tea grounds are applied to the cleaned face for 15-20 minutes).
The same mask is useful for fading dry face skin. Only after removing the brew should you grease the skin with a greasy cream.

It is useful to wipe the oily, aging skin of the face with cubes of ice made from green tea. To enhance the effect, apple cider vinegar or lemon juice can be added to the infusion of tea (one tablespoon per glass of tea)

Bones

Osteoporosis, or bone fragility, & mdash; a common disease of the elderly, especially women. Some studies have linked caffeine use to the onset of osteoporosis, which also applied to tea drinkers.

But a study of more than 1,200 English women, published in 2000 in the American Journal of Therapeutic Nutrition, found that drinking tea, on the contrary, helps to strengthen the femurs, whose fractures are the most dangerous. The women who took part in the study ranged in age from 65 to 76, and 1,100 of them drank tea regularly. Those who added milk to tea were most protected due to the effect of calcium held in the milk.

It is not clear how tea contributes to bone hardening. Fluoride in tea may play a role; in addition, the author of the study suggests that tea may contain substances whose effect is similar to that of the female hormone estrogen. Estrogen also helps to strengthen bone tissue.

Nervous system

Tea acts as a mild antidepressant, increasing the overall mood background: it works microdoses of caffeine with some tea vitamins.
Increases endurance to stress, and if stress is still too strong & ndash; helps you recuperate.

Legs

For wounds or pain in the foot, add used tea bags to a warm foot bath.

Hoc

Rinse the nose with green tea infusion when rinsing. To do this, pour one teaspoon of crushed green tea with a glass of boiling water, insist for 15-20 minutes, strain. Use a disposable syringe without a needle for washing. Do this 6-8 times a day.

Burns and rash

By adding a quart (& frac14; liters) of strong black tea in a warm bath, you can relieve itching from sunburn.
Also, cooled wet tea bags have a soothing effect on burns and rashes.

Digestion

Mothers have long known that a diet of bananas, rice, applesauce and tea serves as an effective home remedy against diarrhea. Both black and green teas have this effect mainly due to the flavonoids they contain.

PU

A tea variety called Puer has been highly valued in China for centuries for its healing properties. Pu-er tea is usually drunk during or after meals, especially fatty ones, due to its ability to lower cholesterol, prevent indigestion and diarrhea.

Clinical trials have shown that a type of green Pu-er tea called Tuocha cleans the arteries of contaminants that cause heart disease.
According to James Norwood Plant, it is for this reason that & laquo; Tuocha & raquo; is & frac14; of all tea consumed in France.

Kidneys and bladder

Thanks to its diuretic effect, tea helps with swelling and stones in the kidneys and bladder.
Five cups of green tea daily per day reduces the risk of stones by 60 percent.

Heart and blood vessels

Cardiovascular disease is rapidly outpacing cancer in prevalence.
Tea & ndash; a great prevention tool.

• First, it lowers cholesterol.
• Secondly, it contributes to the patency of blood vessels, as it destroys fatty deposits on their walls and prevents the formation of new ones.
• Thirdly, it strengthens these walls.
• Fourth, somewhat accelerates blood circulation, expanding the vessels of the brain and heart.

If you have hypotension (hypotension) & ndash; drink black tea, and stronger.
A if hypertension is not in the most severe form and there are no contraindications & ndash; that weak green tea along with products that contain a lot of vitamin C (lemon, rose hips, currants).

There is some evidence that tea protects against heart disease, but they are not as obvious as in the case of cancer. A number of laboratory experiments have revealed that polyphenols help lower cholesterol and prevent blood coagulation by blocking these two factors in the onset of heart disease.

Also, several studies involving humans have yielded encouraging results.
For example, a study by Israeli scientists found that people in the black tea group had lower cholesterol levels than people drinking coffee.

A study of 20,000 Norwegian men and women published in 1992 found that those people who drank five or more cups of black tea a day had lower cholesterol levels than those who drank no tea at all.

One of the most extensive studies involved 12,763 adults from seven countries.
Published in 1995 in the Archives of Internal Medicine, & laquo; Study of Seven Countries & raquo; found a strong association between the presence of flavonoids in the nutritional diet and reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. Flavonoids are known to be abundant in tea.

Tea can affect heart health by maintaining normal body weight. A study by Chinese scientists published in 1998 found a significant decrease in the weight of experimental rats after 63 weeks of eating a mixture of their regular food with crushed green tea leaves; at week 15, rats fed on green tea weighed 12% less overall than the control group.

Also, a Dutch study published in 1999 followed 3,454 people who drank an average of one to two cups of tea daily. It turned out that their risk of contracting severe aortic atherosclerosis is 46% less. Atherosclerosis, in turn, is a cause of cardiovascular disease.
People who drank more than 4 cups of tea a day had a 69% reduced risk.

The main fact that scientists have identified was that tea drinkers in general lead healthier lives than other people. Indeed, life according to the principle & laquo; sip after sip & raquo; & mdash; calm, measured, focused; gives less stress than living in the style of & laquo; bread for bread & raquo;.
Accordingly, a quiet life is more useful for your heart.

Weight loss

Green tea polyphenols have been shown to block the activity of amylase, an enzyme found in saliva that breaks down carbohydrates. Based on this, it was concluded that green tea is more conducive to fat burning than its accumulation.

A small study of obese middle-aged women published in 1985 analyzed exposure to green tea capsules as constituents of the diet. After two weeks of consumption, the green tea group shed twice as much weight as the group given the drugs; after four weeks, the green tea group lost three times more weight than the control.

Vitamins in tea

Tea contains provitamin A & ndash; carotene, which ensures the normal condition of the mucous membranes of the nose, pharynx, larynx, lungs, bronchi, genitourinary organs and is especially important for maintaining good vision.

Green tea is rich in vitamins K, V1 (thiamine), V2 (riboflavin), V9 (folic acid), V12, PP (nicotinic acid).

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is also present in tea.
In green and yellow teas, vitamin C is 10 times more than in black teas. Vitamin P in green tea is 4 times more than in oranges or lemons. In combination with vitamin C, it significantly enhances the effectiveness of ascorbic acid, contributes to its accumulation and retention in the body. & nbsp;

Minerals in tea

Mineral and other inorganic substances in tea contain from 4 to 7%.
Magnesium, manganese, sodium, potassium, calcium, fluorine, iodine, copper, gold are present in tea.

Caffeine in tea and beverages

Caffeine & mdash; a natural component of tea leaves, although its share in tea is much less than in coffee, chocolate or Coca-Cola.
Due to caffeine, tea has earned a reputation as a drink that relieves fatigue and boosts mood. It acts as a stimulant for the central nervous system and heart, can also stimulate the release of gastric juice and increase the frequency of urination.

The more tea is oxidized (or & laquo; fermented & raquo;), the more caffeine it contains: black tea has the most caffeine, green tea the least.
On average, a 170-gram cup of tea contains about 40 milligrams of caffeine & mdash; less than half the amount contained in a similar cup of coffee. & nbsp;

The highest caffeine content, as in the case of catechin, is observed in tea made from a kidney and two apical leaves of a tea bush.
Many factors affect the caffeine content of tea: the height at which it grew (the higher the tea grows above sea level, the more caffeine it contains), the presence of fertilizers and zinc in the soil. The results of scientific studies on the effect of caffeine on the body are contradictory, but there is no reliable evidence that caffeine causes any disease or exacerbates chronic malaise.

Caffeine content of beverages

Most doctors do not recommend consuming more than 200 mg of caffeine per day.

Source: Food and Drug Administration/National Soft Drinks Association.

Contraindications of tea and possible harm

Now let's talk about the possible dangers of green tea.
Despite all the positive properties of green tea, you should not abuse it. Since green tea lowers blood pressure, hypotonics should not drink it.

You cannot get carried away with green tea with: an acute form of hypotension; any diseases in the exacerbation phase; diseases accompanied by high fever. It should be remembered that green tea enhances the acidity of gastric juice, which is undesirable for ulcers of the stomach and duodenum. Those suffering from rheumatoid arthritis should also give up this drink.

Exciters included in green tea & ndash; caffeine, theobromine and theophiline - actively act on the nervous and cardiovascular systems. Therefore, do not get carried away with green tea, especially strong tea, for people suffering from tachycardia, hyperexcitability, insomnia.

Remember that in tea left for later, the amount of purine compounds and caffeine increases. Such tea is especially dangerous for patients with hypertension, glaucoma and gout.

It is not recommended to drink green tea on an empty stomach, as well as while drinking alcohol.
Tea with alcohol forms aldehydes that do not work well on the kidneys.

Cleansing the body

The most sensational studies are conducted on the preventive & nbsp; anti-cancer effect of tea.
It is based on its blood-purifying properties, the ability to actively bind and remove extraneous carcinogenic substances from the body.
Green tea in the proportion: 3-5 grams of brew per 150 grams of water neutralizes the effect of harmful nitro compounds & ndash; in China, experiments were carried out on rats.
Tea & ndash; sweatshop (removes slags) and temperature control means.

In addition, tea removes radioactive elements from the body, even deposited in the bones of strontium-90. Japanese doctors discovered this after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Those who actively drank green tea survived.

Tea prolongs life

Drink tea if you want to live long.

Chinese legend says that a 130-year-old monk came to the emperor of the Tang dynasty (91-907 BC). Seeing his vigor and fortress, the emperor asked: & laquo; What kind of miraculous medicine allows you to enjoy life for so long? & raquo; The monk, laughing, answered: & laquo; I am from a poor family and, having given birth, did not drink medicine. It's just that I really love tea. Nothing surprising, tea contains a complex of vitamins and minerals, just necessary for the elderly.

And of course, one of the healthiest aspects of tea & mdash; that he persuades people to live according to the principle of & laquo; sip after sip & raquo;, which allows them to be in harmony with society and with themselves; life full of attention, balance, harmony.

• You'll be more excited.
• Look less at your watch.
• You'll have far fewer contrived problems when you learn to savor life.

In our hurried, ever-changing world, this may be the best & laquo; medicine & raquo; for each.