Black Tea Benefits
Numerous studies have trumpeted the cardiovascular benefits of green
tea, the beverage of choice in much of the Far East. But elsewhere
in the world, particularly in Europe and the Middle East, black tea
reigns supreme, and fewer studies have examined its heart-healthy properties.
 In terms of its rich antioxidant properties, black tea comes next
to green tea. The most commonly used and the most popular tea in the
West, black tea is originally green tea with the leaves further dried
- this changes its color and taste. Black Tea undergoes full oxidation
and fermentation. The leaves thus turn black and receive their strong,
typical flavor. The oxidation process is stopped once the aroma and
flavor develops completely. The leaves are further crushed to various
sizes, sorted out and stored according to their sizes.
Black tea is the foundation upon which the popular varieties of English
tea are derived from. And many might be delighted to find out that
black tea, aside from being an enjoyable drink, can actually be good
for the health.
Recent studies in leading medical journals declare black tea a potential
heart tonic, cancer blocker, fat
buster, immune stimulant, arthritis
soother, virus fighter and cholesterol
detoxifier. Not bad for a lowly
shrub soaked in a little hot water.
"Tea is beating all scientific expectations as the most potent
health beverage ever," says researcher John Weisburger at the
American Health Foundation. "The many ways tea can promote health
is truly astonishing."
Here’s how black tea can potentially benefit your health:
Black Tea Saves arteries. Drinking black tea
helps prevent deadly clogging of arteries and reverses poor arterial
functioning that can trigger heart attacks and strokes. In arecent
test, Joseph Vita, M.D., of the Boston University School of Medicine,
had heart patients drink either plain water or four cups of black
tea daily. In a month, impaired blood vessel functioning (a risk
factor for heart attack and strokes) improved about 50% in the
black tea drinkers.
Black Tea Inhibits cancer growth. Tea has long
been tied to a lower risk of stomach, colon and breast cancer,
although the connection is not proven. Now lab studies find that
black tea chemicals actually may stop cancer growth. Rutgers
University researchers showed that a compound in black tea called
TF-2 caused colorectal cancer cells to "commit suicide";
normal cells were unaffected.
Black Tea Tames inflammation. TF-2, the newly discovered anti-cancer compound in black tea, suppresses the Cox-2 gene that triggers inflammation, says research at Rutgers.
Black Tea Wipes out viruses. Previous tests prove black tea can neutralize germs, including some that cause diarrhea, pneumonia, cystitis and skin infections. New research by Milton Schiffenbauer of Pace University finds that black and green tea deactivates viruses, including herpes. When you drink tea, he says, chances are good you will wipe out viruses in your mouth. |
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For the best benefit ... Drink both black and green tea, the regular
kind sold in bags or leaves in grocery stores. Their antioxidants are equal.
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