Oh tea, you wonderful little mood booster, you delicious tiny warrior. For centuries, tea has been the little drink that could, and that legacy continues today. In a world where a new health kick starts every month, tea — and its vast number of health benefits — has remained a strong constant within the health world. It meets the goals and desires of anyone looking to up their daily antioxidants, boost their mood or immune system, or simply relax with a refreshing drink. Tea can accompany us, and cheer us on, through every aspect of life.
A key, and huge, benefit to tea — especially in white, green, and red/rooibos teas — are the antioxidants they all proudly offer. Green and white tea are scientifically known to help fight against cancers and help rejuvenate skin; green tea has even been suggested for those who work in offices due to its ability to help prevent computer radiation as well as assist in containing body moisture. Along with green and white teas, black and oolong offer few antioxidants but still provide an enormous amount of health benefits to its consumer.
Green tea is one of the healthiest teas available; true health junkies can take a step further and dive into the world of yerba mate or matcha tea. Yerba mate, a traditional South American tea, is largely known to provide the caffeine of coffee, the benefits of tea, and the deliciousness of chocolate all in one cup. Along the same caffeinated, sweet wavelength, matcha tea provides three times the caffeine of other steeped teas and about the same as a cup of coffee. Both teas, unlike coffee, give a smoother and calmer caffeine boost that does not result in jitters or spurts; these two teas provide a more balanced, healthy caffeinated boost. Mate and matcha also both provide mental clarity, antioxidants, vitamins, mood boosts, possibly even help lose weight, and lower chances of cancers.
While green tea may be our energy providing bestie, white tea has our back even more so. People rarely acknowledge/know the amazing health benefits granted by white teas, but white tea refuses to fail us. White tea helps protect its consumer from cancers, infection, cardiovascular disorder, improves oral health as well as also promoting healthy skin. People love white tea due to its anti-aging benefits, possible protection against lung cancer, and ability to reduce tooth decay; there’s no question why this used to be the tea of the royalty. For thousands of years, white tea had our back and it continues to do so today.
Next time you’re trying to select a drink option at a cafe, writing your grocery shopping list, or simply attempting to live healthier, check out your local tea aisle. The variety of delicious options may surprise you. So help your skin out or improve your intake of antioxidants and allow a few tea leaves to enter your daily diet. You’ll be surprised how a few cups of tea can improve your health; tea leaves are health nut pros, they've been doing their job for centuries.
