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Tea: Are Black Tea's Anti-Oxidants As Effective As Green Tea's?

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In recent years, scientists have been discovering the benefits of

drinking tea. Tea's anti-oxidants have become the source of much

discussion for their ability to prevent disease and slow the

aging process. We've learned that tea drinking can be a simple

way to help preserve your health.

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Tea: Are Black Tea's Anti-Oxidants As Effective As Green Tea's?

Copyright © 2007 Marcus Stout

Golden Moon Tea

http://www.GoldenMoonTea.com

In recent years, scientists have been discovering the benefits of

drinking tea. Tea's anti-oxidants have become the source of much

discussion for their ability to prevent disease and slow the

aging process. We've learned that tea drinking can be a simple

way to help preserve your health.

Most of the attention has been given to green tea. All types of

tea come from the camellia sinensis plant, but the finished

products we drink are different because of the way the tea leaves

are processed. Black tea is fully fermented, oolong tea is

partially fermented and green tea is left unfermented.

Because fermentation changes the properties of the tea leaves,

and thus the anti-oxidants they contain, green tea is believed to

be healthier than other forms. Green tea's unfermented leaves

contain all the plant's anti-oxidants in their natural state. In

black tea, the converted anti-oxidants are referred to as

theaflavins; green tea's anti-oxidants are called catechins.

However, at least one study suggests that black tea's

theaflavins are equally as beneficial as the catechins in green

tea. A study conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong

concluded that the theaflavins in black tea are just as effective

at scavenging free radicals as the catechins in green tea.

The scavenging of free radicals is critical to maintaining our

health. These free radicals are created as a by product of

converting the food we eat to energy. If they are not kept in

check, they wreak havoc on our bodies by damaging our cells and

DNA. This leads to faster aging and a higher risk of many

diseases, including cancer, heart disease and stroke. They even

make us look older.

So, to prevent your risk of disease, doctors recommend that you

have a diet high in anti-oxidants. And, not all anti-oxidants are

created equal. It's helpful to eat the foods that contain the

most potent anti-oxidants. This includes pomegranates, tomatoes

and blueberries. And, it also includes drinking tea each day.

The attention that green tea has received for its natural

anti-oxidants has caused a significant rise in the consumption

and availability of green tea in the Western world. While green

tea has always been the tea of choice in Asian countries, black

tea is far more popular in the west, though that is changing.

However, black tea is still the most widely consumed beverage in

the west (after water) and is expected to remain so. The news

that our favored black tea may be just as effective at preventing

disease as green tea is good news, indeed.

If you want to receive the maximum health benefits from your tea,

it's important to make it part of your daily life. Asian

cultures, where rates of cancer and heart disease are lowest,

consume tea all day long. So, drinking a cup or two of tea a week

may not be enough to provide you the health benefits you're

looking for.

Therefore, it's important to find ways to make tea drinking a

regular habit. Even if you're a morning coffee drinker, you may

find that you can substitute a cup of tea for your second cup of

coffee of the day.

And, a cup of tea can be a very relaxing way to wind down just

before bed. Because tea's caffeine doesn't seem to cause

jitters and increase heart rate the way coffee does, most people

have no problem drinking it before bed.

In addition, you'll find lots of bottled teas available on the

market today. This form makes it simple to grab a bottle of tea

and take it anywhere. Some of the health benefits you may gain by

drinking tea each and every day include:

* There is clear evidence that tea reduces our risk for

cardiovascular disease. Tea helps reduce cholesterol levels and

prevents the cholesterol that's in our bodies from turning into

artery clogging plaque.

* There have been many studies that link tea with a reduced risk

of many forms of cancer, including colo-rectal cancer, breast

cancer, uterine cancer, prostate cancer, stomach cancer and even

skin cancer.

* There have been studies that suggest that tea is healthy for

the teeth and prevents tooth decay.

* Some studies suggest that tea can positively affect mood and

cognitive performance.

* Tea may have the ability to regulate the hormone insulin,

meaning that it may offer help for those with diabetes.

* Tea may be able to prevent neurological disorders like

Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

* Tea has been shown to speed up the metabolism and help oxidize

fat, so it may help you lose weight.

As research continues, it's likely that we'll find even more

ways that tea can protect our health and slow down the aging

process. And, now that it seems that tea can protect us

regardless of whether we prefer green tea or black, it's even

easier to be certain we're getting our daily dose of tea!

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Marcus Stout is President of the Golden Moon

Tea Company. For more information about tea,

(http://www.goldenmoontea.com/greentea)

green tea (http://www.goldenmoontea.com/blacktea)

and black tea go to http://www.goldenmoontea.com