The intake of tea has numerous benefits that have tremendously positive effects on one’s health. Not only does it helps you stay at ease but also but helps to fight against other infections like obesity, cancer, etc.
The significance of drinking tea doesn’t stop here as some types of tea will aid in shedding some pounds, if weight loss is one of your goals. It contains varieties of chemicals that work in diverse ways to reach this target. Here are 5 teas you need to have in your grasp:
1. Black tea
This tea is stronger in flavor than its less oxidized counterparts, and that’s probably the main reason why it accounts for more than 90% of all the tea sold in the western world. Additionally, it is very beneficial for stress relief.
Whenever you’re in a stressful situation of any kind, your adrenaline levels are high and a high adrenaline level causes your fat cells to release fatty acids into the blood stream. When that happens, the cortisol picks up that fat and stores it in your belly.
Research has shown that black tea increases the rate at which the body is able to control its cortisol levels and by doing so, it helps to reduce stress levels.
2. Green tea
One can boldly say that green tea is one of the healthiest beverages on the planet. It is filled with so many nutrients and antioxidants that help to improve your mood and brain to function properly, helps in facilitating fat loss, and lowers the risk of cancer, obesity and other life-threatening diseases.
Green tea upsurges fat oxidation and thermogenesis, and constrains the production of an enzyme called phosphodiesterase that leads to increased fat oxidation and thermogenesis. This delicious tea also has a great side effect of reducing the rate at which you lose weight that you regain after reaching your weight loss goals and then going back to your old eating habits, due to it’s thermogenic effects as mentioned above.
3. White tea
This tea is not so difficult to find. It has become quite popular in Europe. This tea can promote weight loss in so many different ways. It stimulates hepatic liquid metabolism (a process by which fatty acids are broken down for energy in the liver), inhibits lipases (lipase inhibitors decreases the amount of fat your body absorbs), and stimulates thermogenesis (producing heat within the body that can contribute to weight loss).
4. Barberry tea
Berberine is a natural chemical extracted from the barberry shrub, and has been known over the years to help prevent weight gain. It is also medicinal. For thousands of years in Chinese medicine, it has been used as a drug to treat intestinal infections, bacterial diarrhea to be precise.
Recent studies have also shown us that berberine can be clinically effective for alleviating type 2 diabetes, due to the presence of chemical properties in it.
5. Rooibos tea
Rooibos tea has so many health benefits. Due to its high levels of antioxidants and other powerful chemicals that help to keep the bloodstream clean, it shouldn’t be a surprise that this tea can actually help you lose weight. It helps to make sure that your metabolism is in check.
These teas have so many health benefits apart from just helping with weight loss. They protect your body from some life-threatening illnesses, help to improve your mood and help your brain to function better.
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