Tea Benefits

Indonesian people really like to drink tea, this habit has been since many centuries ago. They believe tea is good for health. Let's learn what the benefits and we can get with the tea.

1. Antioxidants in tea may protect the body from the effects pollution and anti aging.
2. Contains little caffeine. 1 / 8 cup of coffee contains 135 mg caffeine, while 1 cup of tea contains only 30-40 mg caffeine so it does not create headaches or trouble sleeping.
3. Reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. Tea making blood circulation smooth and clean. Results of study in the Netherlands, people who drank 2-3 cups of black tea per day have less risk of heart attack than those that did not drink tea.
4. Make bones stronger. In fact not only milk calcium that makes your bones strong, people who drink tea regularly have a bone mass more compact.
5. Make teeth become more white. Statement which says tea can make teeth appear dull is not correct, because in fact tea contains flouride to remove tartar. Great if after polish your teeth, you rinse with non sugar tea.
6. Prevent infection. Substances contained in tea can strengthen the immune system attacks and prevent infection.
7. Prevent cancer. Antioxidants called Polyphenols contained in tea can fight cancer.
8. Calorie free. Without additional sweetener, sugar or milk, tea remains free of calories.

So, if you have a habit to drink tea, keep doing it. Especially for those who want to maintain body weight, tea is very good. Try to drink green tea for 4 cups per day, it can burn more than 80 calories in your body.