Tea is the 2nd-most consumed drink in the world after water. Humans have been drinking tea for almost thousands of years now. Even today, we can’t resist when one offers us a cuppa. While tea is the most satiating beverage of all the other drinks, did you know the amazing health benefits it holds? Well, it all depends on the type of tea you are drinking. Of all the types of teas available, black tea is the healthiest one.
Black tea is the most popular type of tea worldwide and also one of the four types of tea made from the leaves of the camellia sinensis plant: the other three types are white, oolong and green tea.
The quickest way you can make black tea is by using black tea bags, which are easily available in the market. If you are always on the run, you can simply carry a thermos of hot water and dip black tea bags to drink your refreshing beverage without wasting any further time.
Black tea is always better than coffee. But if you are an avid coffee drinker and are willing to make the shift from coffee to black tea, let us walk you through some of its benefits.
- Promotes heart health: In today’s world where we are bounded by stress from all sides, drinking black tea should be your best bet to promote cardiovascular health. The aflavins present in black tea lowers blood cholesterol and flavonoids, which are also present in red wine, nuts and dark chocolates, help reduce the risk of heart disease. If you drink at least one cup of black tea, you can lower your blood pressure and in turn, your chances of having a stroke.
- Improves focus: You must have noticed how agitated or jittery you become after drinking coffee This is usually caused by the presence of caffeine in coffee. To help improve your overall focus, get some black tea bags, dip one of them in hot water and sip the beverage. It is also said that drinking black tea promotes cognitive performance and helps with memory as well.
- Lowers blood sugar: Instead of drinking regular tea, which is often loaded with sugar… imagine the horror double up if you’re having more than two cups a day, try black tea instead. Drinking black tea without any added sweetness will help decrease your blood glucose and improve the ability of your body to manage sugar levels.
- Reduce the risk of some cancers: The polyphenols present in black tea help reduce the risk of certain types of cancer like skin cancer.
To improve your overall health you must resort to drinking black tea instead of any other beverage. You can get a couple of black tea bags, and even take a couple of them with you to work so you can start drinking black tea during coffee breaks in the office. Adapting to drinking black tea instead of coffee or regular tea will help you make a start towards a better and healthier life.
