The Health Benefits of Drinking Tea… Fact or Fiction? By: Payton Seelinger By: Payton Seelinger

What is tea? Camellia sinensis

History of Tea  Discovered in 1 st millennium B.C.  Brought to America by Peter Stuyvesant  Chinese Emperor Shen Nung

Picture representing the Camellia family in the Doctrine of Signatures

Variety of Tea  Black Tea  Green Tea  Oolong Tea  White Tea

The Process of Making Tea  Pick best leaves as buds and young leafs buds and young leafs  Withering  Rolling  Roll Breaking  Oxidation (Fermentation)  Drying

Benefits of Drinking Tea  Black Tea  Green Tea  Oolong Tea  White Tea

Benefits of Drinking Black Tea  Reduces Blood Cholesterol  Saves arteries  Sooths arthritis  Stimulates the immune system  Breaks down fat in the body  Inhibits cancer growth.  Reduces inflammation.  Fights viruses.

Benefits of Drinking Green Tea  Lowers the Risk of:  High blood cholesterol  High blood pressure.  Coronary heart disease and strokes  Tooth decay  Viruses  Lung, stomach, esophagus, duodenum, pancreas, liver, breast, colon, and skin cancers induced by chemical carcinogens

Benefits of Drinking Oolong Tea  reduced the signs of inflammatory disease and artery disease.

Benefits of Drinking White Tea  Reduce blood sugar  Help prevent the symptoms of diabetes  Promotes Healthy Teeth and Gums  Promotes Healthy Skin  Antibacterial & Antiviral  Strengthens Bones  Heart Protection  Lower Blood Pressure  Lower Cholesterol  Reduces risk of Cancer

Antioxidants in Tea  Tea is a great source of anti-oxidants, which help defend the body from:  Free Radicals  Heart Disease  Cancer  Plaque in the mouth

Drawbacks of drinking tea:  Black Tea  Green Tea  Oolong Tea  White Tea

Quick Fact:  Coffee has over 2x the amount of caffeine as any kind of tea  Herbal Tea is actually not a tea at all

Tea VS. Coffee  Coffee increased the risk for health declining factors such as coronary morbidity  Tea had the opposite affect, and was beneficial to the body.  In the liquid form, Coffee has more caffeine than tea.

Caffeine in Tea  Determined By:  Variety of tea leaf  Where the leaf is grown  The size and cut of leaf  How you brew the tea leaf

Caffeine in Tea Type of Tea Avg. per Serving Range Per Ounce Caffeine Black Naturally caffeinated Oolong Naturally caffeinated but less than black Green Naturally caffeinated but less than oolong White Naturally caffeinated but less than black Decaffeinated Caused by removing the caffeine from the tea Herbal “Tea” 000 Naturally Caffeine Free

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