• Tea contains less caffeine than coffee or cola.
• Flavonoids, the powerful anti-oxidant plant nutrients present in tea, help reduce high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol which are the potent risk factors for heart disease.
• Flavonoids in tea inhibit the growth of cancerous cells in many parts of the body, thus significantly lowering the risk of cancer.
• Tea is a good source of natural fluoride which helps prevent tooth decay and growth of oral bacteria that causes dental plaque. Thus, drinking your daily cuppa actually keeps you cavity-free!
• Tea has essential minerals like calcium (a requisite for healthy bones) and potassium (which ensures a normal heart-beat).
• Tea has much of the body’s daily vitamin needs – Vitamins B1, B2, B6, C, and folic acid.
• Tea fights gastric ulcer and blood sugar.
• A significant contributor to the body’s fluid intake, tea keeps your body hydrated.
• Drinking green tea has been found to stimulate the body to burn calories, especially fat. So, tea helps keep you in shape!

And that’s not all! Research indicates that tea drinking may help control osteoporosis and reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis; further, that it maintains mental alertness and builds up a healthy immune system.

For the best benefits, leave the tea leaves or tea bags in hot water for 3 to 5 minutes to release the anti-oxidants. You can drink your tea hot or cold, with milk, spices or lemon.

So what are you waiting for? Treat yourself to that health-giving cup right away!