Showing posts with label instant coffee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label instant coffee. Show all posts

Sunday, September 14, 2008

The Health Benefits of Tea

I don't even know if there was much talk of doing what was good for us, in terms of eating and drinking. There was never any talk, at least in our household, of the benefits of tea or coffee, for that matter. With the instant coffee, one only had to add hot water in a cup, and then let the tea steep from the bag into the hot water for a few moments.

My mother drank instant coffee that one purchased in supermarkets. When I was a child, many years ago, very few people who I knew of, were aware of natural substances that were good for a person's health.
Unlike other sweeteners, honey has vitamins, minerals and amino acids as well as antioxidants." Research has shown that teas (not just green tea, but all teas) have antioxidants that can inhibit the growth of cancer cells and support cardiovascular health. While more research is needed, this information provides promising evidence of the beneficial properties of tea." Also, according to Globe Trends, Inc., "...tea sweetened with honey. No.1/2005, "Researchers of the American Heart Association of New Orleans found that black tea may help to relax and expand artieries, therefore increasing blood flow to the heart.

According to GlobeTrends, Inc., Vol. We are being informed that there are many benefits of tea. Now, we are kind of going back to nature, with all the research that has been done in the last several years.
Now that research has proven that tea is a good thing to drink--good for you, and so tasty with honey, which is also so good for you, we will continue and should continue to drink tea to better our health! In my youth, we never knew that some of which we were doing were the right things to do. There has been much research, and researchers will continue in their quest to find more benefits of all types of teas.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Herbal Tea Benefits

When you think about what hot drinks you want to have at the morning, or for that matter, at any other time of the day, consider this: caffeine can seriously affect your health. Now it is no secret that some of the tea companies use caffeine in their products; you can of course choose those that don't - for example, let us take Wissotzky tea: Black tea has 60 - 70 mg of caffeine, Green tea has 15 - 20 mg while Herbal Tea would have no caffeine at all.
As turns out, caffeine may act upon our moods - especially if you have a tendency towards depression - be aware - consuming caffeine may depress you even more. It may appear surprising that drinking something like tea should cause anything at all, yet it is important to know the facts. The variety of tastes is quite large: Raspberry Tea, Peach Tea, Nana Tea, Lemon Tea, Cherry Tea - and most importantly - no side effects.
(I confess, I used to be one myself) It is not in vain that caffeine is compared to drugs - indeed, some of us are real Cola-addicts! This same drink that has conquered the world so fast is another host of caffeine. And let us not forget Coca Cola. If you're a "heavy drinker", do the math.

Black coffee consists 150 mg of caffeine and Instant coffee 120 mg. As you have surely by this time realized - coffee may be your biggest enemy. Especially when mixed with white sugar, it operates on the brain and may make you feel worse than you did before (brown sugar is better anyway). To those of you with depression tendencies - avoid caffeine at all cause!
I know that simply refusing something you like may sound hard to do, yet it is quite simple when you try. There are plenty of other delicious drinks that consist of herbs, and work to improve you daily nutrition. Please, don't be depressed by this, my intention in precisely the opposite one: my solution was simply not drinking it anymore.

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