Tea : Take a sip for a robust future

Tea comes from the dried leaves of Camellia Sinensis, the tea plant that was first cultivated in China and later found growing in India. This plant has many healing properties which are beneficial for the human body.

Due to much publicity and hype, a major segment in our country, specially youngsters are attracted to carbonated drinks and beverages that are hardly healthy or beneficial to the human body. The need of the hour is therefore- promotion of tea, as a health promotion beverage, with trendy flavors and in attractive brand packages. Golden Tips has succeeded in developing new blends and flavors which are popular among a large section of the society in India and abroad.

Some of the important health benefits of tea include:

·  Tea can boost exercise endurance. Scientists have found that the catechins (antioxidants) in green tea extract increase the body’s ability to burn fat as fuel, which accounts for improved muscle endurance.

·  Drinking tea could help reduce the risk of heart attack and diabetes.

·  The antioxidants in tea might help protect against various types of cancers too.  

·  Tea is hydrating to the body even despite the caffeine.

·  Drinking tea is linked with a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease too in older people. When considered with other factors like smoking, physical activity, age and body mass index, regular tea drinking was associated with a lowered risk of Parkinson’s disease in both men and women.

·  Tea might provide protection from ultraviolet rays. We know it’s important to limit exposure to UV rays, and we all know what it’s like to feel the burn. The good news is that green tea may act as a back-up sunscreen.

·  Tea could keep waist circumference in check. In one study, participants who regularly consumed hot tea had lower waist circumference and lower BMI than non-consuming participants.

·  Tea can help the body recover from radiation. One study found that tea helped protect against cellular degeneration upon exposure to radiation, while another found that tea can help skin bounce back post exposure.

·  Green tea has been found to improve bone mineral density and strength.

· Tea might be an effective agent in the prevention and treatment of neurological diseases, especially degenerative diseases (think Alzheimer’s). While many factors influence brain health, polyphenols in green tea may help maintain the parts of the brain that regulate learning and memory.