The Chinese have long been aware of the health benefits of wu yi or oolong tea. For thousands of years, wu-yi tea has been used to treat everything from headaches to depression. Oolong tea has proven anti-aging properties and in addition oolong tea contains powerful anti-oxidants, known to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. Anti-oxidants may also lower cholesterol and help control blood pressure, and over time, the risk of heart disease. They even help protect the liver against toxins in alcohol and cigarettes. Wu yi Tea can also aid in food digestion and make you feel refreshed and vitalised.
As you’re looking for ways to make weight loss easier, consider the research that has been performed on the health benefits of tea. Wu yi tea has long been used in Asian cultures to prevent illness and protect health, and it seems that science is proving what Asians have believed all along: wu yi tea is good for you.
Because wu long tea has light caffeine level, together with large amounts of polyphenols, it is known to speed up your metabolism resulting to a healthy weight loss. It is also known to regulate blood sugar levels for people with diabetes. Did you know that tea burns about 2.5 times more calories than other tea?
One of the most promising areas of tea research centers on tea as a weight loss aid. Much research has shown that wu-yi tea seems to speed up the metabolism and promote fat oxidation. Other studies have shown that lifelong tea drinkers are less likely to be overweight, have a lower percentage of body fat and have a lower waist to hip ratio.
It has been found that Wu long tea strengthens your immune system lowering your risk for infections and other respiratory diseases. Wu long Teas that are high quality generally contain the highest level of plucking from tea growing regions such as the high mountain in the famous mountain range in China called Wuyi.
Wu yi tea’s anti-oxidants may be the most powerful of all. Most doctors recommend, and most of the research has been performed on, green tea. This is because green tea is unfermented. Black tea goes through a fermentation process that changes some of the natural anti-oxidants into other, less healthy form. If you drink your tea with a meal, you may be able to reap all the benefits that tea offers without increasing your blood pressure. So, don’t stop drinking your tea; just alter your tea drinking schedule to coincide with food.
