Tea for Health

Tea is a beverage that is widely known in Indonesia and in the world. Brown drink this beverage become common meal for guests. its fragrant smell and taste the special drink to make this much is consumed. In addition to the surplus before, there are many substances that have a lot of benefits that are very useful for the health body.

Benefits of Tea

Benefits of tea, among others, is as antioxidants, cell-repair of damaged cells, refine skin, streamline the body, prevent cancer, prevent heart disease, reduce cholesterol in the blood, reinforce the circulation of blood. So, no wonder this drink is called when used as the rich benefits of the drink.


Types of Tea Group

Differences in naming the group and based on how the tea processing tea before and after quoted from the tree, namely:

Black Tea
Tea processing is in full through the fermentation process. Frequently also known as red tea.

Oolong Tea
Tea processing in half through the fermentation process. Is a favorite beverage in China and India.

Green Tea
Tea processing in this not through the fermentation process. After the tea leaves be processed immediately. Property has the most good. Results of research shows that green tea is able to reduce the risk of cancer is affected. Popular in Asia, namely China and Japan.

White Tea
Tea processing in this process is not through oxidation. When the tree, leaf tea is also protected from the sun that does not produce chlorophyll klorofil or leaves. Because less is produced, it costs more expensive.

Substance in a cup of tea is useful

Therefore, other than as a soft drink, tea can also be used as therapeutics for health. If we drink a cup of tea, then we at least know what the best substance in the cup of tea we drink. Substances are found in tea, so make a drink known as the rich benefit? Here are some of the main substances that are useful in a cup of tea.
Polifenol

Polifenol in the form of tea katekin and flavanol. This compound functions as antioxidants to capture free radicals in the body is also effective to prevent the growth of cancer cells in the body. Free radicals in our bodies because of environmental air pollution tercemar and also from the food we eat.

Vitamin E

In one cup of tea contains about as much vitamin E is 100-200 IU a day is a requirement for the human body. This works to keep the number of heart health and make the skin become smoother.

Vitamin C

This vitamin functions as a resistance or immunity to the human body. In addition, vitamin C also function as antioxidants that are required for the resilience of the human body against disease.
Vitamin A

Vitamin A in the form of tea betakaroten is a vitamin that the body can tercukupi required.


Types of Tea

Substances-substances found in tea is very easy teroksidasi. When the tea leaves exposed to sunlight, the oxidation process also occurred. The type of tea is generally known in the community is the green tea, Oolong tea (such as Java Oolung tea / Ulung), black tea and white tea. Green tea has the most proactive in the process as well pembuatannya, this type of tea is not dried with the sun, but use a special drying technique. While other types of tea with a fermentation process.


Substances in the tea Poor Good

In addition to the benefits of tea, there are substances in the tea that result in less good for the body. Substances is caffeine. Caffeine in tea (tehine) can cause the absorption of food becomes obstructed. Delivery is safe to consume caffeine in one day is 750 mg / day or equivalent with 5 tea cup size 200 ml.


Should Avoid Drinking Tea time

There is also a must see you when you drink tea so that the useful substances in the body does not disappear, among others:

* Do not drink tea during or after eating kerena substances in the food can be stolen by substance Stimulation tea.
* Do not drink tea at the empty stomach can increase stomach acid production.
* Avoid drinking tea mixed with sugar because of the oxygen-oxygen that becomes dikandungnya reduced.
* Do not drink tea that night because it already has many of its astringent and topical teroksidasi impact not so good for the body.
* Avoid drinking tea during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Because caffeine and substances Stimulation tea can stimulate the uterus contraction. In addition to breastfeeding mothers akan gland disrupt the production of milk or breastfeeding.


How to make Tea

tea can be mixed with milk. Tea mixed with milk or tea is often known milk Stimulation can reduce the effects of tea because milk akan calcium-binding substance substance Stimulation on tea.

Another way is to add lemon that often we know as the Lemon Tea. Lemon will provide protection for digestion, because the citric acid in the lemon to prevent the occurrence of scaling in the intestinal wall.

Throughout the world there are many ways to drink tea. In the UK, members of the United Kingdom have a habit to drink a cup of tea every afternoon. In other parts of the world tea drinking habits were also done. All depends on your habits and your culture. But do not forget to consider some of the instructions mentioned above at the tea. Enjoy a cup of tea!