Is Tea really Bad for Health? Or is it Good?

Among the top ranks of popular house myths stands the famous TEA. Some say that Tea is good for health, while many condemn the drink. Some myths hold that tea causes whitening of hair, and softening of bones. Some believe that the caffine in tea causes dehydration due to its diuretic properties. Many people hear rumors about the beverage and even add their own spice of gossip to it. And finally people come out with discussions that tea is "bad" for health.

But where's the science? Breaking the ice, we hereby pronounce Tea as NOT Guilty and free from any Penalty...:-)

Yes, in fact, tea is supposed to be GOOD for health and has many positive effects on the body.

1. Drinking black tea helps prevent deadly clogging of arteries and reverses poor arterial functioning that can trigger heart attacks and strokes [http://www.teabenefits.com/black-tea-benefits.html]
2. Black Tea Wipes out viruses. Previous tests prove black tea can neutralize germs, including some that cause diarrhea, pneumonia, cystitis and skin infections [http://www.teabenefits.com/black-tea-benefits.html].
3. Tea is also known to have excellent antioxidant properties due to certain compouds like Catechins, quercetin, etc. That means tea helps in eliminating free radicals, which are by products of the body's oxidation process, from our bodies.
4. Preliminary research has shown that when the level of caffeine in tea and coffee is identical, alertness across the day may be more consistent in the tea drinkers . Scientists now believe that L-theanine in combination with caffeine may well be responsible for the positive effect of tea on alertness No adverse effects of tea drinking on hydration or iron status have been found at normal levels of consumption. [http://www.femail.com.au/tea-myths-exposed.htm].

The above are just some of the benifits of drinking tea. So you can have your cup of tea without being worried about any ill affects it might cause. In fact, Tea was used as a medication to stomach ailments before it became famous as a common beverage. Another myth that needs busting is that Tea with Milk is "Harmful" to health. That is not true. The only affect that milk has on tea is that it reduces the amount of Catechins (an antioxidant) in the beverage due to the effect of a substance in milk called caesins, making no difference to its overall properties .

ENJOY YOUR TEA

Interesting Fact - Black tea and Green tea are made from the same plant. Black tea is made when the leaves of the tea plant are fermented and dried further, while green tea is made when the leaves are not left for fermentation and the drying of leaves is limited.