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Tea is one of the world's most popular drinks. Tea tastes great, but it is also very good for you. The Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, Europeans, and Africans have known about the health benefits of tea for thousands of years, but health conscience Americans are just now starting to understand that drinking tea might be one of the best things you can do for your body. Green tea is sweeping the nation for its many health benefits, but as America learns more about tea more Americans will start to drink other kinds of tea as well. Almost every variety of tea is good for you.
Green tea comes from the same plant as black tea and Oolong tea, however green tea is not fermented, so the EGCG is not oxidized away. This is why green tea has certain health benefits that black tea and Oolong tea do not. However, black tea and Oolong tea have their own heath benefits. Black tea is fully fermented, and this process creates theaflavin and thearubiegens. These substances are what give black tea its unique flavor and dark color, but they also give black tea some unique health benefits. Black tea helps reduce the bad cholesterol in your blood stream, and help heal blood cells that are not functioning normally. Black tea also helps fight heart disease and improves heart health. Oolong tea is partially fermented, so it has more EGCG intact than black tea but has less theaflavin and thearubiegens. Therefore Oolong tea has some of the health benefits of green tea and some of the health benefits of black tea. A lot of Americans wrongly believe that black tea and Oolong tea are not as good for you as green tea. Sadly, a lot of writers and experts claim the same thing which is why the misinformation is so widely spread. Black tea and Oolong tea may not be quite as good for you as green tea, but they are still great for your health.
While almost any tea is good for you it is a good idea to drink many different kinds of tea, and to make tea blends. This allows you to get the most health benefits and treat a wide variety of illnesses and conditions. Green tea is great, but there is no reason to drink nothing but green tea when there are many other teas that are good for you as well and offer their own unique health benefits.
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