What are the Health Benefits from Drinking Tea?

Aid Digestion: Tea has antibacterial, antioxidant, antiseptic and detoxifying properties that make it effective in treating infectious dysentery as well as easing inflammatory bowel disease.

Prevent Heart Disease: A recent study found that drinking more than two cups of tea a day helps to decrease the risk of death following a heart attack by 44 percent.

Prevent Cancer: Green tea extracts were found to inhibit the growth of bladder cancer cells in the lab - while other studies suggest that drinking green tea protects against developing stomach, prostate and esophageal cancers.

Prevent Arthritis: Research suggests that older women who are tea drinkers are 60 percent less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis than those who do not drink tea.

Increase Bone Density: Drinking tea regularly for years may produce stronger bones. Those who drank tea on a regular basis for 10 or more years had higher-bone mineral density in their spines than those who had not.

Aid Oral Health: Researchers who have been investigating the medicinal properties of tea think that tea may be able to help people afflicted with bad breath, or halitosis, prevent cavities and gum disease.

Strengthen the Immune System: The antioxidant, detoxifying antibacterial properties of tea, as well as the vitamins and minerals present in tea helps to strengthen our immune system.