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The Health Benefits of Drinking Tea… Fact or Fiction? By: Payton Seelinger By: Payton Seelinger
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What is tea? Camellia sinensis
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History of Tea Discovered in 1 st millennium B.C. Brought to America by Peter Stuyvesant Chinese Emperor Shen Nung
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Picture representing the Camellia family in the Doctrine of Signatures
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Variety of Tea Black Tea Green Tea Oolong Tea White Tea
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The Process of Making Tea Pick best leaves as buds and young leafs buds and young leafs Withering Rolling Roll Breaking Oxidation (Fermentation) Drying
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Benefits of Drinking Tea Black Tea Green Tea Oolong Tea White Tea
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Benefits of Drinking Black Tea Reduces Blood Cholesterol Saves arteries Sooths arthritis Stimulates the immune system Breaks down fat in the body Inhibits cancer growth. Reduces inflammation. Fights viruses.
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Benefits of Drinking Green Tea Lowers the Risk of: High blood cholesterol High blood pressure. Coronary heart disease and strokes Tooth decay Viruses Lung, stomach, esophagus, duodenum, pancreas, liver, breast, colon, and skin cancers induced by chemical carcinogens
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Benefits of Drinking Oolong Tea reduced the signs of inflammatory disease and artery disease.
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Benefits of Drinking White Tea Reduce blood sugar Help prevent the symptoms of diabetes Promotes Healthy Teeth and Gums Promotes Healthy Skin Antibacterial & Antiviral Strengthens Bones Heart Protection Lower Blood Pressure Lower Cholesterol Reduces risk of Cancer
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Antioxidants in Tea Tea is a great source of anti-oxidants, which help defend the body from: Free Radicals Heart Disease Cancer Plaque in the mouth
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Drawbacks of drinking tea: Black Tea Green Tea Oolong Tea White Tea
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Quick Fact: Coffee has over 2x the amount of caffeine as any kind of tea Herbal Tea is actually not a tea at all
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Tea VS. Coffee Coffee increased the risk for health declining factors such as coronary morbidity Tea had the opposite affect, and was beneficial to the body. In the liquid form, Coffee has more caffeine than tea.
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Caffeine in Tea Determined By: Variety of tea leaf Where the leaf is grown The size and cut of leaf How you brew the tea leaf
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Caffeine in Tea Type of Tea Avg. per Serving Range Per Ounce Caffeine Black4025-555 Naturally caffeinated Oolong3012-553.75 Naturally caffeinated but less than black Green208-302.5 Naturally caffeinated but less than oolong White156-252 Naturally caffeinated but less than black Decaffeinated21-4.5 Caused by removing the caffeine from the tea Herbal “Tea” 000 Naturally Caffeine Free
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BOH Plantations 1 st highland tea garden in Malaysia Plants, processes, packs and markets its own premium brands.
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Sources http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/71/6/1698S?ijkey=e8a5994b89ecdf802648df6799 4b5dc2b0cda00a&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha http://holistic-nutrition.suite101.com/article.cfm/health_benefits_of_drinking_tea http://archives.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/alternative/06/19/tea.healthy.wmd/ http://jech.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/53/8/481 http://www.healthchecksystems.com/antioxid.htm http://www.tributetea.com/faq.asp http://www.fda.gov/FDAC/features/296_tea.html http://www.teabenefits.com/
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