News about the health benefits of tea (especially green tea) has been around for many years now. If you are just starting to get serious about tea as a regular part of your healthy lifestyle, here is one of the best reasons to put on your list:
Drinking tea may lower the risk for getting cancer!
Jessica Swift, a registered dietitian and owner of Chef Jess, a meal delivery, catering and nutritional counseling service based in Washington, D.C., says that phytochemicals are “what protects the cells” from environmental damage that otherwise could result in mutations leading to cancer. “Cruciferous vegetables are really good” for providing the phytochemicals our bodies need to restore and repair themselves, Swift says. Other rich plant sources of these compounds include berries, leafy greens, garlic, nuts and seeds.
But tea – because it’s brewed by steeping leaves of certain plants in hot water – is also a great way to consume many of these compounds. “Specifically in green tea, there are some compounds that may have what we call antiangiogenics activity which is another way of saying ‘making it harder for [a cancer] tumor to make its own blood supply,’” Kennedy says.
Another benefit tea can offer is simple hydration. (US News – Does Drinking Tea Lower My Risk for Cancer?)
A very yummy green tea is Stash Organic Matcha Tea.
This week, enjoy delicious ways to do things that are good for you. This might be the right time for tea time!
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