Tea is one of the most common drinks. The healing properties of tea has long been known. It strengthens the immune system, helps in the fight against excess weight, if it is drunk without sugar, improves the cardiovascular system, and also helps perk up in the morning, writes likar.info.
Contained in tea substances at the same time have a stimulating and calming effect on the body, therefore encouraging the action of tea is not so expressed, as that of coffee.
But there are a few rules that should be tea to bring you maximum benefits.
All’s well that in moderation. As you know, helpful or harmful or that the product does dose. Even the most useful tea can harm you if consumed in unlimited quantities.
Doctors recommend to limit myself to two cups of strong tea a day. If you prefer a “weak tea”, can afford four cups.
Drink the tea on time. As mentioned above, the tea has on the body stimulating effect. This effect is due to the content of caffeine in tea. In this connection tea is not recommended to use in the evening, because in this case, it may have problems falling asleep. If you drink tea in the morning, the caffeine will have time to fully metaboliziruetsa that will help you fall asleep faster.
Lemon tea the enemy. Tea contains large amounts of antioxidants that are beneficial to the human body. When you buy tea, pay attention to its shelf life. The fresher the tea, the more it contains antioxidants. But the habit of drinking tea with lemon reduces the value of the drink, because lemon reduces the amount of antioxidants in the tea.
Bags or loose leaf? The quality of tea bags is no different from full-leaf tea. Tea leaves are used for packing in tea bags, crushed, allowing it to quickly brew. Choosing tea bags, pay attention to the cleanliness of the box. If it’s dirty, it has black powder, it is likely that the quality of this tea is very low, and in its production using different additives. To the pulp and the bag retains its integrity in boiling water, production is treated with a special synthetic substances. In this regard, tea is more useful.
How to brew tea? If brewing tea too long, tea polyphenols and essential oils in it oxidize, which spoils the taste and reduces nutritional value of the drink. If for brewing use soft water, infuse tea it is recommended that no more than five minutes. For hard water, the brewing time is increased to seven minutes. If welding is used, the low grade tea, the steeping time must be doubled: 10 and 15 minutes for soft and hard water, respectively.
Do not drink tea immediately after a meal. If you have the habit of drinking tea immediately after a meal, try to get rid of it. The fact is that drinking after a meal slows down the digestion process, which may further lead to dysfunction of the gastrointestinal tract.
Not brew the tea twice. Many of us in order to save the already brewed used tea bag or use an old welding. Such savings impractical, as this tea has virtually has no nutrients. Moreover, some teas, after the welding start to secrete toxic substances, therefore, to use the tea the second time is not recommended.
Water temperature for tea. It all depends on the tea. For example, black varieties are best brewed with water at a temperature of 90 degrees Celsius. For green tea is to use water at a temperature of 80-85 degrees. For red and white teas recommended temperature of water is 60-70 degrees.
If the foam. When brewing tea, you receive the foam, then this is a sure sign that you are properly brewed tea. The foam should be stirred with a spoon so that it sits in the broth. If the foam has an unpleasant odor, you can remove it.
Boiling water for tea a hindrance. Tea is recommended to brew large porcelain teapots so that tea leaves do not need to add boiling water. So prepare a decoction of the desired fortress, and after a few minutes of steeping, pour coffee, not diluting it with boiling water.
