Oolong Tea

[Gary]

Anyone familiar with this?

We haven't been using oolong tea very long, but it boasts quite a few health benefits. Also reusing the leaves is supposed to get more nutrients out of them.

Here are some of the listed benefits:


Removal of Harmful Free Radicals: The polyphenolic compound is also responsible for removal of free radicals in our body, thus saving us from potential harm that these free moving cells may pose to the human body.

Treatment of Skin Disorders: According to scientific experiments, patients diagnosed with eczema skin disorder can benefit from drinking 3 cups of oolong tea 3 times in a day. The beneficial results of oolong tea could be seen in less than a week with these patients showing remarkable skin improvement.

Promoting Good Bone Structure: The antioxidants present in oolong tea protect the tooth against decay, strengthens the bone structure and boosts normal healthy growth of human body.

Treatment of Diabetes: Oolong tea is used as an herbal brew for treating type 2 diabetic disorders and as an appendage to other supplementary drugs for treating the disease.

Protection against Cancer: It is well-known fact that tea drinkers have lower risk of acquiring skin cancer. Moreover, oolong tea compound polyphenol promotes apoptosis in stomach related cancerous growth. This polyphenol extract also acts a chemo-preventive instrument against development of other cancerous forms.

Stress Buster: In a detailed study conducted at the Osaka Institute for Health Care Science, in Japan, the experimental mice that were ingested with oolong tea showed a remarkable improvement in stress levels by more than 10 to 18 %. The natural polyphenols in the oolong tea is said to be the main stress buster.

Controls Obesity: The polyphenol compound found in oolong tea is very effective in controlling the fat metabolism of the body. It activates certain enzymes and thus enhances the functions of the fat cells in human body. Daily consumption of oolong tea can reduce obesity.

[humdrum]

Wow, I love tea, I never heard all of this stuff about Oolong tea specifically. I will definitely be looking into it!

[dandylion]

However

There is one very unusual property of the tea plant, which is the same for all types of tea, green, black etc, and that is it has the bad habit of concentrating two elements in the leaves that is harmful, and that is fluoride and aluminum, two things you don't want to consume in great quantity.

Hate to be a wet blanket and all, but herb tea is a better alternative.

[Aaron]

green tea

All true from what I studied. I grew up on oolong tea and other green
tea variations. There is ocha, sencha, etc... bunch of them.

When I make green tea, I usually reuse the bag twice and usually add a
second bag. I like it strong. My favorite is probably plain regular green
tea.

It also has L-theanine amino acid, which stimulates theta waves.
That is what counters the caffeine in green tea so you can drink it with
out getting the same kind of jitters you get with coffee.

[alvinflurd]

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