Health Benefits of Drinking Oolong Tea

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Some years ago when I was teaching at a university overseas, my students were very fascinated to learn about the health benefits of drinking oolong tea.

For most, if not all of them, it was the very first time they were learning about this powerhouse of antioxidants.

I remember sharing some of my reserves with them, and some of them would tease me about it because I always had extra bags of oolong tea in my office.

While I was studying in Singapore and Malaysia, my research engagement required me to make several trips around Asia.

I noticed, that tea drinking is an integral component of most Asian cultures.

What is Oolong tea?

Oolong tea differs from black tea in the following ways:

Black tea is fully fermented, while oolong tea is partially fermented.

It contains great amounts of antioxidants and a little amount of caffeine.

Health benefits of oolong tea

Here are some of the benefits available to you, when you infuse a bag of oolong tea in a cup of hot water.

• Manganese
• Sodium
• Potassium
• Fluoride
• Niacin
• Caffeine

Promotes relaxation

Did you know that the health benefits of drinking oolong tea are greatly associated with its high number of polyphenols, amino acids, and minerals?

Oolong tea provides a broad spectrum of relaxed feelings for anyone who consumes it; thanks to theanine which is an amino acid.

Controls blood sugar

Several research studies suggest that the polyphenols present in oolong tea can control blood sugar and curb your risks of developing type 2 diabetes. Is this making sense to you?

This research study shows a significant improvement in diabetics who consumed some oolong tea every day.

Oolong tea improves heart health

Are you looking for some complementary boost for your heart health?

Several studies suggest that people who consume oolong tea are less likely to develop heart diseases, high blood pressure, and stroke.

You might want to consider oolong tea because research has shown that it may help improve heart health.

Oolong tea boosts brain function

The constituents of oolong tea will benefit your brain function.

Your brain has messengers called norepinephrine and dopamine.

Oolong tea has some amount of caffeine which triggers these messengers to boost your mood, enhance your attention and improve your brain function.

Oolong tea helps in weight reduction

The polyphenols present in oolong tea have the potential to do the following:

Boost your metabolism. See research findings.

Activate enzymes that help use stored fat. Check this out!

Help you burn more calories. Does this resource improve on your previous perspective about oolong tea?

You can speed up your amount of weight loss while consuming oolong tea, because of the powerful combination of caffeine and polyphenols buried in it.

Oolong tea helps prevent cancers

Cell mutations can lead to cancer in the body.

Oolong contains powerful antioxidants that have the potential to prevent these ugly mutations.

The polyphenols which are present in oolong tea, help in decreasing the rate of these mutations.

Several research studies have shown that oolong tea can help lower the risk of developing the following cancers:

• Oral
• Pancreatic
• Esophageal
• Lung
• Liver
• Colorectal