14 Health benefits of your favorite teas

Green tea is a type of tea made from Camellia sinensis leaves and buds that have not undergone the same withering and oxidation process used to make oolong teas and black teas. Green tea originates from China, but its production and processing has spread to other East Asian countries.

-Improves brain function-

-Helps in weight loss-

Black tea is a more oxidized type of tea than oolong, yellow, white and green teas. Black tea generally has a stronger flavor than other teas.

-Improves circulation-

-Improves oral health –

Oolong it is a traditional semi-oxidized Chinese tea (Camellia sinensis) produced through a process that involves drying the plant under strong sun and oxidation before curling and twisting them.

-Improves bone health-

-Promotes weight loss-

White tea can refer to one of several styles of tea that generally feature young or minimally processed leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant.

-High levels of antioxidants-

-Promotes healthy skin-

Rooibos, meaning ‘red bush’; is a broom-like member of the Fabaceae family that grows in the fynbos of South Africa. The leaves are used to prepare a herbal tea called by the names: rooibos, bush tea, red tea or red bush tea.

-High levels of antioxidants-

-High levels of vitamins-

-Provides relief from allergies-

-Helps sleep-

Mate or maté, also known as chimarrão or cimarrón, is a traditional caffeine-rich South American drink consumed by the Guaraní and Tupí peoples. The National Drink in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.

-Promotes mental clarity-

-Rich in vitamins and minerals-