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Is Green Tea a fat burner? - Myth Or Truth?

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Do green tea help to lose weight? What do you think? Let’s go deep to know more about it! Green tea is known as the healthiest beverages on the earth. It has several health benefits due to rich nutritions & antioxidants. In recent years, it has gained huge popularity, especially in the west. Earlier, It was known to be the traditional Chinese beverages that every Chinese consumes daily. Recently, Green Tea is linking to the weight loss. Substances found in green tea which helps you to lose weight    Green Tea contains caffeine which is a stimulant which aids the fat burning & improves exercise performance. It also has antioxidant properties. Studies show that the consumption of green tea increases the number of antioxidants in bloodstream. It contains potent antioxidants called catechin which helps to break down excessive fat. Some bioactive substances like caffeine and EGCG found in Green Tea boosts metabolism. Increases fat burnin...

Black Tea is boon or curse for the humankind

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Tea is the second-most consumed beverages in the World. Still, the questions are being asked for & against consuming tea, whether the tea is a boon or curse for the humankind. All types of real tea are basically derived from the Camellia sinensis plant. The only thing that differs tea is the process they go through. But in the case of herbal tea, this particular tea is not a real tea because it is an infusion of different herbs with tea. It is basically the Camellia sinensis plant which is originally found in China. To make black tea, the tea leaves have to be wilted, bruised, rolled, and fully oxidized. About 75% of people consume black tea in the world. The tea does not originally look like this, after being picked the leaves from the tea plantation farms oxidation happens when the teas are made exposed to the air for longer periods. Enzymes break downs the chemicals in the leaves producing their brown coloring and familiar smell.  Black tea is actually as same a...

RED ROOIBOS TEA: THE 14 BENEFITS OF THIS MIRACLE ELIXIR

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Rooibos (pronounced Roy-boss) or Red Tea is mainly cultivated on the African continent. It is known as an iconic national beverage of South Africa. Rooibos Tea has been traveled around the world. And it is called differently in a different country. Like In China, if you order Red Tea then, you will not get what you expect, you will get a black tea because in china red tea is used to describe traditional black tea. In western areas of the world, Red Tea is referred to as Rooibos Tea. It doesn’t contain any tea leaves from the Camellia sinensis tea plant. It is not a true tea, it is made from the leaves of the Aspalathus linearis plant. It has a high level of polyphenols, antioxidants & has a trove of vitamins and minerals.  There are two kinds of Rooibos Teas : One is Red Rooibos & the one is Green Rooibos. Red rooibos tea: It is oxidized and tastes similar to black tea & oolong tea. Green rooibos tea: It is unoxidized and have a similar taste like...