Tea comes from the Camellia sinensis plant and includes green, black, white, and oolong varieties. It has various health benefits such as enhancing metabolism, protecting against cancer, lowering blood sugar, strengthening teeth, and detoxifying and cleansing the body. Tea contains antioxidants like catechins that can reduce free radicals, shrink tumors, and influence glucose absorption. Drinking tea also helps control body fat and cholesterol levels while improving digestion. Expensive aged pu-erh tea cakes can sell for thousands of dollars at auction.

2. Why Drink Tea ?

3. What is …Tea ?
• Real tea is derived from a particular plant (Camellia sinensis) and includes only
four varieties: green, black, white, and oolong (+ Pu-erh.) Anything else (like
herbal “tea”) is an infusion of a different plant and isn’t technically tea

4. Basic Types of Tea
• Created through different processing methods such as roasting and fermentation
Pu-erh Tea
White Tea
Green Tea
Oolong Tea
Black Tea

5. Enhances Metabolism
…A study reported on in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found
that green tea extract resulted in a significant increase in energy expenditure (a
metabolism 'boost').
These effects are probably due to the high concentrations of catechin
polyphenols found in green tea. These work to help intensify levels of fat
oxidation and thermogenesis (the rate at which your body burns calories).

6. Protects Against Cancer
• [Tea contains antioxidants called catechins, which may help prevent cancer in
a variety of ways, including keeping free radicals from damaging cells.]
• [ Lab studies have found that catechins in tea can shrink tumors and reduce
tumor cell growth. ]
• There are more antioxidants from green tea,

7. Lowers Blood Sugar
 [Green tea polyphenols and polysaccharides are effective in lowering blood
sugar. Another study showed that green tea extract reduced the normal
elevation of glucose and insulin when 50 grams of starch were ingested…]
 [In fact, researchers have found that EGCG (also known as epigallocatechin
gallete, one of the catechin polyphenols) influences the primary way that
glucose is absorbed…]

8. Strengthens Teeth
• […scientists found that black tea continued to fight decay, even if it had
some sugar added to it
…Green tea appeared to have a similar effect]
• […when bacteria in the mouth reacts to carbohydrates, it produces acid that
dissolves tooth enamel…]

9. Detoxes and Cleanses
 Three cups of this tea will help us control our body fat and eliminate better,
due to their unique property to help reduce cholesterol levels and blood fat. It
also has diuretic properties and is ideal for relieving heavy digestions.

10. Why Not Drink Tea…?
- some 20-30 year old cakes (Pu –erh Tea) fetching up to USD$10,000 at auction
- Tea can be used to cleanse hair and keeps it shiny
- ‘Oolong’ means Black Dragon …Black Dragon Tea