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Tea, anyone?

Some like it hot…(as hubs does).

Want mine cold…plus a little sugar and drops of calamansi  for me…please

Few facts about tea:

• Tea consumption dates back as early as 10th century in Asia

• First recorded usage of tea as a beverage was in China

• Tea was first considered a luxury being consumed on high profile events in the olden times

• Tea is by nature slightly bitter but has a cooling flavor. Flavors may be added to balance out the taste

• White and green tea varieties were the ones that contains higher levels of antioxidant

• Studies shows that tea drinking provides immunity from intestinal disorders

• Tea drinking is well established in normalizing body systems.

• Herbal tea is a complete misnomer as it contains no tea at all. Some herbal tea supplements have been found to caused liver damage.

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We often heard the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables. Having the essentials nutrients and vitamins these food produce possessed, it is also an anti-oxidant which helps our body fight free radicals that are believed to caused diseases.

Therefore our body must maintain multiple types of antioxidants, such as glutathione, vitamin C, and vitamin E which can be found abundantly in fruits and vegetables.

I have been watching The Doctors on tv regularly. Found me a lot of healthful tips. Now that we are in an era where every item in the food shelf contains preservatives, that most of us consumers, are in vague as to what really are the best food products which can be beneficial to our health. AND, most products out there promised good nutrients. It may be true. But be cautious of the trick some products played on us. Looked for the nutritional labels. Be sure to know the sugar, salt and fat contents of every product before throwing it in our grocery cart.

As what the host on the tv show said:

“The more natural the food, the more it is healthy”

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