Who said tea is the elixir of life

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Brandy Colgrove. There are studies on the consumption of tea for benefits to neurological and cognitive decline, reduction in anxiety, memory, attention and brain function. This is due to the amino acid L-theanine in Black and Oolong tea, a strong antioxidant. It has been shown to reduce cognitive stress and used in conjunction with the presence of caffeine, improves memory and learning tasks.

The outcome for us after a cup of Tea is a reduction of mental and physical stress. It gives us a feeling of relaxation by increasing our dopamine and serotonin levels. No wonder we love our morning and afternoon Tea.

Like coffee, Tea is a stimulant due to caffeine but the caffeine is slowly released over about ten hours. The caffeine content in a cup of tea ranges between 20 to 70 mg per ml from around 2. This will depend on how the tea is made and what variety. A cup of coffee, in comparison, has 40— mg of caffeine per ml. Tea also contains another psychoactive compound, the amino acid theanine. According to Nigel Melican managing director of Teacraft says caffeine and theanine together create a.

The amino acid also improves the taste of tea by offsetting the astringency of some brews. The flavonoids present in Tea are at the centre of research into cancer prevention. It is said to reduce the formation of lung, oesophagal and skin tumours in patients and may also protect against diabetes.

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