An acidic body is prone to illness, while a weakly alkaline body can prevent disease. Tea is the most common strong alkaline food in life, and together with grapes and kelp, it is called the three strong alkaline foods. Drinking tea helps regulate the acid-base balance in the human body. However, everyone's physical condition is different, so they need to drink tea in an appropriate, moderate and suitable amount.

Black tea-----Warm the stomach and protect the heart

Black tea is a fully fermented tea. During the fermentation process, tea polyphenols are oxidized, polymerized, and condensed to form theaflavins, thearubins, and theaflavins, the main components of black tea color and flavor.

Theaflavins are the most important functional ingredients in black tea. According to a large number of medical literature reports, drinking black tea can help regulate the levels of low-density lipoprotein and high-density lipoprotein in human arteries, thereby reducing the probability of cardiovascular disease. Compared with other teas, black tea generally has a better effect in preventing cardiovascular disease. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, black tea is warm in nature and has the effect of warming the stomach. People with weak and cold constitutions and the elderly should drink black tea with warm nature.

Green tea - reduces fire and prevents cancer

Green tea is a non-fermented tea that retains the natural substances of fresh leaves and contains more nutrients such as tea polyphenols, catechins, chlorophyll, caffeine, amino acids, and vitamins. These natural nutrients in green tea have special effects on anti-aging, anti-cancer, anti-cancer, sterilization, anti-inflammatory, etc. Polyphenolic compounds such as theophylline are recognized as being beneficial to health in green tea.

Compared with other teas, green tea has better anti-cancer effects. Referring to multiple literature studies, green tea can reduce the risk of tumors in many parts of the breast, prostate, etc. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, green tea is slightly cold and helps reduce fire. People with cold stomachs should drink less, while people with hot constitutions who are prone to fire and strengthen the body should drink it.

Yellow tea - suitable for everyone

Yellow tea is a lightly fermented tea. It is usually divided into yellow bud tea, yellow bud tea and yellow big tea according to the tenderness of the fresh leaves. The main quality characteristics of yellow tea are yellow leaves and yellow soup. Not only the leaf base is yellow, the tea soup is yellow, the dry tea is also yellow and bright, and the aroma is refreshing and pleasant, and the taste is thick and refreshing.

Yellow tea is retting tea. Referring to many literature studies, yellow tea will produce a large amount of digestive enzymes during the retting process, which is good for the spleen and stomach, and is beneficial for indigestion, loss of appetite, laziness and obesity. Compared with the cool nature and flavor of green tea and the warm nature and flavor of black tea, the nature and flavor characteristics of yellow tea lie between the two, and are suitable for almost everyone.

Black tea----protect against cold and reduce fat

Dark tea is a post-fermented tea. The tea leaves undergo a series of complex chemical reactions under the action of microorganisms to generate some components that are beneficial to the human body. The most important ones are vitamins and minerals, as well as proteins, amino acids, carbohydrates, etc.

Dark tea has strong functions such as relieving greasiness and digesting food. It can also improve the intestinal microbial environment and smooth the stomach. Referring to a large number of clinical trials: the tea formed by the participation of microorganisms in the fermentation process has great differences from red and green tea in its ingredients, and its functions are also different. It is effective in lowering blood lipids, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood sugar, and losing weight. According to multiple studies, the special health benefits of dark tea are related to its rich tea polysaccharide content.

White tea----protects the liver

White tea is a slightly fermented tea and a special treasure among Chinese teas. Refers to a kind of tea that is processed after being picked, without being cured or rolled, and only dried in the sun or slow fire.

Some literature shows that white tea is rich in natural flavonoids such as dihydromyricetin, which protects the liver, greatly reduces the damage to the liver caused by ethanol, and quickly restores the normal state of the liver. It also has the effects of relieving hangover, clearing away heat and moistening the lungs, calming the liver and replenishing the blood, anti-inflammatory and detoxifying, reducing blood pressure and fat, and eliminating fatigue. It is especially targeted at physical discomfort and digestive dysfunction caused by excessive smoking and drinking, excessive greasy food, and excessive liver fire.

Oolong tea - moisturizing and losing weight

Oolong tea is a semi-fermented tea. Oolong tea is a high-quality tea produced after processes such as greening, withering, shaking, semi-fermentation, and baking.

Oolong tea has the effect of dissolving fat and losing weight, because the main component of tea, tannic acid, is closely related to fat metabolism. Moreover, according to experimental results, oolong tea can reduce the cholesterol content in the blood, making it a rare weight loss tea. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, oolong tea is neutral in nature and can remove accumulated heat in the body. It is especially suitable for drinking in autumn and can relieve autumn dryness.

Drinking tea for one minute can quench your thirst; drinking tea for one hour can make you happy physically and mentally; drinking tea for a month can cultivate your body; drinking tea for a year can make you healthy; drinking tea for a lifetime can make you live longer.

Tea should be drunk regularly but not excessively, and the intensity should be moderate.

　(Editor: Tea Ceremony Network)

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