The Health The Health Benefits of Benefits of

Drinking Tea…Drinking Tea…Fact or Fiction?Fact or Fiction?

By: Payton SeelingerBy: Payton Seelinger

What What is tea?is tea?

Camellia sinensis

History of TeaHistory of Tea

Discovered in 1Discovered in 1stst millennium B.C. millennium B.C. Brought to America by Peter Brought to America by Peter

StuyvesantStuyvesant Chinese Emperor Shen NungChinese Emperor Shen Nung

Picture representing the Camellia family in the Doctrine of Signatures

Variety of TeaVariety of Tea

Black TeaBlack Tea Green TeaGreen Tea Oolong TeaOolong Tea White TeaWhite Tea

The ProcessThe Processof Making Teaof Making Tea

Pick best leaves as Pick best leaves as buds and young leafsbuds and young leafs WitheringWithering RollingRolling Roll BreakingRoll Breaking Oxidation (Fermentation)Oxidation (Fermentation) DryingDrying

Benefits of Benefits of Drinking TeaDrinking Tea

Black TeaBlack TeaGreen TeaGreen TeaOolong TeaOolong TeaWhite TeaWhite Tea

Benefits of Drinking Benefits of Drinking Black TeaBlack Tea

Reduces Blood CholesterolReduces Blood Cholesterol Saves arteriesSaves arteries Sooths arthritisSooths arthritis Stimulates the immune systemStimulates the immune system Breaks down fat in the bodyBreaks down fat in the body Inhibits cancer growth.Inhibits cancer growth. Reduces inflammation.Reduces inflammation. Fights viruses.Fights viruses.

Benefits of Drinking Benefits of Drinking Green TeaGreen Tea

Lowers the Risk of:Lowers the Risk of: High blood cholesterol High blood cholesterol High blood pressure. High blood pressure. Coronary heart disease and strokesCoronary heart disease and strokes Tooth decayTooth decay VirusesViruses Lung, stomach, esophagus, duodenum, Lung, stomach, esophagus, duodenum,

pancreas, liver, breast, colon, and skin pancreas, liver, breast, colon, and skin cancers induced by chemical carcinogens cancers induced by chemical carcinogens

Benefits of Drinking Benefits of Drinking Oolong TeaOolong Tea

reduced the signs of inflammatory reduced the signs of inflammatory disease and artery disease. disease and artery disease.

Benefits of Drinking Benefits of Drinking White TeaWhite Tea

Reduce blood sugar Reduce blood sugar Help prevent the symptoms of diabetesHelp prevent the symptoms of diabetes Promotes Healthy Teeth and GumsPromotes Healthy Teeth and Gums Promotes Healthy SkinPromotes Healthy Skin Antibacterial & AntiviralAntibacterial & Antiviral Strengthens BonesStrengthens Bones Heart ProtectionHeart Protection Lower Blood PressureLower Blood Pressure Lower CholesterolLower Cholesterol Reduces risk of CancerReduces risk of Cancer

Antioxidants in TeaAntioxidants in Tea

Tea is a great source of anti-oxidants, Tea is a great source of anti-oxidants, which help defend the body from:which help defend the body from: Free RadicalsFree Radicals Heart DiseaseHeart Disease CancerCancer Plaque in the mouthPlaque in the mouth

Drawbacks of Drawbacks of drinking tea:drinking tea:

Black TeaBlack Tea Green TeaGreen Tea Oolong TeaOolong Tea White TeaWhite Tea

Quick Fact:Quick Fact:

Coffee has over 2x the amount Coffee has over 2x the amount of caffeine as any kind of teaof caffeine as any kind of tea

Herbal Tea is actually not a tea Herbal Tea is actually not a tea at allat all

Tea VS. CoffeeTea VS. Coffee

Coffee increased the risk for health Coffee increased the risk for health declining factors such as coronary declining factors such as coronary morbidity morbidity

Tea had the opposite affect, and was Tea had the opposite affect, and was beneficial to the body.beneficial to the body.

In the liquid form, Coffee has more In the liquid form, Coffee has more caffeine than tea.caffeine than tea.

Caffeine in TeaCaffeine in Tea

Determined By:Determined By:Variety of tea leafVariety of tea leafWhere the leaf is grownWhere the leaf is grownThe size and cut of leafThe size and cut of leafHow you brew the tea leafHow you brew the tea leaf

Caffeine in TeaCaffeine in TeaType of TeaType of Tea Avg. Avg.

per per ServingServing

RangeRange Per Per OunceOunce

CaffeineCaffeine

BlackBlack 4040 25-5525-55 55 Naturally caffeinatedNaturally caffeinated

OolongOolong 3030 12-5512-55 3.753.75 Naturally caffeinated but Naturally caffeinated but less than blackless than black

GreenGreen 2020 8-308-30 2.52.5 Naturally caffeinated but Naturally caffeinated but less than oolongless than oolong

WhiteWhite 1515 6-256-25 22 Naturally caffeinated but Naturally caffeinated but less than blackless than black

DecaffeinatedDecaffeinated 22 1-41-4 .5.5 Caused by removing the Caused by removing the caffeine from the teacaffeine from the tea

Herbal “Tea”Herbal “Tea” 00 00 00 Naturally Caffeine FreeNaturally Caffeine Free

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