Saturday, November 29, 2008

Ready for the white tea revolution?

By Jack Robbins

Green tea and white tea both originate from the eastern country of China. Over the past number of years, green tea has become very popular in the west due to its unique aid to weight loss.

Green and white tea are both seen as great natural remedies, however they are quite different. White tea is plucked form the plan when the leaf only a bud, while green tea is plucked after the leaf has been left to grow and ferment a little. This create a difference in their taste and benefits.

There are a number of reasons that White tea is more beneficial than green tea. It won't be long before White tea replaces green tea as the tea for weight loss and anti aging enthusiasts.

White tea contains three times more antioxidants than green tea. Antioxidants have a lot of benefits particularly to people trying to lose weight. Antioxidants increase the metabolism rate which in turn lets you lose weight almost without effort. Antioxidants also help kill free radicals in the skin which are responsible for aging.

White tea has a much more mellow and sweet taste as compared to green tea. Its delightful taste alone caused Chinese people to treat it as a delicacy available only to the upper class families. It makes it much easier to stick to a diet that includes white tea as more often than not you won't be able to wait for your next serving.

The caffeine levels in white tea are much less in comparison to green and black tea. Now, you can enjoy a cup of tea without having to worry about the side effects of caffeine.

White tea and cancer are two words you will hear a lot over the next few years. White tea has the unique ability as an alternate therapy towards cancer as it can inhibit cancer cells using the antioxidants present in it.

Green tea has had its days, watch out for a new form of tea taking over the herbal tea arena by storm. - 16004

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