Sunday, March 1, 2009

The Amazing All Natural Ingredients of Wu Yi Tea

By Thomas J. Slater

If you've been through a few different weight loss diets, you already know that losing weight is not necessarily easy. While you may be able to lose the weight you?ve been aiming to, it?s keeping it off that?s the real challenge. You can use an exercise regimen to keep those lost pounds from returning ? but of course, that?s only going to work if you actually have the time to dedicate to regular workouts (and who does these days?). However, a safe, affordable and all natural weight loss aid could help you to maintain a healthy weight.

What you should be looking for is Wu Yi tea. Wu Yi tea is a type of oolong tea which is grown and processed at Mount Wu Yi, in China?s Fujian province. For centuries, the Chinese have been enjoying Wu Yi tea, prizing it for its health benefits and it?s rich, robust taste, The Chinese are famed for their long life spans and good health ? something which it is believed that drinking oolong teas may contribute to.

Perhaps not so surprisingly, clinical research has now established that the ingredients in Wu Yi tea will promote weight loss and may also provide significant other health benefits. As the aging Baby Boomer population becomes more and more concerned with terms like, "free radical damage," "carcinogens," and "environmental toxins," they are turning more and more to natural substances as they seek protection from all of these things.

Wu Yi tea, thanks to the methods which the Chinese use when drying and fermenting the tea leaves of the camellia sinensis plant, has increased levels of the polyphenols which will help you burn fat, and the antioxidants which will boost your immune system.

Research in the US, Asia and Europe have shown that Wu Yi tea has numerous health benefits. There are polyphenols, which help your body break down fat and use this stored energy. Wu Yi and other oolong teas have also been proven in Japanese studies to increase the energy expenditure of people ewho drink it. There is a 10% increase in the amount of energy burned off by people who drink oolong tea in the two hours following consumption.

Because of its effectiveness in burning fat, Wu Yi tea can also balance cholesterol levels by raising HDL (good) cholesterol and lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol. Research has also shown, however, that the polyphenols in Wu Yi tea do far more than promote that burning and cholesterol control. The results of a study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition state that research done at London's King College indicate that polyphenols can protect the body against cellular damage, lowering the risks of heart attack and cancer. The calcium found in Wu Yi tea improves bone density and guards against the development of oral plaque and tooth decay.

You may be drawn to Wu Yi tea at first for its weight loss assisting properties, but with all of the other health benefits to be had and its wonderful flavor, you?ll want to drink this all natural, safe and healthy beverage daily. - 16004

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