Have you heard of English Breakfast Tea? Well, English Breakfast Tea is a blending of Kenyan tea, Ceylon tea and Assam black teas. It is a popular drink in English breakfast and hence, it is named so. A cup of this brew will give you rich tangy flavor, quite similar to the malty flavor of Assam brews. This tea tastes best with lemon or milk. English Breakfast Tea obtains deep red color after infusion and has soothing aroma of raisins.
English Tea is calorie free but is rich in caffeine. However, it is a powerhouse of all essential nutrients like phosphorus, magnesium and potassium. It also has Vitamin B and minerals like fluoride that enhances dental health. Now, let us see the different health benefits of this brew.
Diverse Health Benefits of Drinking English Breakfast Tea
English Tea, being a black tea, is rich in theaflavins, thearubigins and flavonoids. These antioxidants help to fight free radicals that damage overall health and body of an individual. The antioxidants also help to slow down aging. Thus, drinking this brew you can detoxify your whole body.
- Lowering Cholesterol Level
Research has shown that drinking black brew regularly lowers LDL or bad cholesterol level thereby eliminating the risk of atherosclerosis. Black blends also help to increase HDL or good cholesterol level because of high concentration of antioxidants.
A study from International Journal of Oncology shows that the presence of TF-2 or theaflavin-3’-monogallate in black blends has anti-angiogenic property for treating cancer. Black brews protect cellular damage caused by free radicals. This, reduces the chance of cancer.
Consuming a cup of English Tea provides the body with all necessary fluids that prevent kidney stones and maintain good health of kidney. Thus, this black brew is also effective for kidney.
Fluoride in English Breakfast Tea helps in improving gum health and preventing tooth decay. It is seen that children drinking carbonated drinks show more tooth decay than children drinking this black tea. Hence, it proves that black brew even with sugar is a healthy option than carbonated drinks.
English Tea has high caffeine content and therefore, serves as an effective hydrating agent. 2 to 3 cups of black brew ensures that the body is never deficient of its required water content.
These are some of the benefits of drinking English Breakfast Tea regularly.
