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TEA, as highly touted, is good for digestion. It is now very popular and the choice beverage for health-conscious
individuals. But the cola-loving Filipino race did not bite–or should one say, sip?–at first. Until an enterprising company re-introduced tea as a refreshing and healthy drink. The product became an instant hit and became a popular thirst-quenching drink.

Soon enough, other brands followed and even came out with a sugar-free variety for the figure-conscious. Other flavors emerged, from oolong to black tea to chamomile,etc.

Tea, especially the green variety, is good for one’s health because of its flavanoid components.  A study in Japan among 40-year old male subject reports that those who regularly drank green tea had lower total cholesterol, lower bad cholesterol and a higher level of good cholesterol.

Another study on Norwegian men and women showed that as tea consumption increased, total cholesterol level went down. Since tea, to a degree, blocks the absorption of dietary cholesterol, it is safe to assume that tea-drinkers have lower incidence of coronary heart disease.

The polyphenols in green tea have also been theorized to boost the immune system, giving the individuals drinking it a higher resistance to diseases in general.

These so-called polyphenols are natural phytochemicals found in tea leaves, most fruits and vegetables, and in vitamins and minerals. Aside from tea also being an antioxidant that deactivates the free radicals in our body, other benefits include its ability to prevent the destruction of DNA strands, inhibit abnormal cell reproduction that blocks the formation of cancer cells, and its ability to decrease the contact of cancer causing agents with the cells.