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How Herbal Teas<br />
Help Digestion<br />
Societies, especially in the<br />
Far East, have been drinking tea<br />
for thousands of years. Teas are<br />
known to improve digestion. They<br />
reduce gases, alleviate stress, help<br />
blood flow to the digestive system<br />
and eliminate various toxins. The<br />
primary ingredient of tea being<br />
water, drinking of tea assists in<br />
hydration, and helps maintain<br />
healthy kidney function.<br />
Most herbal teas offer some<br />
variety of antioxidants, vitamins,<br />
minerals, and other nutrients.<br />
Common health benefits include<br />
relaxing the body and mind, aiding<br />
sleep, reducing inflammation,<br />
boosting the immune system and<br />
optimising the digestive system.<br />
They are diuretic and laxative,<br />
which help eliminate toxins rapidly<br />
from the body, relieving stress<br />
on the gastrointestinal system,<br />
kidneys, and liver. Here are some<br />
more popular teas that help<br />
digestion:<br />
Ginger tea is one of the<br />
best teas to help relieve digestive<br />
problems. Ginger reduces<br />
inflammation and controls blood<br />
sugar. A lemon-ginger tea can help<br />
you start your day nicely without<br />
wreaking havoc on your stomach.<br />
Dandelion tea aids liver<br />
function by helping to remove<br />
toxins and reestablish hydration<br />
and electrolyte balance.<br />
Chamomile tea is known<br />
to help treat digestive problems,<br />
mostly because of its antispasmodic<br />
and anti-inflammatory<br />
properties it contains. This tea is<br />
also famous for being a calming<br />
drink, reducing stress and anxiety.<br />
Peppermint tea helps<br />
in expelling gas formed in the<br />
stomach while also calming<br />
the digestive system, reducing<br />
indigestion.<br />
Fennel tea has antispasmodic<br />
properties. It works<br />
on relaxing the intestinal muscles<br />
and is particularly good for<br />
constipation, colic and flatulence.<br />
Fennel is also a good detox<br />
because it is a diuretic, helping to<br />
clean the kidneys and so rid the<br />
body of impurities.<br />
If you are currently taking any<br />
medications, it is best to check<br />
with your doctor before adding<br />
herbal teas to your health regimen.<br />
The Rise & Rise Of Green Tea<br />
Green tea is one of the most recognised and popular<br />
of herbal teas. Research has supported the benefits of<br />
drinking it regularly. Here are some of the reasons why<br />
you should have green tea:<br />
Helps with weight loss – The antioxidants help to<br />
increase your metabolism, which make it easier to burn<br />
calories<br />
Improves immunity – The high antioxidant content<br />
can boost your immune system and help fight colds and flu<br />
Reduces cholesterol – This includes LDL (bad)<br />
cholesterol. Hence it helps to reduce your risk of heart<br />
disease, which is linked to cholesterol levels.<br />
Helps normalise blood sugar – Flavan-3-ols<br />
and/or anthocyanidins found in green tea help improve<br />
glycemic control and help normalise blood sugar levels.<br />
Due to its anti-inflammatory properties, green tea is<br />
believed to be beneficial for those who are at-risk or<br />
diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Its catechins have antiobesity<br />
and anti-diabetic effects.<br />
Protects vision – Studies have shown that consuming<br />
catechins from green tea may help protect the eyes from<br />
oxidative damage and vision loss.<br />
<strong>August</strong> <strong>2018</strong> • Issue III • Volume VII • yourwellness.com
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