Two thirds of the world's people drink tea. That's not just because tea is convenient and warming, but also because research has found tea to be the cheapest drink after water. In developed nations, we're spoiled for choice — and with thousands of alternatives to choose from, plain old "tea" can start to sound a little boring.
When's the last time you had a nice cup of tea? If you can't remember, maybe it's time to put herbal tea back on the menu!
They're great at any time of day — whether you're just waking up or need to wind down before you go to sleep, there's a herbal tea that's just right for you. The great thing is that it's much cheaper than soft drinks and coffee, as well as that each herbal tea offers its own set of health benefits.
Why not reap the benefits of tea by having a cup — or more! — a day? Each different type of tea can help you in unique ways!
What teas are the best, though? With so many different fruity and herbal teas to choose from, it may get a bit difficult to figure out which ones are your favorites. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with a handy list of tasty teas that will also boost your health!
Mint Tea To Relieve Your Sore Throat
Mint tea is one of the most popular teas all around the world, and for good reason! Not only does it have a nice minty taste, but it’s also really healthy. When it comes to a sore throat, mint tea sure does a good job at making it feel better with its cooling properties! If you have a sore throat, and you’d like to brew yourself some mint tea, why not take it a step further, and add some honey to help your throat out even more?
Soothing your throat isn’t all mint tea is good for, though! Mint tea is great for easing stomach pain and nausea.
Black Tea As An Alternative To Coffee
Have you relied on a morning coffee to wake you up for years, but are you fed up with the jittery feelings excessive caffeine can cause? That’s where black tea comes in. Being quite high in caffeine for a tea makes it a great morning drink. Both the caffeine and the amino acid L-theanine in this tea can greatly improve your focus throughout the day.
Black tea, originating from the plant Camellia sinensis, also gives your health — and especially your heart health — a nice boost. That’s right! Regularly drinking black tea has been shown to potentially decrease your risk of heart-related issues like heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and high triglyceride levels.
This delicious beverage is also filled with antioxidants, like polyphenols. Polyphenols have a variety of health benefits like lowering your blood sugar levels, reducing your risk of heart disease and cancer, and improving your brain function to name a few.
Black tea is an overall great tea, and if you find black tea a bit too plain, it also comes in many different flavors, including fruity ones! A perfect start to any day!
Have A Relaxing Sleep With Camomile Tea
We’ve looked at black tea for a great start to the day, so it’s only appropriate to mention chamomile for winding down at night! Chamomile tea is widely known to be a calming tea, and multiple studies have shown that it can improve your sleep quality. That’s right! This relaxing tea is great if you have trouble going to sleep.
Camomile tea, while mainly thought of as a sleep aid, is also good at fighting inflammation.
Nettle Tea: Your 'Vitamin Supplement Replacement'
Nettle tea is among the best things you can gift your body if it needs a bit of a boost, coming with practically all of the nutrients you need. Stinging nettle itself contains vitamins like:
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin K
- A variety of B vitamins
- The essential amino acids
- Minerals like iron, calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium
- Polyphenols
Nettle tea has also been shown to help with muscle pain and arthritis symptoms. Like many other teas on this list, nettle tea may help control your blood sugar levels.
Being an all around healthy tea, pouring yourself a cup of nettle tea will be both nutritious and delicious!
Cranberry Tea for Urinary Tract Infections
If you are an avid lover of more fruity teas, you may find these herbal teas a bit plain. Many fruity teas come with health benefits too, and cranberry tea is no exception. Cranberry tea is particularly good for treating urinary tract infections. If caught early, having a cup of cranberry tea every day may potentially send that nasty UTI packing without antibiotics. While cranberry tea does make a pretty good remedy for UTI, you should, of course, see your doctor if you do suspect you have UTI and it’s getting worse.
These five teas are only a small selection of the great, and healthy, world of tea. If you’d like to start having tea everyday, feel free to try out a large range of tea, and find which ones you enjoy.
So, what tea will you be brewing?
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