Tea For Me

Here are some health benefits of tea.

Tea is a naturally-derived beverage and, besides antioxidants, contributes valuable vitamins and minerals to our daily diets. An average daily consumption of 5 to 6 cups daily complements our body’s dietary intake of these vitamins and minerals.

5 to 6 cups of tea contributes:

* 16% of the daily requirement of calcium
* 10% of the daily requirement of zinc
* 10% of our folic acid need
* 9% of the daily requirement of vitamin B1
* 25% of the daily requirement of vitamin B2
* 6% of the daily requirement of vitamin B6
* very few calories and almost no fat (when taken without milk)

Besides containing a high amount of vitamins and minerals, tea also:

* Acts as a diuretic and therefore helps kidney as well as colon functions
* Aids digestion by stimulating the body’s digestive juices. Tea also helps the stomach muscles’ action and takes the ‘heaviness’ out of a meal.
* Helps to replace fluids after exercise. After exerting itself, the body absorbs warm drinks like tea better and more quickly than cold drinks.

Source: BOH Tea

So with all the good benefits, it's OK if I crave for tea right? Ever since I started my training project, all the trainers were treated well. We don't have to queue with the participants for food. We have special table and we were served whatever we need. The waiters and waitresses gasp when I went to take my own tea from the tea/coffee station. So we've kinda been waited hand and foot during every meal. I requested for tea almost every time after lunch or dinner, our networking time. It took only a while to build a habit isn't it.

My current favorite is Sabah Tea. My only concern is whether I really crave the tea or the sugar I put in every cup. I also take green tea sans sugar but for Sabah Tea or Boh or Lipton, I need sugar in it. The best way to appreciate tea... drink it hot, inhale the smell and take a sip. Arrrhhh... Bliss.