Sipping your daily ‘cuppa’ is a soothing activity that prepares you for the day ahead. But there’s more to tea than a sense of well-being, especially if it’s green.
The health benefits of green tea have been investigated scientifically in recent years but the Chinese have known its secrets for over 4,000 years, drinking the beverage copiously to prevent, control and treat everything from headaches to depression. Studies have linked the lower incidence of diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure and insomnia in the country to the dietary habits of the people, which include regular infusions of green tea.
Now Dubai stands to benefit from this traditional knowledge with Yilouhe Chinese Green Herbal Tea available in the emirate at Chaslu Dubai Wellbeing Clinic on Jumeirah Road in Umm Suqueim and Yi Zhen Chinese Herbs outlet in International City.
Green tea contains compounds such as flavonoids, theanine and caffeine that confer beneficial effects. Flavinoids are antioxidants that are formed in plants. Green tea is loaded with the catechin antioxidant group, which constitutes 25% of its dry weight. Laboratory studies have shown that catechins neutralize molecules that damage cells and trigger enzymes that fight disease. Theanine promotes relaxation and imparts flavour, while caffeine is a stimulant.
So the compounds in green tea have the potential to fight cancer, diabetes and heart disease. They lower bad (LDL) cholesterol levels and help diabetics by burning fat to fight obesity, speeding up metabolism to fortify the immune system, and regulating blood sugar levels by activating the pancreas.
Yilouhe Green Herbal Tea is produced by the government of China and is a mix of ingredients such as fenugreek, bitter melon and bee glue that is particularly efficacious for diabetics. According to the manufacturers, it should be consumed every morning, afternoon and evening, with the seriously affected drinking four cups daily. The difference can be felt within 40 days and seen in a diabetes test.
They point out that drinking the tea regularly for a year and a half brings about remarkable improvement in type 2 diabetes cases, with many people recovering fully. It also helps in type 1 diabetes and prevents the onset of the condition in healthy people.
Being herbal, the tea contains no toxic chemicals so it is 100% safe, with no complications or side-effects reported by consumers. Even children can safely consume it, given its neutral taste, which is neither bitter nor unpleasant.
Each box costs AED 230 and contains 120 tea bags that last for 40 days.
For more information please call 04-3955799 or visit http://www.chasludubai.ae
