Black Tea vs.Green Tea

Divert your debating skills to other controversies, because experts have declared the great debate between Black and Green Teas “no contest.” Nolo contendere. Not that one tea-color has emerged a decisive victor over the other; instead, research shows both Black and Green Tea have tremendous health benefits.

One study suggested Black and Green Teas may contain up to ten times the anti-oxidants in vegetables and fruits.

Just as encouraging, a recent study clearly demonstrated Black and Green Teas mitigated cell damage from tobacco and other toxic chemicals. In the laboratory, rats that took tea suffered far less cancer.

A British bio-chemist, saying he owes his doctorate to his passion for black tea, encourages you to drink Black and Green Teas according to your preferences, and he very strongly recommends you drink a lot of tea for its “astounding” anti-oxidant power—his word.

Black Tea: Come for the Caffeine. Stay for the Anti-Oxidants

Black Tea rivals coffee and Coca-Cola for first place among the world’s most popular beverages. Just as American industry abruptly stops in the absence of Starbucks, similarly British and Canadian commerce come to a halt without Black Tea. The British love their Black Tea so much they built the day’s fourth meal around it; and, of course, Black Tea inspired the American Revolution. If the Americans had not demanded their Black Tea untaxed, the fifty states would remain part of the Empire.

Black and Green Teas come from the very same plant. The two varieties differ only according to how growers process the leaves. Withering and steaming the leaves preserves their green. Crushing and fermenting them turns tea leaves black.

Black Tea contains more caffeine than Green Tea. At one time, physicians encouraged their patients to reduce their consumption of Black Tea, because they believed it posed a serious risk to heart health. Reversing their position in light of further investigation, physicians now believe Black Tea’s health benefits substantially outweigh the little risk caffeine may pose to your heart. In one study, Black Tea’s combination of anti-oxidants and caffeine actually improved patients’ circulation.

Go Green!

Like everything else you do and use, “green” your beverage menu, making Green Tea your drink of choice. Green Tea numbers among Mother Nature’s greatest gifts, so light and refreshing you will think mankind discovered ice purely for the sake of chilling Green Tea. More importantly, Green Tea delivers more anti-oxidant punch than almost all other natural drinks and fruit juices. In fact, Green Tea so fiercely fights free radicals that naturopaths and nutritionists recommend Green Tea as the essential drink for detox and cleansing regimes.

Naturally, Green Tea and lemon complement one another like peanut butter and jelly, lobster and drawn butter. The complement extends much deeper than good taste. The Vitamin C, anti-bacterials, and anti-virals in lemon reinforce the cleansing and detoxifying properties in your tea. Together, they restore your body’s proper pH, and they restore chemical equilibrium in your digestive system. Do not, however, imagine you must choose only lemon for flavoring your new favorite. All the citrus fruits mix well with Green Tea, and the entire citrus family provides nutrients, minerals, and anti-pathogens your body needs.