Protect Your Bones and Teeth…the 4th Teatastic Benefit

Tea actually may play a role in bone and oral health. Wow!…tea is really beginning to look very beneficial. Quite a holistic approach to maintaining a healthy life style. There has been many studies on the effects of drinking tea and one particular study compared tea drinkers to non-drinkers and found that people that drink tea for 10 or more years have the strongest bones. The bone strength measurement actually took into account the aging process, body weight, exercise, smoking, and other risk factors of the people followed in this study.

You may be thinking…how does this work? Well, it is due to the many beneficial phytochemicals that are in tea. Phytomchemicals are chemical compounds  that occur naturally in plants. Since the tea plant is a large evergreen shrub growing up to 8 meters in height, but normally clipped to 1.5 meter to facilitate harvesting. Only the tea leaves are used. The young, light colored leaves which grow at the top will produce the best tea. The phytochemicals in tea are:
Epigallocatechin gallate, Flavonoids, Tannins, Caffeine, Polyphenols, Boheic acid, Theophylline, Theobromine, Anthocyanins, and Gallic Acid.

So for those that wish to do a little homework you now have the list of phytochemicals that are associated with tea.

Healthy Bones: Research indicates that drinking tea does not negatively affect bone mineral density and studies indicate that it may actually play a role in healthy bones. Researchers have found that older women that drink tea had higher bone mineral density than those that did not drink tea. There are also further indications from many studies that the flavonoids in tea may reduce the risk of osteoporosis.

Healthy Teeth: The flavonoids in tea inhibit plaque forming by the bacteria in your mouth and the fluoride in tea may support healthy tooth enamel.

This tea thing is looking really healthy so check back to read my next teastastic blog as I continue to explore the many advantages of learning about and drinking tea.

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