Iced tea and its health benefits

Iced tea has proven to be one of the healthiest drinks available. Not only does it revive you on a hot day, but also add to keeping you healthy.

Iced tea is rich in vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants that keep a check on calories consumed during the day.A recent medical study revealed that iced tea has the capability to prevent cavities too! Whereas, drinking sodas promotes cavities.Here are few of the ways in which iced tea can do wonders to your body, just ensure you gulp it down unsweetened.

Keeps you hydrated
Having iced tea in hot days and after doing activities will be a refreshing way to increase fluid intake to the body else drinking water. You can choose your kind of iced tea and drink it to rehydrate the body after you lost some body fluid due to vigorous activities.

Prevents cavities
Some research has shown that drinking tea may help prevent tooth loss; tea changes the pH in your mouth, which may prevent cavities. At the very least, it appears not to harm tooth enamel like some beverages do.

Provides a healthier alternative to diet soda
Diet soda may seem like the solution to your sweet cravings but the artificial sugar in it can harm your body in several ways. Add to that the zero nutritional value diet soda offers. On the contrary, iced tea is a powerhouse of nutrients and when consumed unsweetened, it keeps your calorie intake under check. A glass of iced tea keeps you fuller for long and keeps hunger pangs at bay.

Boosts your metabolism
Tea is a metabolism booster especially green tea. Iced green tea can boost your metabolism rate twice and this means you will have greater energy level and also decreasing the calories and fat cells inside the body. It is a good choice for people with high mobility and activities.

De-stresses you
A British study found that people who drank tea were able to de-stress more quickly than those who didn’t. As well, during the study the tea drinkers – who drank black tea four times a day for six weeks – had lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol in their blood after a stressful event, compared with a control group who drank a placebo.

Arrest ageing
Did you know tea has eight to 10 times more polyphenol antioxidants than fruits and vegetables? As we know, these antioxidants can neutralise the free radicals in the body, boost collagen production and repair damaged cells. Drinking more iced tea can keep wrinkles and fine lines at bay.

Improves heart health
Heart disease is number one killer in the world and it cause high mortality in many countries especially developed countries. Antioxidant in iced tea can protect the heart from damage and reduce the risk of having heart disease.