Wu Yi Tea – Weight Loss and Health Benefits
Olivia on Jun 14 2009 at 2:06 am | Filed under: Women's Health
You may have heard lately all the talk about wu-yi tea promoting weight loss and it’s fat burning power, and how beneficial it is for improving a wide variety of health conditions. Today, we as a society are constantly looking for that magic bullet that will make losing weight as simple as swallowing a pill, or in this case, drinking a tasty cup of tea. But what exactly is wu-yi tea, where does it come from, and what makes it so good for dieting and one’s overall health? The advantages of drinking wu-yi tea are answered here as well as answering several other questions regarding this amazing natural drink.
What Is Wu-Yi Tea?
Forget about any magical bullet theories or mystical misconceptions about wu-yi tea, what is real and shown through clinical studies is the tea’s natural qualities that target fat and provide many additional health benefits. Now that modern Western medicine has proven what millions of Asian people have known for the last few hundred, if not thousands of years, it’s possible for the rest of us to take advantage of this natural way of improving our health.
Found in a mountainous province in China, wu-yi tea is grown in Fujian, in and around Mount Wuyi Shan which is where the tea get’s it’s name from. The most important aspect of wu-yi tea is that it’s authentic wu-yi tea grown and harvested in the Fujian Province whether you’ve heard it referred to as wu-yi, oolong, or wu long tea.
More expensive than some of the other usual teas you will find, paying the extra dollar is worth it, especially when you factor in the delicate and meticulous process followed to produce wu-yi tea.
The tea leaves are picked in the early morning when the sun is just right, then are left to age for a certain amount of time before slowly being shaken into bamboo baskets. Then, the leaves are cured for as long as three days using special woven drying mats before they are ready to begin the fermenting process. Only after fermentation, hand-rubbing, sorting, and being checked for quality, will the leaves be at their most palatable and ready for use.
Wu-Yi Tea Healing Properties
After two weeks of drinking wu-yi tea, participants in a recent study conducted at a university in California showed 50% fewer oxygen-free radicals, which have been connected not only to certain cancers and other diseases, but aging as well.
As the result of a cell’s exposure to a variety of damaging sources such as toxins and pollutions, chemicals, and even stress, free radicals are formed. The properties of the naturally grown, harvested and processed wu-yi tea counteracts this cell damage in addition to aiding the body’s many intricate systems.
Here are some of the many benefits attributed to regularly drinking authentic wu-yi tea:
– Boost to the immune system
– Improved skin appearance, such as less acne, eczema, and similar problems
– Increased energy levels
– Increased metabolism
– Lower blood pressure
– Lower cholesterol
– Protection from cardiovascular disease
– Protection from tooth decay and gingivitis
– Reduced risk of certain cancers
– Reduce risk of type II diabetes
– Reduced signs of aging, fewer wrinkles
– Suppressed appetite
– Weight loss
