A perfect cuppa

Drink your way to good health

A tea lover once said, “Life is like a cup of tea, it’s all in how you make it.” A perfectly brewed cup of tea is the ideal way to begin a day. While a tea lover swears by the health benefits of this ‘must-have’ morning energiser, studies too prove that a cup of tea can do wonders for your health. Natural tea is a wonderful concoction that helps the body by bringing internal systems back in balance. If you are trying to shed those extra kilos, boost your immunity, strengthen your heart, cleanse your body or simply stay awake at work, tea is the solution.

Drinking tea is a habit and drinking the right kind of tea is a good habit. We suggest you enjoy the monsoons with these varieties of tea.

Oolong tea is a partially oxidised tea with characteristics of both green tea and black tea. If you are looking at maintaining a healthy weight, a cup of Oolong tea is what you need. Oolong tea is known to boost metabolism and help burn fat. In fact, regular consumption also helps you get glowing skin. Pu-erh is a fermented tea made from Camellia sinensis. In traditional Chinese medicine, Pu-erh is said to be helpful in reducing internal body heat, while maintaining a balance between stomach and spleen. It’s a delicious way to detoxify and improve blood circulation. Last, but not the least, Pu-erh has anti-ageing oxidants and studies show that it has helped improve vision too. Tea is a delicious way to stay healthy. If you are a tea veteran, keep drinking your way to good health, but if you have not yet embraced the tea-drinking habit, it’s never too late. Make the switch now!

How to get that perfect cup

Loose leaf tea can produce wonderful aromatic complex infusions, but how you brew the tea matters. Tea consists of four basic components: tea leaves, water, temperature and time.Infusion is the most common method for brewing tea. Place the leaves in a teapot or a cup. Boil water to the correct temperature (check the package for the information) and pour over the leaves. Allow the mixture to steep for a couple of minutes.If you want strong tea, do not steep it for a longer time. Increase the quantity of tea but steep it for the same time. 
The writer DR. RUPALI AMBEGAONKAR is CEO of Tea Culture of the World.

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