Sunday, March 1, 2009

The Super Food Ingredients of Wu Yi Tea

By Thomas J. Slater

If you've been through a few different weight loss diets, you already know that losing weight is not necessarily easy. While you may be able to lose the weight you?ve been aiming to, it?s keeping it off that?s the real challenge. You can use an exercise regimen to keep those lost pounds from returning ? but of course, that?s only going to work if you actually have the time to dedicate to regular workouts (and who does these days?). However, a safe, affordable and all natural weight loss aid could help you to maintain a healthy weight.

What you should be looking for is Wu Yi tea. Wu Yi tea is a type of oolong tea which is grown and processed at Mount Wu Yi, in China?s Fujian province. For centuries, the Chinese have been enjoying Wu Yi tea, prizing it for its health benefits and it?s rich, robust taste, The Chinese are famed for their long life spans and good health ? something which it is believed that drinking oolong teas may contribute to.

It should come as little surprise then that clinical research has borne out this theory. The compounds found in Wu Yi tea can help to promote weight loss along with other benefits. A large and aging baby boomer population is increasingly turning to natural products to help them age in a healthy way ? which the antioxidant content of Wu Yi tea helps them do.

Wu Yi tea, thanks to the methods which the Chinese use when drying and fermenting the tea leaves of the camellia sinensis plant, has increased levels of the polyphenols which will help you burn fat, and the antioxidants which will boost your immune system.

Research in the US, Asia and Europe have shown that Wu Yi tea has numerous health benefits. There are polyphenols, which help your body break down fat and use this stored energy. Wu Yi and other oolong teas have also been proven in Japanese studies to increase the energy expenditure of people ewho drink it. There is a 10% increase in the amount of energy burned off by people who drink oolong tea in the two hours following consumption.

Another benefit of Wu Yi tea is that it lowers your levels of LDL (bad cholesterol) and raises your HDL (good cholesterol) levels. A study done at London?s King?s College also demonstrated that Wu Yi tea can help prevent some cancers and heart disease as well as strengthening bones and teeth thanks to its calcium content.

While you, like millions of other people, may be initially attracted to Wu Yi tea because of its weight-loss properties, think about all the other health benefits you'll get simply by drinking too cause of this delicious, natural, safe beverage each day! - 15995

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