Although tea is no miracle drug, it is an umbrella of protection for your health

High Mountains and Flowing Water

 Guzheng

Yu Qiuxuan 

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A hit movie"Dying to Survive"has set people thinking about illness.

For a sick person to stay alive, with unaffordable sky-high imported drugs above and counterfeit drugs mixed by unscrupulous profiteers below, how great a sacrifice the family must make, how much pressure the heart must bear, all just to live like a normal person.

One scene in it is both real and heart-wrenching: an elderly sick woman grabs the police officer's hand and asks him, "I just want to live. Can you guarantee you will never get sick in your whole life?"

Indeed, for a patient, health is a matter of life and death.No matter who you are, you should treat health as a responsibility, so that you can have a bright future and a happy family.

What the movie most wants to express is:Health is a luxury,and although birth, aging, illness and death are the norm, never forget the goodness of human nature.

So Bei Xiao Cha has put together the many benefits of drinking tea, hoping that while you reflect on the movie, you will also keep up healthy living habits and pass them on to more friends around you.

Polyphenols are substances widely found in plants. Tea polyphenols, then, are the sum of all the polyphenolic substances present in tea leaves.In the dry matter of tea leaves, the content of tea polyphenols is about 18%-36%.

Research on tea polyphenols began in the 1950s. Their greatest role is to protect the human body's genetic material, DNA, from being damaged by free radicals during replication, that is, to act as an antioxidant, prevent many diseases and delay aging.

The antioxidant capacity of tea polyphenols is 6-7 times that of vitamin E and 5-10 times that of vitamin C. Chemically synthesized vitamins have toxic side effects, while natural vitamins are afraid of light and high temperatures; tea polyphenols make up for these shortcomings.

In addition, the anti-radiation and anti-cancer effects of tea polyphenols have long been valued by the medical community.

Boosting immunity

As early as the Tang and Song dynasties, ancient medical texts recorded that tea was used to treat inflammation and has antibacterial and antiviral effects.

Summer is exactly the season when infectious diseases are common. Related studies show that drinking tea can improve the human body's immunity and effectively help the body resist viral invasion.

Cutting grease and losing weight

"Ben Cao Shi Yi" records: "Tea, taken over a long time, makes one thin and removes body fat."

The caffeine contained in tea leaves can promote the body's metabolism and assist in weight loss, while catechins can effectively inhibit fat accumulation and prevent obesity.

People who are obese can drink more tea to reduce fat and prevent excess weight; combined with proper exercise, it is a good way to enhance slimming.

Anti-aging

Song dynasty, Su Song's "Ben Cao Tu Jing" says tea can "dispel old ailments, so that there are no ailments before the eyes"; Ming dynasty, Cheng Yongbin's "Cha Lu" says tea can "rouse the spirits, and the demons of illness retreat"; Qing dynasty, Yu Xunqing's "He Lang Bi Ji" says tea can "nourish life and benefit."

The catechins and their oxides contained in tea leaves have a strong antioxidant effect, can neutralize free radicals produced inside the body, and delay aging.

Refreshing the mind

Qing dynasty, Wang Haogu's "Tang Ye Ben Cao" says tea can "clear the head and eyes"; Qing dynasty, Huang Gongxiu's "Ben Cao Qiu Zhen" says tea can treat "unclear head and eyes."

Modern life and work are fast-paced and high-pressure, often causing mental and psychological symptoms such as anxiety, tension, restlessness and depression. Green tea contains theanine, which can help control anxiety, improve concentration, and improve mental state and overall function.

Health benefits

Tang dynasty, Sun Simiao's "Qian Jin Yao Fang" says tea can make people "strong"; Ming dynasty, Li Shizhen's "Ben Cao Gang Mu" says tea can "make one's spirit clear"; Qing dynasty, Wang Mengying's "Sui Xi Ju Yin Shi Pu" says tea can "clear the mind."

Tea can also eliminate fatigue, refresh the mind, brighten the eyes, aid digestion, promote urination and detoxify, prevent tooth decay and eliminate bad breath, and can become one of the healthiest beverages of the 21st century.

Drink green tea in the morning

Boost qi and raise yang, invigorate both mind and spirit

"The plan for a day lies in the morning." After being nourished through the night, yang qi regains its vitality in the morning, and at this time you should drink a cup of green tea.

Green tea is an unfermented tea. It retains more of the natural substances in the fresh leaves, and loses less vitamin, so it can help the spleen and stomach transform and transport the essence of water and grain throughout the body, nourishing the heart, which governs the mind, and the brain, the seat of the original spirit, so that a person can stay energetic through the morning.

However, shortly after getting up, yang qi has not yet risen, so it is best not to drink tea first. After finishing breakfast and resting for more than an hour, 10 to 11 in the morning is the best time to drink tea.

Drink oolong tea in the afternoon

Strengthen the spleen and aid digestion, keep transformation and transportation going

In the afternoon, yang qi gradually weakens and yin qi gradually rises, and the function of the spleen and stomach is somewhat weaker than in the morning. Chinese food culture is "eat well in the morning, eat full at noon, eat little at night," so the midday meal contains a lot of greasy food, which easily cloys and obstructs the stomach, further weakening spleen and stomach function.

Drinking oolong tea in the afternoon can help the spleen and stomach digest and keep the transformation and transportation function running efficiently.

In addition, temperatures are relatively high in the afternoon, and after working most of the day, people easily get tired. A cup of oolong tea, with its high, uplifting fragrance and fresh, sweet and mellow taste, instantly refreshes you and makes fatigue vanish without a trace.

Drink pu'er tea at night

Calm the mind, repair at night

At night, yang qi gathers and enters yin. After a day's work, the body's qi movement declines, and one needs to nourish the spleen and stomach, soothe the mind and spirit, and sleep well, so the body can repair itself at night.

Ripe pu'er contains very little caffeine and has a very weak stimulating effect, so drinking it will not make you excited, and it is relatively less diuretic, allowing you to sleep peacefully. Moreover, drunk hot, it is comfortable to the stomach and warms you up. But it is still recommended to drink tea at night 2 hours before bedtime.

"Tea is not a miracle drug," but it is very beneficial to human health and helps us fight the troubles of illness. It is not too late to raise your teacup now.

Drinking tea really is a good habit that takes responsibility for your health.

Based on Bei Xiao Cha's compiled recommendations, choose tea according to your own constitution and preferences, but never treat tea as a "life-saving drug."

"Dying to Survive" expresses ordinary people's pursuit of health and respect for life. You can start with the small habit of drinking tea and hold up an umbrella of protection for your body.

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