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Drinking four cups of tea every day is also re-hydrating. Normal strength tea does not have a diuretic effect–unless you drink 5 or 6 cups of tea in one go and take in more than 250-300 mg of caffeine in a sitting. Speaking of which, tea has half the caffeine of a typical cup of instant coffee and even less than if you were drinking ‘coffee-shop' coffee.
So, raise your cup. Here's to your health, with Ty.phoo. |
| Tea. It's the nation's favourite drink. Seems we can't get enough of it. But just how good for us is it? Fortunately for the millions who drink it everyday, the answer is - pretty good.
For starters, tea is natural. From plant to cup it stays that way, with no additives,no artificial colourings and no preservatives.
Drink your tea without milk and it has no fat, starch and sugar–and no calories. Add semi - skimmed milk and it's just 13 calories per cup.
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This also has the added benefit of calcium. Just four cups of tea with milk provides one fifth of your daily calcium requirements.
Tea is a natural source of antioxidants.These can help protect the body against naturally produced toxins called free radicals. Research shows that antioxidants can help protect against some cancers,heart disease and stroke. They may even help protect against age-related memory impairments such as Alzheimer's. |
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