The main health-preserving functions of the world's three major beverages: tea, coffee, and cocoa.

by loveteag0u on 2012-02-24 23:31:50

&;nbsp;&;nbsp;&;nbsp; Around the world, the market for beverages seems to always be thriving, occupying an important position in the food industry. Many beverage choices focus on appealing to the taste buds, attracting a large number of followers. However, the true health value of these drinks is quite concerning. In the continuous processing by humans, additives and preservatives, which are harmful to the body, have all crowded into our cups. What we drink isn't a tasty beverage [http://www.3tcha.com], but rather seeds of sub-health.

 It must be known that original, additive-free foods are gifts from nature. During your growth process, there comes a day when you magically discover that the seeds that broke through the earth months ago are actually the nutrients essential for your life, only then will you believe in the miraculous power of nature. So find some afternoon tea time, sit down, sort out your mood, return to simplicity, touch the initial sensation of life, of course you can choose a window-side seat, order a [additive-free] drink brought to us by nature.

In China

[Tea, originated from Shennong, became popular during the Zhou Dynasty]. The history of tea is long and profound. Written records indicate that our ancestors started cultivating and utilizing tea trees more than 3000 years ago.

Tea [http://www.3tcha.com] not only appears as a health drink for Chinese people, but also gradually takes on Zen meanings over time. The spirit of tea ceremony has been integrated into the bloodline of ancient China through people's appreciation. Tea ceremony [http://3tcha.com], as its name suggests, is the way of appreciating the beauty of tea. Mr. Zhou Zuoren once had such an understanding of tea ceremony: [The meaning of tea ceremony, in plain words, can be called finding leisure in busyness, seeking joy in hardship, enjoying a bit of beauty and harmony in an imperfect reality, and experiencing eternity in a moment.]

Benefits of drinking tea [http://www.3tcha.com]

1. Helps delay aging

Tea polyphenols have strong antioxidant and physiological activity, acting as scavengers of free radicals in the human body. Tea polyphenols have the function of blocking lipid peroxidation reactions and clearing active enzymes. According to the experimental results of Japanese researcher Otani Takayuki, tea polyphenols' anti-aging effect is 18 times stronger than vitamin E.

2. Helps inhibit cardiovascular diseases

Tea polyphenols play an important role in human fat metabolism. High levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, etc., in the human body, lead to fat deposition on the inner walls of blood vessels, smooth muscle cell proliferation forming atherosclerotic plaques, and other cardiovascular diseases.

3. Helps prevent and fight cancer

Tea polyphenols can block the synthesis of various carcinogens such as nitrosamines in the body, and have the ability to directly kill cancer cells and enhance the body's immune capacity. According to relevant data, the tea polyphenols in tea are beneficial for the prevention and adjuvant treatment of various cancers such as stomach cancer and colon cancer.

4. Helps prevent and treat radiation damage

According to clinical trials by relevant medical departments, using tea extracts to treat mild radiation sickness caused during the radiotherapy process for tumor patients has an effective rate of over 90%.

5. Helps inhibit and resist viruses and bacteria

Tea polyphenols have a strong astringent effect, significantly inhibiting and killing pathogenic bacteria and viruses, and are effective in reducing inflammation and diarrhea.

6. Helps beautify and care for the skin

Tea polyphenols are water-soluble substances. Washing your face with it can remove facial grease, constrict pores, and have disinfectant, germ-killing, anti-aging effects on the skin, and reduce UV radiation damage to the skin.

7. Helps refresh the mind

Caffeine in tea can stimulate the central nervous system, enhancing the excitation process in the cerebral cortex, leading to refreshing, invigorating, and calming effects.

8. Helps diuresis and relieve fatigue

Caffeine in tea can stimulate the kidneys, promoting rapid excretion of urine from the body, increasing the filtration rate of the kidneys, and reducing the retention time of harmful substances in the kidneys. Caffeine can also eliminate excess lactic acid in urine, helping the body quickly eliminate fatigue.

9. Helps lower lipids and aid digestion

The Tang Dynasty’s “Herbal Supplement” records the efficacy of tea with [long-term consumption leads to weight loss]. This is because tea plays an important role in aiding digestion and lowering fat. This is due to caffeine in tea increasing gastric juice secretion, helping with digestion, and enhancing the ability to break down fats. The reason for [long-term consumption leads to weight loss] lies here.

10. Helps protect teeth and improve eyesight

Tea [http://www.3tcha.com] contains high amounts of fluoride, which can inhibit calcium loss in the human body, benefiting the prevention of cavities, tooth protection, and strengthening teeth. According to relevant data, conducting "post-tea therapeutic rinsing" experiments among elementary school students can reduce cavities by 80%. Also, according to surveys by relevant medical units, among cataract patients, those with a habit of drinking tea account for 28.6%; those without a habit of drinking tea account for 71.4%.

In America

Cocoa [http://www.3tcha.com] has a cute name, like a beautiful girl who hasn't grown up yet and loves chocolate.

The spread of cocoa from South America to Europe, Asia, and Africa was a tortuous and lengthy process. Before the 16th century, cocoa was unknown to people living outside the Amazon plains, and at that time it wasn't even the ingredient for cocoa drinks. Because the seeds were extremely rare and precious, the locals used cocoa seeds (cocoa beans) as currency, named [cocoa hutuoli]. In the early 16th century, cocoa was transmitted via Central American isthmus to Mexico, then to the territory of the Inca Empire in southern Brazil, and soon became beloved by the locals. They collected wild cocoa, crushed the kernels, and processed them into a drink called [chocolateli] (meaning [bitter water]). In the mid-16th century, Europeans came to America, discovered cocoa, and recognized it as a valuable economic crop. They developed cocoa drinks and chocolate based on [chocolateli]. By the end of the 16th century, the world's first chocolate factory was established by the Spanish government at that time, but initially, some nobles were unwilling to accept foods and drinks made from cocoa, and even in the 18th century, a British nobleman still viewed cocoa as a [punk from South America]. Cocoa was named very late; it wasn't until the 18th century that Swedish polymath Linnaeus named it [cocoa tree]. Later, due to the significant role of chocolate and cocoa powder as the most important energy supplement on sports fields, people hailed the cocoa tree as the [food of the gods tree] and cocoa drinks as the [drink of the gods].

Eight major functions of cocoa [http://www.3tcha.com]

1. Control appetite

Cocoa is rich in cocoa butter, protein, fiber, various vitamins, and minerals. Cocoa is nutritionally complete, with little absorbable carbohydrates (less than 10%). Therefore, eating cocoa easily gives a feeling of fullness and has minimal impact on blood sugar.

2. Beautifies the skin

The American Medical Association confirmed that eating cocoa does not cause heat or acne. On the contrary, the abundant proanthocyanidins and catechins in cocoa have strong antioxidant properties. These antioxidants together with cocoa's vitamin A and zinc can beautify the skin [http://www.3tcha.com], remove pimples, and eliminate scars.

3. Enhances intimacy

Cocoa contains phenylethylamine, a signaling substance produced by the brain when we fall in love or reach sexual climax. Experiments show that eating 50 grams of cocoa takes effect within two hours. As early as 500 years ago, Native Americans used cocoa as an aphrodisiac.

4. Delights the heart and pleases the mouth

The "perfect blessing compound" in cocoa can make you feel refreshed and invigorated. Cocoa contains over 500 aromatic compounds that cannot be mimicked or synthesized in laboratories.

5. Focuses and invigorates

Theobromine in cocoa can sharpen your thinking and concentrate your energy. Magnesium in cocoa helps serotonin production, making you calm.

6. Lowers lipids and protects the heart

A 2002 study by the American Heart Association and the University of California found that eating cocoa improves cardiovascular function. Participants ate nearly 50 grams of cocoa daily for two weeks. Results showed that participants experienced significant vasodilation two hours after eating.

7. Cleans the mouth and strengthens teeth

Princeton University Research Center confirmed that cocoa cleans the mouth, prevents gum disease, and cavities.

8. Antioxidant benefits longevity

Harvard University research found that eating cocoa reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer, extending lifespan. Vitamin E is the most important vitamin in cocoa, and proanthocyanidins are the main polyphenols, serving as primary free radical scavengers that protect the body from oxidative damage.

In Europe

Have you ever had such an afternoon where you sit in a café, letting go of everything? Coffee [http://www.3tcha.com] is just your shadow, just a small emotion cast by the sunlight.

You love coffee, love the afternoon, and cherish the sentiment at that moment, whether it's a sunny day or rainy. The aroma of coffee intertwines with your taste buds, guiding you back to Ethiopia at that time.

The earliest coffee trees originated from a region now belonging to Ethiopia named Kaffa. Coffee spread from here to Yemen, the Arabian Peninsula, and Egypt. It was precisely in Egypt where coffee developed rapidly and quickly entered people's daily lives. Coffee was born in Africa, but planting and household consumption relatively came later in modern times. In fact, it was the Europeans who brought coffee back to its homeland, introducing it to their colonies where, due to favorable land and climate conditions, coffee thrived.

Benefits of drinking coffee [http://www.3tcha.com]

1. Coffee is beneficial for the skin.

Coffee can promote metabolic functions, stimulating digestive organs, having great effects on constipation. Using coffee powder for bathing is a type of thermal therapy that aids in weight loss.

2. Coffee has alcohol-detoxifying [http://www.3tcha.com] properties.

After drinking alcohol, consuming coffee will quickly oxidize acetaldehyde, breaking it down into water and carbon dioxide which are then expelled from the body.

3. Coffee can alleviate fatigue.

To eliminate fatigue, one must replenish nutrients, rest, sleep, and promote metabolic functions, all of which coffee possesses.

4. Three cups of coffee a day can prevent gallstones.

For caffeinated coffee, it stimulates gallbladder contraction and reduces cholesterol in bile that can form gallstones. The latest research from Harvard University in the United States found that men who drink two to three cups of coffee daily have a 40% lower chance of developing gallstones.

5. Regularly drinking coffee can prevent radiation damage.

Radiation damage, especially electrical radiation, has become a prominent type of pollution. Researchers from India's Bhabha Atomic Research Centre found this conclusion in rat experiments and suggested it could apply to humans.

6. Health and medical benefits of coffee.

Coffee has antioxidant, heart-protective, bone-strengthening, waist and knee-benefiting, appetite-stimulating, food-promoting, fat-reducing, dampness-removing, pore-opening, blood-circulating, stasis-resolving, wind-calming, and spasm-stopping effects.

7. Coffee's influence on emotions.

Experiments show that absorbing 300 milligrams (about three brewed coffees) of caffeine per day positively impacts alertness and mood.

If consumed excessively

In cases of prolonged intake, large doses of caffeine are a drug that can lead to [caffeine intoxication]. Caffeine intoxication includes addiction and a series of adverse physical and psychological reactions, such as nervousness, irritability, anxiety, tremors, muscle twitching, insomnia, and palpitations. Additionally, since caffeine increases stomach acid, continuous high-dose intake can lead to peptic ulcers, erosive esophagitis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. However, since both regular coffee and decaffeinated coffee can irritate the stomach lining and increase stomach acid secretion, caffeine may not be the sole component of coffee.

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