Healthy tips while drinking tea
- Green tea on hot days has a cooling effect and prevents heatness.
- On cold days, red tea (or two cups) helps to warm you up and is good for your stomach.
- For weight management, "wu yi yan" and "yunnan tuo" help reduce cholesterol.
- For meat lovers, black tea aids digestion of fats and reduces high-cholesterol risk.
- Clerical workers and people who use their brain a lot should drink green tea to sharpen reflexes and awareness.
- Workers with high energy expenditure can take red tea with milk for nutrition.
- Teenagers may drink green tea or "gaoshan" tea for growth nutrients.
- I.T. staff, computer operators and factory workers exposed to toxins should take more green tea.
- Children are best with "light" teas like pu-er.
- People with high blood pressure or diabetes should drink high-quality green tea, ground to powder, brewed with cold water.
- During leisure, fragrant teas like "tieguanyin" reduce tiredness and replenish energy.

Posted June 06, 2025.
