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The best teas for energy, digestion, sleep — and more
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 599" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/best-teas-energy-digestion-sleep-more-ncna904416" target="_blank"><strong>The best teas for energy, digestion, sleep — and more - NBC News</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Whether you're sick, can't sleep or just logged a tough workout, you can capitalize on the health benefits of tea by sipping strategically. </p><p>Tea is the second most widely consumed beverage in the world (next to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/better/diet-fitness/down-low-h20-n760721" target="_blank">water</a>), according to the <a href="http://www.fao.org/economic/est/est-commodities/tea/en/" target="_blank">Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations</a>. While coffee drinking overshadows tea consumption in the United States, the <a href="http://www.teausa.com/14655/tea-fact-sheet" target="_blank">Tea Association of the U.S.A.</a> reports that 80 percent of American households have some form of tea in the cupboard, and more than 159 million Americans drink it on a daily basis.</p><p></p><p>With these impressive stats, it’s no wonder that new brands of tea and tea blends are constantly popping up on store shelves. A quick <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/i-stopped-googling-everything-what-happened-my-brain-ncna786851" target="_blank">Google search</a> for ‘types of teas’ returns an overwhelming 20+ selections, and that doesn’t even include the many different flavors.</p><p></p><p>While the sheer magnitude of tea options may be overwhelming, the good news is that many studies suggest that tea is a generally healthy beverage — especially if you're using it to replace sugary beverages or <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/why-you-eat-more-night-how-curb-your-hunger-ncna871131" target="_blank">fight the midnight munchies</a>. But some of the touted benefits should be taken with a grain of salt: Many believe that drinking green tea can help you shed pounds or lower stress levels, but both claims are a bit exaggerated. No tea alone will shrink your waistline (although there is <a href="https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/70/6/1040/4729179" target="_blank">some evidence</a> for its metabolism-boosting benefits), and the calming effects have only been <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5537891/" target="_blank">observed</a> when drinking caffeine-free green tea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 599, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/best-teas-energy-digestion-sleep-more-ncna904416'][B]The best teas for energy, digestion, sleep — and more - NBC News[/B][/URL] Whether you're sick, can't sleep or just logged a tough workout, you can capitalize on the health benefits of tea by sipping strategically. Tea is the second most widely consumed beverage in the world (next to [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/better/diet-fitness/down-low-h20-n760721']water[/URL]), according to the [URL='http://www.fao.org/economic/est/est-commodities/tea/en/']Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[/URL]. While coffee drinking overshadows tea consumption in the United States, the [URL='http://www.teausa.com/14655/tea-fact-sheet']Tea Association of the U.S.A.[/URL] reports that 80 percent of American households have some form of tea in the cupboard, and more than 159 million Americans drink it on a daily basis. With these impressive stats, it’s no wonder that new brands of tea and tea blends are constantly popping up on store shelves. A quick [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/i-stopped-googling-everything-what-happened-my-brain-ncna786851']Google search[/URL] for ‘types of teas’ returns an overwhelming 20+ selections, and that doesn’t even include the many different flavors. While the sheer magnitude of tea options may be overwhelming, the good news is that many studies suggest that tea is a generally healthy beverage — especially if you're using it to replace sugary beverages or [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/why-you-eat-more-night-how-curb-your-hunger-ncna871131']fight the midnight munchies[/URL]. But some of the touted benefits should be taken with a grain of salt: Many believe that drinking green tea can help you shed pounds or lower stress levels, but both claims are a bit exaggerated. No tea alone will shrink your waistline (although there is [URL='https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/70/6/1040/4729179']some evidence[/URL] for its metabolism-boosting benefits), and the calming effects have only been [URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5537891/']observed[/URL] when drinking caffeine-free green tea. [/QUOTE]
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