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Rooibos Tea Benefits & What Is It?Rooibos Tea Benefits - Rooibos is a flavorful, caffeine-free alternative to tea for those seeking to eliminate caffeine intake. Also known as Red Tea, it gained popularity during WWII when tea supplies from Asia forced drinkers to find an alternative. With the many amazing health benefits surfacing and many flavors available, 'red' tea has far surpassed its role as an alternative beverage. Adagio Teas continues to sell the finest rooibos tea you'll find, now an organic product."Red bush” in Afrikaans, it is a South African plant of the Legume family, with bright green, needle-like leaves that turn red upon processing. It grows only in the Cedarberg Mountains of the Western Cape of South Africa. The plant is totally unrelated to the normal tea plant (Camellia sinensis).
The mountain-dwelling people of the Khoi tribe who live in that area were the first to develop a method for making tea from rooibos, a practice traced back at least 300 years. This tea was also appreciated by the European settlers in the 19th and 20th century. Though the process of making the tea leaves ready for brewing has become more automated in recent years, the steps remain the same: the leaves (and sometimes twigs) are picked, bruised, fermented then sun-dried. It is the bruising step, in which the leaves are hammered or crushed, that allows the material to develop its distinctive red color during the oxidation process (similar to the normal tea oxidation). The tea, cherished for its deep aroma and full-bodied taste is the most popular drink in South Africa. It is enjoyed hot or iced, plain or sweetened, with milk or without.
Rooibos Tea Benefits your HealthResearch has proven it to be an excellent natural treatment for the relief of heartburn, nausea, indigestion, stomach ulcers and it is even safe and effective for relieving colic in babies. It has also been shown to calm intestinal spasms and the digestive tract.This African red tea is becoming a hot topic in the health industry for its extremely powerful antioxidant and weight loss properties. In case studies, this tea has demonstrated significant antioxidant activity along with the capability to remove dietary fat from the body. According to the USDA the antioxidant activity of this tea is more potent than the antioxidant activity found in 22 fruits and vegetables. Protecting Against Cancer The flavonoids have been shown to prevent some cancers from forming and inhibits the growth of some tumors already in existence. Strengthens Immune System The combination of antioxidants and important minerals found in this tea boost the immune system. Fights Negative Effects Of Aging It can remove free radicals from the body, which promotes skin health and combats the signs of aging. Recent studies point to its potential in protecting against age related damage to the brain. Adagio Teas have 22 different flavors including: almond, berry, caramel, cinnamon apple, cocomint, earl grey, jasmine, mango, orange, peach and vanilla. Confused? Try Adagio Teas Rooibos Sampler, to decide which flavor is right for you.
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