The Chinese tea miracle - Oolong tea

The 10 most important Chinese tea products Not many people know this but there's an organisation in China called the Chinese tea Culture Research Centre and they have an official list of the 10 famous and premier Chinese teas. Here there are
Puerh
Yunnan Puerh - One of China's oldest teas and also one of its favourites due to its health benefits.
Green
Xi Hu Longjing - a green tea from Zhejiang province.
Dong Ting Bi Luo Chun - green tea from Jiangsu province.
Huang Shan Mao Feng - green tea from Anhui province.
Tai Ping Hou Kui - another from Anhui province.
Lu An Guapian - and a third green tea from Anhui province!
Xin Yang Mao Jian - from Henan Province.
Oolong
Da Hong Pao - an Oolong tea from Mount Wuyi, Fujian Province. >
Tieguanyin - an Oolong tea from Fujian Province.
Black
Keemun - the only black tea in the list from Anhui province.
Yellow
Junshan Yinzhen - a yellow tea from Hunan.
How it was discovered
This tea was first discovered in China and has been associated with good health ever since. But legend has it that in 2737 BC Emperor Shen Nung, who was known as the "Divine Healer", was boiling his drinking water when some tea leaves accidentally blew into the pot. The Emperor noted a delightful aroma and, upon sipping the beverage, proclaimed it to be good for health and well-being, and so began the drinking of tea.
What makes Oolong tea so special? Oolong tea leaves come from the Camellia Sinensis plant, a bushy shrub native to Asia, and is the common source for black, oolong and green teas. Oolong tea is produced from fresh leaves from the plant, only slightly fermented, leaving the polyphenols content intact. The tea plants grow in Taiwan on the High Mountains known for the rich soil with health properties, during the day bathing in the sunlight and during the evening and nights surrounded by the thick fogs from the ocean in a constant colder temperature.
Benefits of Oolong tea for health and well-being The Chinese and Japanese have known about the medicinal benefits of Oolong and green tea since ancient times, using it to treat everything from headaches to depression. The tea has been shown to have many positive health effects, which include anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, cardiovascular, dermatologic, hematologic, metabolic and neurological effects.
Oolong tea's antioxidant properties
Oxidation is an essential part of many natural metabolic reactions in our body. It is the oxidation of some compounds, such as fats, that can lead to the creation of "free radicals" which are harmful to the body and can cause damage to our cells.
Excessive build up of these free radicals not only leads to cell damage, but ultimately over time can result in various states of chronic diseases, inflammation, and accelerating the aging process. Some of these conditions include heart disease (resulting from LDL oxidation), renal disease and failure, several types of cancer, skin exposure damage caused by ultraviolet A and B rays, as well as many diseases associated with the onset of aging.
Oolong tea as cancer prevention / inhibition Scientific research in both Asia and the west are providing hard evidence that suggest that Oolong tea and green tea may help prevent all three phases of tumour development: initiation, promotion and progression. While the studies are not conclusive, the tea polyphenols, particularly EGCG, may be effective in preventing and/or inhibiting various cancers including, prostate, breast, liver, lung skin and leukaemia.
Oolong tea for weight loss and obesity control Due to the ever-growing obesity pandemic, the anti-obesity effects of Oolong tea are being increasingly investigated in cell and human studies. Recent studies on tea's thermogenic properties have demonstrated that catechin polyphenols, and epigallocatechin 3 gallate (EGCG), have been demonstrated to prolong the body's own metabolic rate of burning calories by slowing the rise in blood sugar following a meal.

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Chinese tea is the only natural and healthy way to stay in shape. The above article explained the proprieties of Oolong tea