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If not now, when? The benefits of drinking black tea in winter

Tea News · Aug 27, 2025

  

Black tea is named for its brilliant red soup color. In the cold winter, brewing a cup of black tea, that enticing red hue seems to emit waves of warmth—besides this visual enjoyment of "warming the eyes," drinking black tea regularly in winter also has many health benefits. Let’s take a look at the advantages of drinking black tea in winter.

1. Sweet and Warm Nature, Drives Away Cold and Nourishes the Body

First, black tea contains rich nutritional components and sugars, with a sweet, moist, and warm nature. During most of the winter, the climate is in a low-humidity state, and the human body, long exposed to such an environment, will inevitably suffer from dampness and cold invading the body. The warm and sweet black tea is just right for nourishing the body's阳气 (yang energy), enhancing the body's ability to resist cold, and has excellent effects in generating heat and warming the stomach. If you add some honey, ginger, milk, etc., the effect of driving away cold is even better, and it can also supplement various nutrients needed by the human body.


2. Aids Digestion, Reduces Greasiness, Nourishes and Protects the Stomach

Due to the weather, generally, people wear heavy clothes in winter, significantly reduce physical activity, and have increased appetite, eating more greasy food. Over time, food stagnates, fat deposits, and the belly "swells" up. Drinking more black tea at this time can remove greasiness, cleanse the intestines and stomach, and aid wellness, helping our beauty-conscious female friends solve the worry of "not losing weight in winter, sad in spring." Moreover, regular consumption of black tea can help improve vascular motor function, lower blood sugar, blood pressure, blood lipids, and cholesterol. A researcher once said that the benefits of regularly drinking black tea are equivalent to cholesterol-lowering drugs, exercise, and Vitamin C. For those who need to lose weight or reduce fat, instead of using unscientific methods like starving or taking weight loss pills to achieve goals, it is better to regularly drink a few cups of black tea, combined with a proper diet and exercise, which can maintain energy, have no side effects, and are not "harsh." Why not?


Furthermore, after the processes of rolling and fermentation, the content of astringent polyphenols that irritate the stomach is reduced, resulting in less irritation to the human stomach; while the oxidation products of tea polyphenols, such as theaflavins and thearubigins, increase, which can promote digestion and help nourish and protect the stomach. Regularly drinking black tea with sugar or milk can reduce inflammation, protect the gastric mucosa, and have a certain effect on treating ulcers.


3. Sterilizes and Reduces Inflammation, Prevents Colds

Winter temperatures are variable, and the temperature difference between indoors and outdoors is large, making it a season with frequent colds. Black tea's effects of resisting cold and promoting metabolism can effectively prevent colds; moreover, the biochemical components such as tea polyphenols and flavonoids in black tea have strong antiviral, sterilizing, and anti-inflammatory effects, which can render the influenza virus non-infectious, help the body resist the invasion of external viruses, and have a positive effect on preventing colds. In addition, black tea also has effects such as clearing heat and promoting fluid production, diuresis and reducing swelling, and eliminating fatigue, which can promote human metabolism and help the body eliminate toxins. Drinking some black tea daily or gargling with black tea can prevent colds and flu.


4. Stimulates the Brain, Eliminates Fatigue

In winter, people's thinking ability relatively weakens. The caffeine content in black tea is slightly higher than that in green tea. Drinking black tea in winter can stimulate the brain's nerve center, promoting alertness and concentration, thereby making thinking reactions more acute and enhancing memory. Combined with the diuretic function of black tea, it helps to expel waste materials from the body and also achieves the effect of eliminating fatigue.


5. Antioxidant, Adds Good Complexion

Foreign research results show that the efficacy of black tea is roughly equivalent to that of green tea, but the antioxidants in black tea are much more complex than those in green tea, especially beneficial for the heart. An American magazine reported that the anti-aging effect of black tea is stronger than that of garlic, broccoli, and carrots.


For office workers, especially many OLs (office ladies), who want to maintain a good complexion, why not often brew some black tea in their cups, especially the high-fragrance and mellow-tasting Keemun black tea? During breaks, enjoying the fragrance and taste is a unique pleasure. If you add some red dates, ginger, goji berries, lemon, milk, honey, etc., it can not only provide a variety of taste enjoyment but also supplement some nutrients needed by the human body.


6. Helps Prevent Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases

In winter, due to factors such as temperature, people's cardiovascular and cerebrovascular activity weakens, especially the elderly, who are prone to induce heart and brain diseases. Black tea contains a large amount of theaflavins, thearubigins, and other polyphenolic compounds. These substances have a strong anti-lipid oxidation effect, can inhibit vascular lipid peroxidation and platelet aggregation, thus preventing coronary heart disease or stroke, and also help reduce the occurrence of heart attacks. Therefore, in winter, the elderly can also drink more black tea to resist cold and prevent diseases.


7. Helps Prevent Osteoporosis

During the change of seasons, the weather changes drastically, and temperature changes are large, which can easily cause joint pain and subsequently lead to osteoporosis. The manganese contained in black tea is one of the essential elements of bone structure. Regular drinking of black tea is very beneficial for strong bones. The polyphenols in black tea (including their oxidation products) also have the activity of inhibiting substances that destroy bone cells. To prevent osteoporosis, during this season-changing period, you can insist on drinking some black tea every day. You can also add lemon to black tea to strengthen bones, with stronger effects; or add various fruits to play a synergistic role.


8. Versatile Blending, Enjoy Life

Black tea can be said to be the most inclusive type of tea. Drinking black tea plain, one can enjoy a mellow fragrance, but when smooth milk tea enters the mouth, the interweaving of milk fragrance and black tea aroma will make the whole heart soften; and when the freshness and sharpness of lemon stimulate the taste buds, the aroma of black tea will appear particularly ethereal, leaving a mellow aftertaste after the sour刺激 (stimulation); or add a few slices of ginger. After drinking freely, it drives away cold, warms the body, promotes sweating and alertness, simply an intimate good companion for autumn and winter; red dates, roses, various fruits (apple, orange, tangerine, kiwifruit, grape...), mint, goji berries, lavender... each has its own unique flavor.

 

 

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