Different teas have different “temperaments”: Rich-flavored Tieguanyin is warm and can nourish the body's yang energy, while light-flavored Tieguanyin is cold in nature, can clear heat, moisten the throat, promote body fluids, and nourish the liver and gallbladder. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine health preservation, drinking tea can also treat diseases and prevent illnesses, but different teas have different “indications”, and everyone should choose the variety suitable for their own constitution.
Benefits of drinking tea in winter
In winter, the temperature drops, days are short and nights are long, human activity relatively decreases, and appetite increases. While we use diet to increase calories to resist the cold, we should not only satisfy our cravings but neglect the regulation and maintenance of our body.
For Chinese people, drinking tea for health preservation is a tradition that has been passed down for thousands of years. In recent years, research on the health benefits of tea has been increasing: anti-cancer, protecting the cardiovascular system, anti-radiation... It seems that all potential health risks in people's lives can be resolved with a cup of tea. So, what nutrients are there in tea? Can it really play a role in health preservation? How should it be drunk to maximize its health effects?
Drinking tea can refresh the mind, make people energetic, and enhance memory. It stimulates the central nervous system and increases athletic ability. It stimulates gastric juice secretion, aids digestion, increases appetite, and eliminates bad breath. It relieves fatigue and promotes metabolism. On a cold winter day, you can brew a cup of light or strong tea. However, the temperature of the tea this time must be high. That is what we usually call hot tea. Hehe. A sip down is absolutely comfortable.
Moderate tea consumption benefits the muscle tissue of the stomach, relaxes intestinal tension, strengthens small intestine movement, and increases the secretion of bile and intestinal fluid. Caffeine, tea polyphenols, vitamins, etc. in tea soup help regulate fat metabolism and aid digestion and absorption. Tea contains fluoride and tea polyphenol compounds, and moderate tea drinking can also inhibit the growth of bacteria in tooth gaps and prevent the occurrence of dental caries.
Drink rich-flavored Tieguanyin to prevent influenza
Drinking rich-flavored Tieguanyin is the best choice in winter. Rich-flavored Tieguanyin is warm and can nourish the body's yang energy; it is rich in protein and sugar, generates heat and warms the abdomen, enhances the body's cold resistance, and aids digestion and removes greasiness.
Studies have found that rich-flavored Tieguanyin can reduce the incidence of stroke and heart disease. Stroke and heart disease are common diseases in winter. Therefore, elderly people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases often brew a cup of warm rich-flavored Tieguanyin in winter, which not only warms the body but also prevents diseases. In addition, gargling with rich-flavored Tieguanyin or drinking it directly has the effect of preventing influenza, which is also very necessary in winter. Drinking rich-flavored Tieguanyin also has a unique effect on preventing osteoporosis and reducing the incidence of skin cancer, making rich-flavored Tieguanyin more widely accepted. Since rich-flavored Tieguanyin is a fermented tea with mild irritation, it is especially suitable for people with weak stomachs and bodies.
Experts remind that rich-flavored Tieguanyin must be drunk hot, preferably brewed and consumed immediately. If left for a long time, the nutrition and taste will be compromised.
Seek light-flavored Tieguanyin for help with internal heat
In winter, the climate is dry, and people like to eat greasy and spicy food. Internal heat has become a health problem plaguing many people, leading to consequences such as constipation, dry mouth and tongue, and even mouth ulcers. At this time, you can turn to light-flavored Tieguanyin for help. Light-flavored Tieguanyin is unfermented tea, cold in nature, can clear heat, and is therefore the best for removing internal heat, promoting body fluids, quenching thirst, digesting food, and resolving phlegm. It also accelerates the healing of mild gastric ulcers and can lower blood lipids and prevent vascular hardening. Therefore, people who are prone to internal heat, usually like to smoke and drink, and those who are overweight (usually of solid heat constitution) are more suitable for drinking light-flavored Tieguanyin; while people with weak stomachs and intestines are not suitable for drinking light-flavored Tieguanyin.
In winter, the indoor air is mostly dry, and people are prone to dry mouth, tongue, and chapped lips. At this time, brewing a cup of Tieguanyin can relieve the distress of dryness. In addition, Tieguanyin has a good effect on decomposing protein and fat, can prevent fat accumulation in the liver, and for those who are afraid of gaining weight in winter, oolong tea also has a certain weight loss effect.