9 Reasons You Should Drink Tea Every Day

While everyone continues to go crazy for coffee, we'd like to point your attention toward tea. Yes, tea, the beverage that can soothe you when you want to relax or wake you up when you need an extra push. Basically, tea is great and you should consume it just as much as your beloved java.

What is Chai

Chai (pronounced as a single syllable and rhymes with 'pie') is the word for tea in many parts of the world. It is a centuries-old beverage which has played an important role in many cultures.

Black tea with Lemon

Black tea is a calorie-free beverage that contains caffeine and can help lower the risk of stroke and heart disease. These benefits may come from tea's theaflavin antioxidants, which can also help prevent certain forms of cancer. Tea is traditionally made with a sweetener and milk, which increases its sugar and caloric content. However, by replacing sugar and milk with a citrus fruit, such as lemon, you can increase health-boosting and nutritional potential of tea.

Tea with Milk & Sugar?

How one drinks their cup of tea depends on only the person drinking it. The tea connoisseurs would recommend drinking tea black with no sugar, honey, lemon etc added. But there are many teas that are enjoyable with a little milk, or just sugar or both. 

Drinking Black Tea

Black tea is a more oxidized version type of tea and has been known to retain its flavor for several years, when stored properly. It is the most popular form of tea sold all over the world (approximately ninety percent of tea sold is black tea) and several experimentations have been conducted to come up with recipes which are great in their taste. So how does go about drinking black tea?