Environmental Nutrition: Make Time for Tea

Drink different teas for different benefits, and add lemon juice for an extra antioxidant boost.
Environmental Nutrition: Make Time for Tea
This ancient drink is steeped in tradition and health benefits. Dreamstime/TNS
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Tea has been enjoyed for more than 5,000 years. Its consumption is supported by modern research for related health benefits and disease risk reduction.

Tea Basics

Tea contains polyphenols, antioxidant plant compounds associated with health benefits.

The four types of tea known as “true” teas—white, green, Oolong and black—are all made from the leaves of the evergreen shrub, Camellia sinensis.

Lori Zanteson, Environmental Nutrition
Lori Zanteson, Environmental Nutrition
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