What are the Health Benefits of Oolong Tea?

Oolong tea is a semi fermented tea plant camellia sinensis and has a lot of long term health benefits. Many have reported that tea can have negative side effects. It is true but only when you drink tea too excessively. You can drink around 4-5 cups of tea on a daily basis.

Oolong tea is a semi fermented which means it contains much more polyphenols than other teas such as black tea. The polyphenols are called tannin by the scientific name.

The main benefit of drinking oolong tea is its detoxification of the body and it reduces triglycerides. There are many benefits to the regular tea drinker.

Since ancient times, oolong tea has been part and parcel of Chinese medicine. It can help in the prevention of obesity. Aside from that, it can be a powerful aid in weight loss programs that include a healthy diet and regular exercise. An excessive amount of triglyceride in the body is seen to be the primary cause of obesity. Although triglyceride is also needed in the body (that is why we accumulate it so easily), a large amount of it can lead to too much bad fat buildup.

The polyphenols help to melt fat away that is excreted out of our systems. Oolong tea helps this by metabolizing fats faster than normal.

Experiments have been conducted on rats in isolated settings to determine if oolong tea will help prevent obesity. Rats were given oolong to drink and had a better weight classification than that of the rats that only had water to drink.

Oolong tea can help to reduce stress, lower your blood pressure, improve your digestive system, skin, lower cholesterol, and improve your immune system.

3 Reasons Why You Will Lose Weight With Wu Yi Tea

Do you wish you could look as wonderful as the celebrities that strut down the red carpet every awards season? They all look so beautiful in their designer clothes and perfect figures. Well, you might not be able to buy the clothing or jewelry, but you can achieve the body you desire if you know one of their dieting secrets like I do.

The Wu Yi Tea Company offers a series of products that use this amazing tea that gives a weight loss edge. Wu Yi tea is oolong tea that is named for the Chinese Wu Yi mountain range where it grows. It has been said that tea is the ancient Chinese slimming secret. Why? How does tea help you lose weight?

It is important to increase your fat metabolism. Wu Yi (or oolong) tea contains EGCG which is a powerful catechin that can do just that. Tea will increase the rate at which fat is burned in your body which will help you lose weight faster!

In fact, when people drink tea prior to exercise, they continue to burn fat for a longer period of time after the exercise is completed. Plus, oolong tea counts as water so you will be hydrated when you exercise.

You might have a sluggish metabolism because of yo-yo dieting over the years or eating a lot of refined carbohydrates. Tea will give you a slimming edge because it will speed up your sluggish metabolism and help you develop a sleek figure.

Wu Yi tea increases energy. When you are overweight or obese, you know that you need to exercise in order to lose weight, but you may lack the energy you need to get moving and develop that celebrity body. Oolong tea may be your answer to that missing energy. Energy is imperative for keeping up with a fitness plan!

Oolong tea contains caffeine which is known to increase energy. The good news is that it also contains L-theanine which counteracts the jittery effect that caffeine produces. A lot of people find that tea is a great replacement for coffee because although all tea contains caffeine, tea also soothes and calms the mind.

This calming effect of tea is also beneficial in counteracting the stress involved with dieting. You may be an emotional eater who scarves down food when you are anxious or nervous. Tea can help prevent this because of its calming effect.

Finally, Wu Yi tea is able to block fat. We should not eat a lot of saturated or trans fats, but if you indulge occasionally, Wu Yi tea will undo some of that damage by modestly blocking fat without the ill effects of other fat blockers.

Unlike Alli (a popular fat blocker), oolong tea is gentle. Its fat blocking capabilities are not as potent as Alli, so you will not have the ill effects such as excessive bowel movements that Alli causes.

There are other secrets that celebrities have to help them achieve sexy, slim figures.

The Amazing Health Benefits of Green Tea!

I am really excited to share one of my favorite health secrets so that you all can begin to benefit from this wonderful, easy and amazing health tip! I have been drinking green tea for its wonderful benefits to my health for years now. I also drink other teas such as oolong, wu yi and wu long. So, if you are ready to improve your health, fight premature aging, drop some weight and increase your energy levels, then read on!

Green tea and green tea extract have been proven to have a number of health benefits such as cancer prevention, weight loss and fighting premature aging. Though green tea has been the focus, wu yi, wu long and oolong teas are also highly beneficial because they contain some of the same components that make green tea so beneficial!

Tea is full of catechins, which are highly powerful antioxidants. One of these is called EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate), which has been studied extensively and is capable of blocking starch, aids in burning fat and increases metabolism, so green tea is capable of aiding in weight loss.

Free radicals damage tissue at the cellular level and antioxidants are capable of fighting free radicals and repairing the damage. Because green tea (and wu yi tea) are full of antioxidants, it promotes good health at the cellular level. This means that your skin will be healthier and more beautiful, your will have better brain function such as concentration and memory AND you will protect your body and help prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer.

I have always been a tea lover, mostly iced tea, so I knew that it would be easy for me to switch my black tea for green tea, oolong, wu yi or wu long. Many people who do not appreciate the flavor of green tea may enjoy oolong, wu yi or wu long because the flavor is milder.

If you would like a bit more flavor in your tea, you can squeeze lemon or add fruity herbal teas. I love my iced green or wu yi tea with blueberry herbal tea. Mango or peach are also lovely herbal additions! Do not add calories, though. Make sure that the tea is in fact natural, herbal and zero calories or you will quickly turn something lovely into a sugary mess!

I recently learned of another benefit of green tea that I discovered when my coffee began to disagree with me. I have always loved my coffee in the morning, but it began to make me jittery and anxious. So, I decided to switch to not only iced tea throughout the day, but a hot mug of green tea or wu yi tea flavored with herbal caramel truffle tea!

You may be wondering why tea does not produce the jittery effects that coffee does because of course tea contains caffeine. Well, among all the other healthy components of tea, it also contains L-theanine. L-theanine makes the brain release serotonin, which produces a calming feeling in the body. So, while you get the wake-up you need in the morning, you do not have the anxiety that comes with coffee.

Is your green tea pure? Is it organic?

Are Wu Yi Tea Reviews Honest?

The short shorts and teeny bikinis are hanging on the store racks. Are you hoping you will be hot when the weather turns hot? Maybe you are perusing the internet for a weight loss product. Chances are you have stumbled across wu yi tea reviews and are wondering whether this is the right weight loss aid for you.

Just like green tea, wu yi (oolong) tea contains antioxidants and other properties that can help you lose weight and look fantastic by summer. That being said, you are probably wondering what to believe when it comes to wu yi tea reviews. Some are quite negative.

Are these wu yi tea reviews honest? Are the wu yi companies trustworthy? If you want to reap the rewards of wu yi tea like I did and look great in your summer clothes, you should know whether the wu yi tea review is honest.

Currently, there is a major wu yi tea scam being talked about in many wu yi (oolong) reviews. The wu yi company offers consumers a free trial, and then charges your credit card for auto shipments. Some wu yi tea reviews have reported losses over $150! You may lose weight, but you will definitely lose money!

There are wu yi tea reviews written by people who were not able to lose weight and feel as though they were scammed. Maybe, maybe not. There are certainly wu yi tea companies who sell poor quality tea that ends up containing very little pure wu yi tea. This is why it is very important to make sure that the company sells USDA CERTIFIED organic tea, and they are members of the BBB Online Reliability Program.

Another reason for lack of weight loss could simply be that the consumer did not realize they needed to diet and exercise along with drinking the wu yi tea. Some wu yi reviews would have you believe that they drank the tea and did not lose weight, yet the fail to mention the donuts they had for breakfast or that they did not move from the couch most nights.

Wu yi tea has been a WONDERFUL addition to my weight loss plan that also involves exercise and a healthy menu. Oolong (wu yi) and green tea help you continue to burn fat long after you have finished exercising. It also blocks some of the starch you consume, but it will not forgive TOO many junky foods in your diet.

Think about how many calories you consume in a day due to beverages such as sodas or lattes. By replacing these with ZERO calorie wu yi (oolong) tea, you may be able to cut 500 calories a day. This is equivalent to one pound of weigh per week to help you look fabulous by summer!

Wu Yi Cleanse is another product made by the Wu Yi Tea Company that cleanses your system and makes it easier for you to lose weight by ridding the body of weight gain toxins. There is also green tea in this product.

Part II: Wu Yi Tea Diet Plan

It is possible to look and feel amazing by eating highly flavorful, healthy foods and drinking wu yi oolong tea. I love my healthy menu and I have some great ideas for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and even dessert that you can enjoy and lose weight!

Okay, let us go over a basic meal plan using wu yi tea, lean proteins, whole grains, veggies, fruit and nonfat dairy. You will lose weight on a very satisfying meal plan that is healthy and delicious, AND you will be able to follow this way of eating for life to maintain your weight.

Ideas for breakfast: one poached egg on a piece of wholegrain toast (no spread) with diced tomatoes, herbs and/or pepper sauce OR cup whole grain cereal with strawberries, bananas and ” cup nonfat milk. Eat either breakfast choice alongside a mug of wu yi tea with fresh lemon juice.

The idea is to use either lean protein or a whole grain for the base of your breakfast and add veggies or fruit. Can you think of another way of achieving this? How about a piece of whole grain toast with a bit of Dijon mustard, two slices of deli chicken or turkey and some marinated mushroom leftovers from the night before? Veggies, fruits and whole grains contain fiber, which is an excellent way to start your day and lose weight!

Remember that eating frequently is part of my wu yi diet to raise your metabolism. You will have a mid-morning snack and a mid-afternoon snack. Use a lean protein with fruit or veggies. My favorite? I sprinkle a teaspoon of flaxseed in nonfat yogurt.

More snack ideas: fresh strawberries with a spoon of nonfat vanilla yogurt; almonds with mango; one slice deli turkey with one light string cheese. Do not forget to drink your wu yi oolong tea!

Lunchtime! Grab a handful of those pre washed spring greens or baby lettuces that I mentioned in the last blog post. Place them in a bowl and then add some lean protein. Try turkey, tuna, chicken, kidney beans or whatever you have handy. Use about two ounces which is a little less than the size of a deck of cards.

What is key in weight loss? Planning! Cook a piece of lean protein the night before to use with your salad the next day. You can simply prepare an extra piece at dinner time! You can prep veggies the night before as well!

How will you flavor your salad? Not with creamy dressings! These add LOADS of calories and you will not lose weight. Try lemon juice or balsamic vinegar. Pepper sauce is another interesting choice. Have refreshing glass of iced wu yi tea with an herbal berry tea added.

Supper is similar to lunch, though you can enjoy your veggies a side salad or incorporated with your lean protein. Couscous, quinoa or brown rice make lovely sides. Have a half a cup of one of those OR have a few more veggies or half a sweet potato. Marinate the lean protein ahead of time with the same zero calorie flavors and a bit of olive oil. Enjoy your supper with a mug of wu yi tea.

Do not forget dessert! I suppose that seems absurd when you are trying to lose weight, but many people deny themselves their cravings and sabotage their weight loss efforts by binging later. You can satisfy your salty or sweet craving with healthy choices.

People who enjoy salty foods should skip the chips and have a few cups of popcorn seasoned with pepper flakes or sea salt. Toasted pumpkin seeds are also satisfying. I have a sweet tooth and rather enjoy a mug of oolong and vanilla herbal tea with a tasty square of very dark chocolate. You might consider a bowl of berries with nonfat, sugar-free whipped topping.

Do not make the mistake of sacrificing flavor to lose weight. Wu yi oolong tea has a lovely flavor and aroma.

Wu Yi Tea Diet Plan Part I

Drinking wu yi tea is a great way to boost your weight loss efforts. It has numerous benefits to your health. The key is to follow a great diet and exercise plant that includes drinking wu yi tea. When you want to be fit and healthy, you need to follow a great weight loss menu, and I am happy to share the weight loss plan that I use to stay trim and healthy!

I will be doing this in two parts because I want you to understand the weight loss plan. I will explain the basics behind the weight loss plan today and give you specific foods and recipes in the next blog post. This way, you will be able to adjust and come up with more weight loss meals with wu yi tea and continue to lose weight.

I try to stick with eating foods that are nutritionally dense, satisfying and practical. I choose those items that will offer me an abundance of nutrients, yet with less cost to the daily calorie budget. In addition, I incorporate my wu yi tea in a number of ways including a lovely mid afternoon sweet treat!

You might be thinking, Yuck, Caitlin! I do not want to eat healthy foods all day. They do not have any flavor! That is only because nobody has told you how to flavor healthy foods like whole grains and veggies!

The following flavorings are virtually zero calorie natural alternatives for flavoring food: pepper sauces, vinegars, Dijon mustards (no honey Dijon’s!), onions, garlic, and tomatoes. In order to lose weight, it is highly important that you consume plenty of fiber found in grains and veggies. Fiber is very important for weight loss.

Never, ever skip breakfast! It has been proven repeatedly that people who eat a healthy breakfast within an hour of waking are generally more fit and healthy. I used to skip breakfast because I thought I did not have time. Make time!

When I made time for a healthy breakfast, I lost 5 pounds of weight that very first week! I simply set my alarm clock 15 minutes earlier and took the time to eat a healthful breakfast and sip on a mug of oolong tea! Your metabolism will be higher and you will be able to burn more calories throughout the day.

Throughout the day, you can drink wu yi tea either hot or iced. I like to brew a big pitcher of wu yi tea in the morning. (Secret! Throw in a few bags of flavored herbal teas such as blueberry or peach!) Take the wu yi tea with you in a portable mug.

Staying hydrated is important for weight loss and the oolong tea, of course, contains water which will keep your fluid levels optimum. You can always switch to a decaf oolong tea in the afternoon if you are sensitive to caffeine.

Stop thinking that if you go without meals, that you will lose weight faster. No! You need to eat throughout the day in order to boost your metabolism and lose body fat, or you will merely lose lean body mass. Eat smaller, healthy meals and snacks throughout the day.

I cannot tell you how much easier weight loss is if you plan and prepare in advance. You are going to want to stock your kitchen with plenty of fresh, prepared veggies such as spring greens and assorted, colorful veggies. Purchase a variety of zero-calorie flavors and try keeping plenty of lean protein choices on hand in the freezer such as chicken or turkey breast. Keep canned tuna (water-packed) in the pantry.

Try this! Plan ahead and cook an extra piece of lean protein at your evening meal to use at your lunch the next day to make it easy to stick with your wu yi weight loss plan.

Is Wu Long or Wu Yi Tea YOUR Fountain of Youth?

Did you know that merely drinking a few delicious mugs of tea per day can boost the quality of your skin and fight premature aging? Wu yi tea has been drunk for centuries in the Asian world and thankfully, it is finally catching on in the Western world. Its age-fighting capabilities are remarkable! It may be YOUR answer to maintaining youthful skin!

Wu long and wu yi tea varietals have become all the rage in both the weight loss and age-fighting arenas. Both teas are highly beneficial in improving overall health, but is one better than the other? To answer this question, let us look at the origin of tea.

All tea comes from the plant Camellia sinensis, but the time that the leaves are picked and then the way in which the tea is fermented determines the tea variety. Black tea, green tea, white tea and oolong tea are the four main varieties of tea.

White tea and green tea are unfermented and considered highly nutritious, yet they have a bit of a bitter, grassy flavor. White tealeaves are picked prior to the opening of the bud making it a bit milder. Black tea is fermented for a long time and thus, it is not as nutritious as green tea; however, the flavor is more agreeable to our Western palates.

Oolong tea, on the other hand, is both pleasant tasting and highly nutritious. This is because they are fermented for a short time. There are two main varietals of oolong tea: wu long and wu yi. The wu long tealeaves are picked during the first growth cycle of the tea plant, which is then allowed to go through several more growth cycles.

Tea salespeople would have you believe that this makes a huge impact on the flavor and quality of the tea, but wu yi and wu long tea are similarly flavored AND they both are capable of promoting youthful, healthy looking, radiant skin! The main difference? Price! Wu long is more expensive.

In a way, choosing between wu yi and wu long tea is like choosing between a $20 bottle of red wine and a $50 bottle. Will the $50 be so good that it is worth the extra $30? Probably not. Personally, I would rather save the money by buying wu yi tea because the taste differences are not that remarkable. At the same time, you are not likely to find wu yi tea next to the cheap, econo-sized teas at the market. These could be compared to the $5 bottles of Shiraz.

Oolong tea, whether it is wu yi or wu long, contains powerful antioxidants that fight free radical damage and thus help slow down the process of aging. The signs of aging can be seen in your face when free radicals take their toll on skin health at the cellular level. Collagen breaks down and soon, fine lines begin to appear as well as sagging, fragile skin. Wu yi tea can reverse this and help create more youthful, glowing skin!

Antioxidants in wu yi tea are necessary for skin cell replenishment. Wu yi tea has a lovely aroma and flavor that calms the mind.

What is Oolong? Can It Make Your Skin More Youthful?

Asian women tend to have beautiful, flawless skin for many years. Aging seems to be on hold in many Asian regions. How do they achieve this? Would you not love to know about their many secrets such as oolong tea?

Asian women tend to live cleaner lives. They consume better diets and are generally exposed to less environmental toxins. These are few of the reasons behind their gorgeous, youthful skin.

Veggies, fruits, whole grains and lean proteins should all be on the menu for more youthful skin, but when it comes to environmental toxins such as car exhaust that we cannot escape, we need more. Asian women have drunk oolong tea for centuries and it is capable of slowing the aging process and producing more youthful skin.

Tea differs in its preparation, but it all comes from the same plant called camellia Sinensis. Some tea goes through a fermentation process and others do not which is what alters the flavor and color of tea.

Fermenting is the oxidation process that turns the leaves a darker shade. Whether tealeaves are fermented or not and for what length of time lends to the different flavors, aromas and coloring of the tea. Black tea is fermented the most whereas green tea is not fermented at all. Oolong tea is in between and has an interesting background.

Legend tells that oolong tea was created purely by accident. A man named Wu Liang was harvesting tea leaves and was interrupted by a passing deer. Wanting the deer for his family, he abandoned his freshly picked tea leaves to hunt the deer.

The harvested leaves sat in the sun for a few days before Wu Liang returned to find them partially oxidized (fermented). He could not waste the tealeaves, so he prepared them anyway and found them to have a wonderful flavor. The tea was called oolong and is now very popular.

The most beneficial teas to fight premature aging and restore a more youthful appearance are oolong, green and white teas. Oolong tea has the nicest flavor; so many people enjoy it over other tea varietals. Tea contains phytochemicals (antioxidants) that are highly beneficial to your overall health because they can fight aging and repair damage.

At the heart of aging lie free radicals. We are exposed to free radicals on a daily basis through UV rays and all of the chemicals and pollutants previously mentioned. Free radical molecules damage our skin (and all tissue) at the cellular level.

Aging makes it more difficult to fight free radical damage, and they are allowed to destroy cellular membranes and alter genetic material. We also cannot regenerate cells at the same rate as we did when we were younger.

Not only does this process affect our overall health, but it also damages our skin. We wind up with wrinkles and sagging skin. Our skin becomes more fragile.

The antioxidants in oolong tea can fight free radicals by stopping the oxidation process that takes place when free radicals steal the electron from healthy molecules in our bodies. Antioxidants are also imperative for repairing the damage already incurred and regenerating cells. Drinking oolong tea on a daily basis can improve you skin health. Healthy skin is beautiful skin!

Oolong tea is available in many forms, but wu yi is one of the best tasting at a moderate price.

Does Wu Yi Tea Really Work To Promote Weight Loss?

By now, you’ve almost certainly heard of Wu Yi tea, especially in regards to its ability to help you lose weight. Does Wu Yi tea really work to make you lose those extra pounds? We’ll answer that question in this article and look more closely at this ancient tea which has been making inroads as a sort of natural weight loss supplement as of late and look into whether drinking Wu Yi tea for weight loss is something which can really work.

As it happens, it is true that Wu Yi tea really works to promote weight loss. By drinking Wu Yi tea regularly, you can lose weight, as long as you do this in conjunction with a regular exercise routine and eating a healthy diet. However, it needs to be remembered that Wu Yi tea is a not some sort of miracle cure for losing weight. That said, Wu Yi tea can give you the edge you need to get the most of your weight loss efforts and it can help you to keep off the weight once you do lose those extra pounds.

So how does Wu Yi tea work to help dieters get towards their weight loss and fitness goals? First, let’s learn a little about this tea and where it comes from. All tea (except for herbal teas) come from the same plant, the Camellia Sinensis plant. The difference between different types of tea has to do with where it was grown and how the tea is processed after being picked. Wu Yi tea is actually a type of Oolong tea which gets its name from where it is grown - on and near Mount Wu Yi in southern China. It is thought that the rich soils of this region contribute to the high mineral content of this tea.

It is the soil in which this tea is grown as well as the drying and fermentation Wu Yi tea undergoes which make it so special. All tea contains compounds known as polyphenols which are believed to be responsible for the weight loss properties of the tea. The processing of Wu Yi tea leaves its polyphenol content intact - meaning that this tea has more polyphenols than any other type of tea available.

Wu Yi tea’s ingredients include small amounts of caffeine, as do all teas. This provides a small temporary boost to your metabolism, helping you to burn off calories at a higher rate. However, the amount of caffeine contained in Wu Yi tea is relatively low; it is also the polyphenols in WU Yi tea which increase the metabolism.

A clinical study performed in Japan measured the amount of calories burned by subjects after drinking water, green tea or oolong tea. Those who drank oolong tea burned calories at a rate 10% higher than did the subjects who drank water - this increase was even higher in the first hour after drinking the tea. What does this mean? You may want to consider having a cup of Wu Yi tea before your workouts; this will boost the number of calories you can burn off while you work out!

Studies done all over Asia, Europe and the US have established that Wu Yi tea really works to promote weight loss. Every study has shown the same thing - drinking Wu Yi tea for weight loss on a regular basis helps people not only to lose weight, but to keep it off!

So why is it that Wu Yi tea works to help you lose weight? We already know that it is the polyphenol content which is responsible, but why is it that these polyphenols make drinking Wu Yi tea work to eliminate those excess pounds?

It turns out that the polyphenols in Wu Yi tea tell your body to begin producing enzymes responsible for lipolysyis - this refers to the breaking down of stored fat, which your body then burns off as energy. Since it simply stimulates your body’s own natural fat burning processes, Wu Yi tea really works to help you lose weight naturally, with none of the side effects of many weight loss products out there. Anyone who has been looking for a safe, all natural product to help them lose weight should try Wu Yi tea for weight loss. Wu Yi tea works ” you wont become svelte in three days, but this tea can give you the help you need to take off the weight youve been trying to lose ” and with a taste this good, youll have no problem working it into your diet.