By Wendy Weir • November 23rd, 2011

Whether you drink black, green, white, oolong, rooibos, or herbal teas they all have unique properties that enhance our health and wellbeing.

Here are only a few of the health benefits shared by white, green, black & oolong tea!

Tea contains flavonoids which act as antioxidants. These antioxidants help neutralize cell damaging free-radicals which in return has a positive impact on some chronic diseases including some types of cancer (skin, oral, lung, ovarian cancer, etc.) and cardiovascular disease.

Research studies show that the theanine found in tea is a distinctive amino acid that preps the immune system to help fight infection, bacteria and viruses. This theanine helps the immune system generate higher levels of interferon. Interferon is a protein our bodies produce and one of its main functions is to build up our immune system.

It has also been noted that one 8 oz cup of tea a day can lower the risk of developing kidney stones.

Tea is a natural source of fluoride that can aid in the tooth enamel defense and these same flavonoids mentioned above are said to reduce the plaque from forming on our teeth.

Here are a few more individualized benefits:

White Tea

White tea has all the benefits listed above but because it under goes the least processing after harvesting it has the highest levels of the antioxidants making it one of the healthiest teas of all.

White tea is said to aid in weight loss by increasing your metabolism due to the high levels of antioxidants. The high levels of catechins (a type of antioxidant) in white tea helps lower the bad cholesterol while increasing the good cholesterol.

Green Tea

Preliminary studies have found that people who drink five or more cups a day of green tea had a 26% lower risk of death due to cardiovascular disease.

The antioxidant properties of green tea may help protect against atherosclerosis, mainly coronary artery disease.

Green tea also lowers bad cholesterol while raising HDL cholesterol.

Researchers believe that polyphenols in green tea help kill cancerous cells and halt their progression with breast, bladder, colorectal, esophageal, lung,ovarian, pancreatic, prostate, skin and stomach.

A study at the University of Pittsburgh states that, that although more studies are needed, the antioxidants in the green tea help protect the bladder against inflammation or injury.

According to a recent study at the University of Michigan Health System states that the ‘epigallaocatechin-3-gallate’ (EGCG) found in green tea may be beneficial to rheumatoid patients decreasing joint pain and inflammation.

Green tea contains particularly high levels of the antioxidant, polyphenol....

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Wendy Weir is the Founder, President and CEO of Energetic Marketing and Libre Tea. Libre Tea has been an inspiration by Energetic Marketing since 2009. She is heavily involved in many organizations from tea to yoga to...