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Tea has been used medicinally in many cultures for thousands of years. The health benefits are vast making tea one of the abundant gifts of Mother Nature.

The phytochemicals in wu yi tea and other teas are capable of fighting disease and warding off illness. They neutralize free radicals to fight cellular damage. Cellular damage is the premise behind all disease and ill health as well as aging.

So, wu yi tea is beneficial to health, but can it facilitate weight loss? How does drinking wu yi tea burn fat and help you shed unwanted weight?

Well, it will not if you choose to consume a poor diet high in fat, sugar and subsequently calories. And, wu yi tea will not help you burn fat if you continue to live a sedentary life. But, if you choose to make a few adjustments and combine wu yi tea with a healthy diet and exercise program, it will help you burn fat.

This sounds a bit like trickery; as though it is really the healthy eating and activity that helps you lose weight. While eating well and burning calories via exercise are crucial to proper weight loss, wu yi tea does quicken the results.  Read more...

Green, black, white or oolong (wu yi) tea are all highly beneficial to health, so what makes wu yi tea so special? All tea is derived from a plant called Camellia sinensis. The only difference is the way it is processed after harvesting.

Now, there are plenty of products on the market that say “tea,” but some of them contain absolutely no Camellia sinensis. Some are beneficial, mind you, such as herbal teas. However, some are instant teas and flavored drinks loaded with sugar, high fructose corn syrup and artificial flavorings.

Phytochemicals in tea are the components that protect the tea plant from damage due to free radicals and disease. They have factors such as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capabilities that protect the plant at the cellular level and promote regeneration and healing. When you drink tea or eat plants that are not overly processed, you also benefit from these amazing phytochemicals.

Phytochemicals improve health at all levels because they work at the very basic cellular level. When we are exposed to free radicals (environmental pollutants, carcinogens, UV rays, food etc.), they damage our cells via a process called oxidation. Free radicals have an extra electron (negative charge), so they seek out another electron to make them neutral.  Read more...

Seems too easy, right? Drink a few mugs of wu yi tea and lose weight without effort? I did not believe it either and then something peculiar happened over the holiday season.

You should understand that I am in fairly decent shape and if I gain a little weight, it hits my stomach first. Nobody likes the extra roll(s) of fat on their abs, but it happens. I try to watch what I eat, though I am quite fond of an occasional cheeseburger (okay, and wine, chocolate etc.). I enjoy working out, but I do lapse out of my routine when things get hectic like say, Christmas?

Two weeks into January and I am no longer wearing my skinny jeans. I am in my “fat clothes” so I feel comfortable. Not this season, though. Keep reading to find out why.

My husband was given a box of wu yi tea at work. He is not a big tea drinker, so I replaced my couple of mugs of black tea with the wu yi tea. I really enjoyed the flavor, but I was not really drinking it for weight loss. After all, I already knew I was going to gain my holiday five and I would worry about that later.  Read more...