ORIGIN OF TEA || TEA GLOSSARY || BENEFITS OF TEA || TEA RECEPIES || TEA GROWING AREAS

Although the oxygen we breath is vital to life, it is also incorporated into very reactive substances called free radicals which are harmful to our bodies. Free radicals cause damage to the components of our cells and have been implicated in the slow chain reaction of damage leading to heart disease and cancer. Antioxidants in our diet help to prevent and repair the damage caused by free radical attack.

The best known antioxidants are vitamins C,E and beta carotene, found in fruit, vegetables, cereals and vegetable oils. These are known as the 'ACE' vitamins.

Tea (both green and black) is also a rich source of antioxidants called flavaniods. There is a growing body of evidence which confirms that those flavaniods play an important role in protecting us from heart disease and cancer.