Potential Rooibos Tea Benefits Too Compelling To Ignore

Posted by tegaorganictea on June 11th, 2014

For centuries tea has been an amazingly popular and favorite drink of millions of people across the world. In fact, tea is reportedly the second most popular drink in the world, after water. Until recently, most tea consumed across North America and Europe was of the black variety, but there has been a huge surge in the popularity of other teas, such as green, white, pu-erh or Earl Grey tea. The reason behind the increasing interest in other tea varieties is driven by studies showing that regular consumption of green, white, pu-erh or even flavoured blends such as Earl Grey tea, have many health benefits.

One of the newest (and increasingly popular) natural health trends is Rooibos tea. If you haven’t heard of Rooibos tea, you may know it as “red tea” and it’s been enjoyed for hundreds of years by the people in South Africa. When Nu-Tea Company was founded back in 2004, we were first company to bring Rooibos into Canada, and at the time, no one had heard of it. And today, it’s slowly making its way into the teacups of many other nations around the world. Now, people around the world are enjoying its full-bodied, smooth taste and healthful benefits.

Through studies in South Africa and Japan, it has been hypothesized that the key benefits of drinking Rooibos tea on regular basis may include reducing risk of cancer, enhancing liver enzymes, and an increasing in antioxidants in the liver. Apart from this, the polyphenol content in Rooibos tea could be helpful with chronic degenerative diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and premature aging. Moreover, since Rooibos tea contains oxalic acid, it could also be helpful for people who are prone to kidney stones. These studies still need years of more research to be conclusive but so far it looks very promising.

For these reasons, especially the potential Rooibos tea benefits to our health, it’s become much more popular beverage, particularly among health conscious tea lovers. If you’re looking to add some Rooibos to your tea cupboard, there’s plenty of places you can purchase it online and at your local tea shop. If you’re looking to buy tea online in Canada, you may want to consider tegaorganictea.com where you can find a wide range of different Rooibos tea blends at a reasonable price.