Which is Better – Green tea or Wu-Yi Tea?

Wu-yi (Oolong) and Green Teas contain a large amount of polyphenols. It appears that the health benefit of either tea is the effect of polyphenols.

Green tea is from the same plant as (Camellia sinensis.) as Wu-Yi tea or Oolong tea. After the tea leaves are plucked and sorted, they are either steamed or pan fired. Green tea does not go through the fermentation process. Green tea does have less caffeine than Wu-Yi tea.

For green tea, the leaves are processed and dried in such a way as to avoid fermentation. Oolong tea is partially fermented.

Oolong Tea tea has a caffeine content between that of green teas and black teas. The flavor is typically not as robust as black tea or as subtle as green tea, but has its own fragrant subtleties. It can be compared to the taste and aroma of fresh flowers or fruit.

Since both teas contain large amounts of polyphenols, they may have antioxidant, anticancer, and antiviral properties, as well as regulating appetite and weightloss.

Which is better? I drink both Green tea and Wu-yi Tea. Oolong may have a little more caffeine than Green Tea so that may be a determining factor if you are to stay away from caffeine. They both may have polyphenols so both teas may have a profound effect on the way you feel and the benefits to your health and heart.

Always consult with your doctor first before starting a weight loss program or using any products that may affect your health or any disease you may have.

Ditch the Diet Soda

Why should you ditch the Diet Soda? Here’s why: Recent research is showing that artificial sweeteners in soda may interfere with your body’s ability to estimate how many calories you’ve ingested. This is turn make you eat more than you need.

In a new rat study, animals that ate artificial sugar consumed more calories overall and thus gained weight. Compare that to those animals that didn’t eat artificially sweetened treats and didn’t gain as much weight as the rats fed with artificial sugar.

This is just one study. I bet you are thinking that’s not enough for me to kick the habit. Need more convincing? For every diet soda you sip daily, your risk of becoming overweight can rise by 37%, according to researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.

We also know that regular soda is a total sugar explosion — I know people who gave it up years ago. Did you know there is roughly 225 calories a soda pop. A 20-ounce bottle of regular soda nearly has as many calories as a chocolate bar. Which would you rather have?

We all know that soda also contains zero nutrients. So who needs it? Still have some soda around? Next time you have guests around who have decided not to quit yet, give it to them. You warned them. Next time you want a fizz hit, try seltzer with lemon and/or lime.