Once the beginning of winter passes, cold winds howl and temperatures plummet. In addition to wearing long johns, eating hot pot, and warming your bed, drinking tea is also a great way to warm up.
The cold weather in winter means a hot cup of tea can warm both your hands and heart, while the microelements and vitamins abundant in tea leaves can regulate physiological functions. Drinking the right tea can protect against the cold, keep you warm, and promote metabolism, as well as increase bone density. The benefits of drinking tea are countless. For winter, when temperatures are low, appetites increase, and physical activity tends to decrease, it's easy to gain weight. However, drinking tea can stimulate gastric secretion, aid digestion, and boost metabolism. It's not only a good weight loss method for women in winter but can also help you eliminate fatigue and stay energetic.
Dark Tea
In winter, it's best to drink teas that have been roasted or are of a warm nature with less stimulation, such as dark tea, which has a gentle character. Winter is a season characterized by cold and the closure of yang energy, and ripe Pu'er can generate heat and warm the stomach. Additionally, dark tea has fat-reducing and cholesterol-lowering effects, making it an excellent choice for winter.
Black Tea
Black tea is sweet and warm, nurturing the body's yang energy. It contains abundant proteins and sugars, which can generate heat and warm the abdomen, enhancing the body's resistance to cold. Black tea can also aid digestion and reduce fat. Moreover, regularly rinsing the mouth with black tea or drinking it directly can prevent influenza, which is particularly necessary during winter. Since black tea is a fermented tea, it has a mild effect and is especially suitable for people with weak digestive systems or frail health.
Green Tea
The winter climate is dry, especially in the north. People in northern regions tend to eat hot pot or other hot-natured foods like mutton during winter, which can easily lead to heatiness. Therefore, it's recommended to drink some green tea after meals. Green tea aids digestion and reduces heatiness. Office workers can enjoy some green tea after lunch to relieve greasiness.
Oolong Tea
Oolong tea has antioxidant and anti-aging effects, and its fat-reducing and digestive properties can sometimes be stronger than those of ripe Pu'er tea. Additionally, aged teas have a stomach-warming effect and can quench thirst, but it's important to choose properly preserved, odorless, and unspoiled aged teas.
Flower Tea
Flower teas include Jasmine tea, Magnolia tea, Osmanthus tea, Rose tea, etc., made by blending green tea with different fragrant flowers. Generally speaking, flower teas can nourish the liver, benefit the gallbladder, strengthen limbs, and unblock meridians. Taking jasmine tea as an example, it can clear heat, relieve summer heat, and soothe the spleen and spirit, effectively treating dysentery and preventing stomach pain. Honeysuckle tea can clear heat and detoxify, invigorate the spirit, and quench thirst, providing effective treatment for sore throats and being ideal for preventing influenza. Therefore, choosing flower tea is appropriate in winter, especially for women who may experience depression and irritability before and after menopause and menstruation. Drinking flower tea can help alleviate these feelings.
Red Date Tea
Red dates enhance physical strength and muscular power. They contain cyclic adenosine monophosphate, which can dilate coronary arteries and enhance myocardial contractility. Red dates also contain oleanolic acid and other components that inhibit cancer. With high sugar content and caloric value, they are particularly suitable for consumption in winter.
