Drinking three cups of tea a day can help ward off heart disease and stroke according to an Australian study which found that drinking either ordinary tea or green tea can reduce the risk of heart disease by 11%.
This is thought to be due to the high levels of flavonoids in tea, which increase the production of nitric oxide gas in the blood. This compound widens blood vessels and reduces blood pressure.
One good thing is that adding milk to your tea does not reduce the health benefits.
This I believe to be quite true since my Ma used to love tea and drank loads bless her and lived to over ninety xx
Oh that sounds brilliant, I hope I last that long as I drink looooooooads of it :)):) x
I drink a lot of tea, but only a couple of coffees a day.
I drink gallons of it and probably one coffee every other day but tea in numerous flavours is my favourite drink.:)