Minimize Aging…By Drinking Tea…
Seriously?...Minimize Aging?...By Drinking Tea?
Actually…Yes. Hard to believe you say? Well It’s true, and it’s a really good thing to know about.
Ok so yes, we are all aging. We cannot stop aging, but we can do things to minimize aging and maximize longevity leading to quality of life by healthy lifestyle choices.
What IS Aging….?
Aging is the slow accumulation of cellular damage due to a decreasing ability to repair it…
This results in low-level Inflammation, highly characteristic of aging, and oxidative Stress, a condition in which free radicals overpower the body's internal antioxidant system…
Our Lives are complex, and unique…each containing its own culmination of events, conditions, habits and experiences…some of which can actually contribute to aging...
Factors Leading To Accelerated Aging…
-Inflammation…
-Oxidative Stress/Free Radical Damage
-Sun Exposure
-Smoking
-A Diet Rich in Simple Carbohydrates and Low in Protein
-A Diet Low in Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
-Genetics
-Stress
-Poor Sleep Patterns
-Alcohol & Drugs
-Body Weight
-Life Choices…Good & Not Good…
How Can Tea Help Me?...
By Creating A Foundation…Of Longevity…
Purify The Body and Preserve The Mind…
Throughout history tea has been thought to purify the body and cleanse the mind…that tea is 10,000 medicines. Research done in recent decades has now begun to unlock the mystery of tea and health and supporting Teas Ancient Health Claims.
When it comes to aging, tea helps us through two beneficial channels…
Both the psychological and the physiological aspects of tea play invaluable roles in our quest to minimize aging and maximize wellbeing & longevity. Psychologically, the look, smell and feel of tea gives us reassurance of the value in the act of consuming and enjoying tea…a satisfaction in our wise choice to be using tea to support our natural systems. The simple act of consuming healthy tea triggers release of our happy hormone, Dopamine which can trigger beneficial chemical reaction in out bodies…even before taking our first sip.
The process grows in intensity as we sip and savor our favorite teas bringing home the gratification and continued positive reinforcement for rewarding our systems with the tea…
Our bodies act to this sensation with a sense of calm, a release of anxiety and a counterbalance to stresses that can be lingering somewhere in our thoughts. See our Calming and Meditative Teas here...
Tea delivers immediate age-related benefit by improving quality of life and facilitating beneficial feelings leading to stress mitigation and management.
Stress Management is Directly Correlated with and Critical to Longevity…
Stress Effects Combine To:
-Decimate The Gut
-The Gut Produces Inflammation
-Inflammation Weakens Immunity
-Weakened Immunity Shortens Telomeres
-Shorter Telomeres Create An Opening For Cancer and Accelerate Aging
Telomeres, caps on our DNA chains that prevent unraveling, which results in shortening of DNA chains, are damaged with over-production of the stress hormone Cortisol. Extended periods or regular intense occurrences of stress can lead to excess Cortisol production.
The Psychological benefits of tea can be a valuable part in your ability to manage daily life stressors and over-production of Cortisol. See our Calming and Meditative Teas here...
But with tea way-more Tea Goodness is going on inside our bodies…the bioactive compounds...
Physiologically there is a concurrent but longer-lasting reaction to tea within our body where bioactive compounds with specific cellular targets are supporting our natural cardiovascular, chemo preventive, metabolic, neuroprotective and other systems. This powerful ability allows tea to help us in countless ways…sort of like 10,000 medicines.
Tea Helps In Multiple Ways…
Stress can prematurely age us by damaging Telomeres…Tea can create calm, reduce stress, reduce chromosome damage, reduce free radical damage, improve immunity, memory, bone & skin health and sleep quality…plus much more…
Drinking Tea Can Improve Longevity…
Powerful antioxidants help reduce/control inflammation, reduce oxidative stress by reducing free radical damage, prevent and reduce risk of diseases and improve cardiovascular health…
Tea helps:
-Manage stress reducing DNA damage the primary cause of accelerated aging & disease by protecting telomeres
-Reduces free radical damage and oxidative stress with powerful antioxidants
-Helps to control weight by increasing metabolism
-Improve heart health through cholesterol reduction
-Tea has antimicrobial properties that prevent bacterial growth
-Tea improves cognitive function but also lowers risk of cognitive impairment and decline.
So, Can Tea REALLY Minimize Aging And Improve Longevity? YES!
-Tea Is Preventative……Restorative and Regenerative…
-Tea Facilitates Emotional Calm…
-Emotional Calm Mitigates Stress…
-Creates Wellbeing…
-Wellbeing Leads to Longevity...and Enhanced Quality of Life...
What Teas Should You Drink to Minimize Aging?
