Doubling Tea Benefits

It seemed there was no denying the health benefits of tea. However, do you know an easy way to improve the efficacy of tea? Simply add the lemon juice into the tea, the disease-fighting antioxidants in tea will increase two-fold.

Adding 2-3 teaspoons of citrus (lemon, lime, or grapefruit) into a cup of green tea can increase the stability of catechins (antioxidant prevention of cancer, stroke , and heart disease) in an amount sufficient to digest up to five times. Cathecins present in almost all types of tea, but because this component is not stable in non-acidic environments, such as in digestion, which can be absorbed by the body usually less than 20 percent.

Interested to try? Enter one bag teabag into a cup of boiling water for 3-5 minutes before adding lemon juice to ensure higher levels of antioxidants.