Tea and Yoga please

I like tea, and in fact I like it even more now that I’ve learnt that black tea can help relieve stress.

Of course as a British person, I’m used to the ritual cup of tea that is offered whenever there is a crisis, and even when there isn’t. Perhaps this is the reason - it helps sooths our fevered brows in time of need.

Actually, according to the research, it seems that drinking black tea helps to reduce cortisol in your blood. Cortisol is one of the stress hormones, so reducing its blood levels could explain how the subjects in the experiment could de-stress more quickly and effectively after a stressful event.

I am intrigued that it was black tea that seems to exhibit these beneficial properties during the experiment and tea with milk doesn’t seem to have been tested - presumably to ensure standardisation of tea “dosage”. It is reassuring, however, that tea can be so beneficial, given the huge quantities that are consumed worldwide.

So for those with busy and stressful lives, we can now prescribe the perfect solution - a session practising yoga followed by a nice cup of tea!

Add comment October 5th, 2006 Written By: chris