Monk Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhist, once went on the high mountain, where he was going to meditate for several weeks. But the monk eyes closed all the time. And he fell asleep during prayers.
Bodhidharme awake angry at himselves for this and cut themselves eyelids, threw them on the ground. Soon, however, at that place grew up the first tea bush, running the sleep. So explain the emergence of tea Buddhists, used the tea to maintain vivacity during a lengthy meditation.
In Chinese stories states that the first person drank tea, was a legendary Emperor Shen Nun. People in ancient times drank simple boiling. Once, in the cup of Shen Nun fell leaf from the tea bush and made a delicious cooked, fragrant and crisp. Since, people began to gather tea leaves and brew them into boiling.
But the truth more like a legend, telling the opening of the magnificent properties of tea ordinary shepherds. Cattlemen watching the purchase sheep and goats have noticed that after feeding on the leaves of some bushes animals acquired extraordinary liveliness and flying.
At that time, humans have tried to gather the leaves from these bushes, dry and weld them into boiling. They liked an effect of tea on the body. Since, the tea took roots among the humans.
Reliably know that the birthplace of tea - Southeast Asia. The tea is growing there throughout the year. It is believed that people started to drink tea at the beginning of our era. In Europe tea was taking roots very slowly. Perhaps all heard the story of how the English sailor sent Mom pound of expensive tea. The woman did not know what to do with this product, and decided to boil it in salted water, then, and mixed with the sour, put it to the table as a salad.
Nowadays scientifically proven that the tea is not only tasty and crisp, but still very useful.
So, what are the benefits:
1. Tea is effective for the treatment and prevention of many heart disease and stroke.
2. Tea protects against tooth decay, as it contains tannins.
3. Tea improves mental activity, memory, the ability to process information and to learn it. Japanese scientists argue that at least two cups of green tea a day can help older people maintain their memory.
4. Tea effective in the prevention and treatment of oncological diseases. A national census in Japan revealed cancer dependence of the level of tea drinking. The more people drink tea, the smaller number of them is ill cancer. Much less cancer carrier among people, who drinks more than ten cups of tea a day.
5. Chinese scientists claim that tea has a positive effect on people exposed skin diseases. Tea contains polyphenols and tannins that reduce irritation and inflammation. To achieve therapeutic effect, people which suffer from skin disease must drink at least five cups of tea a day.
6. Tea is useful for beauty and youth preservation. Green tea combats wrinkles. Because it contains antioxidants and tea catechin EGCG that promotes cell reactivation. To be always young and beautiful, you should drink at least one cup of green tea a day.
In addition, green tea prevents lipopexia and even destroys the existing fat. Therefore, people wanting to stay slim, should drink green tea.
So, ladies and gentlemen drink tea! Tea flavor and fragrance, it invigorating and gives tone, but also safes the health, youth and beauty. Enjoy a tea party!
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