Tea is a very healthy drink. It has been around for centuries and a lot of people have benefitted from it. Most ancient Chinese gave credit to the Green Tea for helping main their ideal body weight even if they are fond of eating dumplings, which are fattening when taken in excess. Tea is often credited for giving our ancestors long and healthy lives. People drink tea for the same reasons our ancestors have. Drinking tea is said to be helpful in keeping our bodies healthy. In fact it has numerous benefits. Drinking tea helps people maintain a healthy body weight, others drink tea in order to improve their digestion, other still drink tea in order to have more energy and to help them sleep soundly at night people drink tea. Tea is often associated with teabags however there is another type of tea which is the loose leaf tea.



The loose leaf tea is the opposite of the teabag tea. From the term itself it is easy to understand that loose leaf tea is not placed in a teabag or in any type of container. The very leaves of the loose leaf tea are the ones that are soaked in water, unlike those teabags wherein the leaves are crushed. The loose leaf tea has more flavor and taste because the leaves are intact.