You really should be drinking more organic tea: They have more nutrients than conventional ones

( Natural News ) Most people know that drinking tea is good for them — just one cup a day already has a lot of benefits. However, to make the most of your daily cuppa, research suggests going for the organic kind , which has more antioxidants than the regular tea. The study, which appeared in the journal Biological Agriculture & Horticulture , linked these antioxidants to a bevy of health benefits, including a lower risk of disease and improved overall health. The study was a collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture in China and Montana State University . The team, in particular, compared the biological components between organically and conventionally grown tea. The tea leaves were sourced from six farms in China that grew tea using both methods. The team found that organic tea contained more polyphenols than conventional tea. A compound that the team found to be more abundant in organic tea is EGCG, which stands for epigallocatechin gallate. Multiple studies have demonstrated the ability of EGCG to treat various diseases , making it one of the most potent antioxidants in green tea. The team also pointed out that organic tea had lower levels of free amino acids. This includes theanine, an amino acid that is able to cross the blood-brain barrier. Once it crosses the barrier, theanine exhibits its anti-anxiety effects by increasing dopamine production, as well as neurotransmitter activity. Studies have also shown that theanine and caffeine, which are both found in tea, can combine to provide a synergistic benefit and improve brain function . This deficit in amino acids, according to the authors, means that the soil used to grow organic tea did not have enough nitrogen. According to a study in Plant Physiology , nitrogen is essential for transporting amino acids from the […]

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