For thousands of years, tea has been relied on as a healthy beverage, a source of vitamins and a refreshing drink that can be consumed at any time, with a host of great properties.
Infused tea is even more potent, due to the fact that the composition of the tea (or tea bag) is often sourced from the most beneficial parts of a plant. In this article, we’ll be taking a closer look at how infused tea, particularly the cold variant, can provide health benefits to those that consume it regularly.
What is Cold Infused Tea?
Although the name might be a little misleading, the tea isn’t infused with cold water, but is in fact consumed whilst cold. This means that unlike the warm or hot alternatives that so many have come to know and love, this cold infusion tea is enjoyed either at room temperature or after being stored in the fridge to properly chill. This is where the first benefit comes into play.
Why Opt for Cold Tea?
It has been scientifically proven that when a person consumes a cold beverage, whether it’s made from a reliable supplier or directly from a cold-water tap, their body reacts differently to when they consume a hot drink. And what is this difference? It’s actually all down to the way in which the human body processes varying temperatures.
For instance, the average body temperature of a human being is 37 degrees Celsius. This is considered very warm, hence our definition of warm-blooded mammals. When we are exposed to colder temperatures on an external level, our bodies react by producing more heat which in turn consumes more calories. Now consider that internally, where our metabolism is in charge of everything.
Consuming a cold drink won’t just help to trigger your metabolism into wanting to restore your body temperature – it can stimulate it into burning more calories to do so. This is what scientists have proven; that cold drinks can actually assist with weight loss.
Is That the Only Benefit?
Certainly not. Due to the infused nature of this type of tea, there are also a host of vitamins, minerals and nutrients that can be provided to your body in much the same way as when drinking warmer teas. But with cold-infused teas, you’ll also get the added bonus of stimulating your metabolism into action. That’s actually a powerhouse of health-enhancing potential, so much so that more and more leading experts are suggesting making the change to cold brewed teas over warm ones.
Another great benefit of cold-brewed infusion teas is that they are often very flavoured, with options for water to be brewed with tea, allowing the flavour to spread throughout the entire volume of liquid, as well as steeping options for those that prefer a tea bag. All of the vitamins and minerals will be transferred to the water and once consumed, the healthy properties can go straight to work as the stomach, liver and kidneys get to digesting them and putting them to good use. Cold teas also come in a range of exciting flavours capable of satisfying any preference; from the simple, to the elaborate.
