What are the health benefits of drinking fruit/herbal teas?
Posted by pano | Under Herbal Teas & Remedies Thursday Sep 2, 2010Please tell me 
I will give best answer. Also, do you get used to the taste, because I am "drinking" one now, and it tastes a little, well, weird.
the fruit/herbal teas in my cupboard are-
Cammomile & Spiced Apple
Lemon, Mango, & lemongrass
& Raspberry and Strawberry.
Yes people drink the teas for medical purposes, the peppermint tea is good for the tummy, others calm the nerves down, and rest you, or refresh you, they help with all sorts of aliments, yes there really good for you, They found liquorice found in Tutankhamen’s Tomb they used to drink it as a tea and I tried it , once I got used to It, I loved it, I leaves a lovely after taste that’s very pleasant.
Fruits, goldmine of vitamins, minerals and fiber are ideal to consume at least 4-5 servings in a day. Since they are in the natural form, account for largest part of water and 100% bad cholesterol free, it’s much easier for the body to process and absorb the vitamins and minerals from the fresh fruit.
Apple – Round fruit with lots of fibre, vitamins A, C, E and folate. Available in green, red or yellow skin when ripe. Apples reduce the risk of colon cancer, prostate cancer and lung cancer. They also help with heart disease, weight loss and controlling cholesterol.
Bananas – Long thick skinned fruit yellow in colour when ripe. Good source of fibre, potassium, vitamins A, C, B6, E & folate. Unripe or green bananas are used in cooking.
Cherries – small round fruit with a seed, red or black in color when ripened. Cherries always have to be ripe to eat. Cherries contain anthocyanins that reduce pain & inflammation.
Figs – Eaten either dried or fresh, figs contain vitamin A, C, folate and niacin. A small sweet fruit full of small seeds.
Kiwi – A rich source of vitamins A, C, E, B – complex, calcium, iron and folic acid, kiwi is a small oval fruit with thin brown skin, soft green flesh and black seeds. The skin is a good source of flavonoid antioxidants.
Lime – Lime or lemon is the most cultivated citrus fruit with green to yellow color loaded with vitamins A, C and folate. Juice of lime is good for detoxification and has antioxidant properties.
Peach – Round juicy fruit with a yellowish red skin & flesh having a taste of acidic tang and sweetness contains a rough stone. Always to be picked and eaten ripe.
Orange – A round thick-skinned juicy edible fruit that is a reddish-yellow color when ripe with sweet to sour flavor. Peeled and eaten fresh or squeezed to make juice. Contain vitamin C, flavanoids, provides pectin and rich in sodium when ripened in sunshine.
Plum – soft round smooth-skinned fruit with sweet flesh and a flattish pointed stone. It is high in carbohydrates, low in fat and calories. An excellent source of vitamin A, C, calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, fibre and free of sodium and cholesterol.
Papaya – A melon like fruit with yellow- orange flesh with dozens of small black seeds enclosed in skin that ranges in colour from green to orange. Either round, pear-shaped, or long like a banana. Rich in vitamins A, B, C, and D; calcium, phosphorous and iron. It is high in digestive properties and has a direct tonic effect on the stomach.
Pear – A sweet juicy yellow or green fruit with a rounded shape narrow towards the stalk. Best eaten at room temperature, pear contains kalium and riboflavine. It is good for skin and contains plenty of fibres.
Strawberry – A triangular shaped red color fruit. It is one of the richest sources of Vitamin C and fiber. It has high content of sodium and iron. It helps in whitening of the teeth. Used to relieve rheumatism.
Watermelon – a type of melon with smooth exterior rind and juicy sweet red interior flesh. Extraordinarily refreshing to drink as juice or eaten when ripe and fresh. Valuable for minerals, vitamins and sugar with useful amount of fiber and iron.
No caffeine
Hi.
What is the tea you are drinking? Just because it tastes or smells bad doesn’t mean it’s bad for you.
For example, valerian tea is a great relaxing tea, but smells awful.
Each herb has its own combination of benefits and side effects. Sometimes you can cure more than one problem by using a herbal blend.
Numerous herbal teas have different, unique benefits: http://www.internethealthlibrary.com/Therapies/HerbalTeasReferenceGuide.htm
fruit teas have less of an effect, but they do not contain caffeine so they could be described as more healthy than ordinary tea. However ordinary tea contains antioxidants so you would be missing out on these.
drinking herbal teas helps to reduce cancer and heart diseases, also helps you to lose Weight