Why Tea Makes Us Look Younger?

What exactly is the antioxidant properties of tea?

We all get older, and our face begin to wrinkle as time goes by. Actually, everything around us is being oxidized. For example, after we peel an apple, the apple will turn black soon and not being fresh. Also, the silver jewelry will turn dark after you wear it for a long time.

Then why things are all being oxidized in a way?

For human, our body needs to generate energy through oxidation reactions in the process of metabolism, so many free radicals will be produced, when there’s too many free radicals in our body, it will speed up the aging process and lead to lots of health problems. Antioxidants have the ability to fight against aging process. Tea has antioxidant, such as tea polyphenols, catechins, flavonoids and anthocyanins, these substances can eliminate excessive free radicals in our body and delay aging process. Drinking tea can prevent many illnesses and maintain fitness as well. So, tea is usually called “natural preservatives”.

In general, Chinese people believe drinking more tea can indeed make us look younger to a certain extent.So, have you drunk tea today?