Friday, January 11, 2013
Beauty Benefits of Coffee & Tea
3000 million tons of tea is produced worldwide each year with the number growing. Tea comes in different variety.
Every country has its own unique tea blend; examples include the Turkish black tea, traditional Emirati tea, earl grey tea, spicy Indian tea, black tea, Moroccan tea, iced tea, green tea, Darjeeling tea or the simple English style tea. When compared to tea, coffee is not far behind either. Coffee statistics show that over 2.25 billion cups of coffee is consumed everyday world wide.
Both coffee and tea are high in caffeine and can be addictive. These refreshing drinks provide multiple benefits to people and hence are consumed in abundance. These benefits are not just limited to health but also to beauty. Here are a few beauty benefits of coffee and tea.
Beauty Benefits of Coffee
Beauty benefits of coffee can be achieved by the consumption of coffee beans. Instant coffee is less beneficial compared to ground coffee.
- The antioxidants in coffee have anti aging properties. These antioxidants prevent the risk of oral, esophageal and pharyngeal cancer.
- Coffee helps in constricting blood vessels. People suffering from rosacea acne, red skin, puffy eyes and dark circles are likely to benefit from the use of coffee compared to non coffee users.
- Coffee is anti inflammatory. It will reduce inflammation in nerves. Coffee is added to a number of creams to minimize redness from the skin, leaving an even skin tone.
- Coffee reduces the risk of diabetes and other auto immune diseases. It reduces the risk of liver cirrhosis.
- Coffee is anti cellulite. Application of ground coffee on the skin, or use of coffee as a body exfoliates not only reduces cellulite but also cleanses the skin and eliminates dead skin. Prepare a paste of olive oil and ground coffee. Massage this paste on your thighs, belly and hips. Leave it on for some time before taking a bath. The olive oil will keep your skin moisturized and the coffee will help burn the cellulite.
- Coffee cleanses the colon and relieves constipation.
- Prepare a paste of milk and ground coffee and apply on your face regularly. It will tighten your skin, add brightness and reduce the occurrence of wrinkles.
Beauty Benefits of Tea
- Tea is free of calories. That means you won’t gain weight if you consume tea.
- The beverage is so refreshing it soothes and releases tension and makes skin fresh and healthy.
- It has antioxidants that cleanse and detoxify our skin and body.
- Tea helps is maintaining a healthy heart. It reduces the bad cholesterol in the blood stream which reduces the chances of heart attacks.
- Tea helps maintain the fluids in the body preventing us to dehydrate.
- Tea assists in neurology as well. Research has proved that people consuming tea are less likely to suffer from Parkinson’s disease. Tea also assists in reducing the chances of Alzheimer’s disease.
- Tea cleanses our gastrointestinal track. Consumption of tea soothes our intestines and reduces the risk of rectal and colon cancer.
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