Is it tea time yet?

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We have long heard of the many benefits associated with drinking green tea. I regularly drink several cups of tea every day because of all these benefits. I don't really like green tea, but the taste is just okay and I feel like I am doing something good by drinking it.

But, there is another tea that has an equal amount of benefits that we should also be drinking. Do you know which tea this is?

It is Chamomile tea. This ingredient-rich tea is made from the flowers of Matricaria chamomilla L. It is considered one of the richest sources of dietary antioxidants. Some of the many ailments that are treated with chamomile tea include inflamation, skin diseases, wounds, gout and ulcers. It has also been shown in several research studies that it can suppress the growth of human cancer cells.

Another great benefit of drinking chamomile tea is directly related to those with type 2 diabetes. This tea has been shown to prevent some of the complications associated with type 2 diabetes, including loss of vision, nerve damage and kidney damage.

So, instead of reaching for a sugar filled nutrition-free soda each day, why not add a cup of chamomile tea to your daily fluid intake? I know I will be buying it the next time I go to the grocery store. I can now alternate between cups of green tea, chamomile tea to counter the chilling effects that ice water has on me in these cold winter months. More Diabetes treatments and research.