Health benefits-Rooibos fights cancer!
Rooibos is super high in anti-oxidants – Rooibos contains a number of powerful flavanoids and enzymes with antioxidant powers!
These natural plant chemicals not only shield the body from cancer, they actually kill cancer cells outright!
Rooibos protects the heart!
The anti-oxidants in Rooibos protects your heart since they minimize cholesterol build-up en prevent blood clots. It is reported that four cups of tea can lower your risk of heart disease by as much as 69%!
Rooibos Tea fights insomnia and anxiety!
Caffeine can be harmful to the central nervous system, causing irritability, high blood pressure and erratic sleep patterns. Sixty percent of tea drinkers experience insomnia and anxiety because of the high caffeine intake when they drink too much regular tea. Rooibos contains practically NO caffeine (less than 1 mg of caffeine per cup). Even decaffeinated green tea contains 30 mg caffeine per cup!
Rooibos Tea fights the aging process!
Free radicals are toxic compounds produced in our bodies during normal cell function. These free radicals attack healthy cells and contribute to aging and the decline of the immune system. The antioxidants in Rooibos scavenge on free radicals, limiting their damaging effect!
You will feel more energized when you switch from regular tea to Rooibos!
The tannin-content of Rooibos is as low as 1/10 of normal tea. Tannins in regular teas can strip you of up to one third of your diet’s iron – which can leave you with chronic fatigue.
Rooibos contains no oxalic acid:
People suffering from kidney stones can therefore freely drink Rooibos.
Rooibos contains absolutely no additives or preservatives
Rooibos can as a result be enjoyed in unlimited quantities throughout the day.
Rooibos contains essential minerals:
The mineral content of Rooibos contributes to the maintenance of healthy skin, teeth, bones, and metabolic processes.
Rooibos contains at least thirty-seven natural antioxidants, minerals, vitamin C, and alpha-hydroxy acids. It does not contain caffeine, and it has a very low tannin content
Benefits of rooibos for specific health conditions include the following:
Allergies and stress. It is likely that rooibos interferes with histamine, which causes both nasal congestion and stomach upset during both allergic reactions and periods of stress. That makes rooibos especially helpful for people who have food allergies as well as respiratory allergies. This herb is suitable for use by children, as rooibos tea is gentle and nontoxic.
HIV / AIDS. Two Japanese studies have shown that rooibos has activity against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Compounds called complex polysaccharides, found in rooibos, prevent HIV from binding to its target cells and are effective in concentrations that are completely nontoxic to healthy human tissue.
Insomnia and restless legs syndrome. Rooibos tea is a bedtime favorite among South African herbalists, consumers, and even physicians. It is likely that rooibos helps to induce sleep both directly, by affecting the metabolism of acetylcholine in the brain and preventing excessive firing of the neurons that cause wakefulness, and indirectly, by blocking hormonal reactions that cause inflammation and pain. Rooibos is especially helpful in treating insomnia caused by medications for Alzheimer’s disease, but should be used for this purpose only with the knowledge and consent of a physician.