“When it comes to human physical and mental health, sleep is as vital as regular exercise and eating a balanced diet,” explained Tetley tea partner dietician, Mbali Mapholi. “When we don’t get enough sleep, it doesn’t just affect our mood, it impacts every aspect of daily life and poses significant health risks including impaired brain activity, depression, diabetes and heart disease. That’s why we believe it’s important for us to share practical guidelines on getting quality sleep every day.”
How much sleep is enough?
Getting enough sleep is essential, but the definition of good sleep differs from person to person. Scientifically, the number of hours of sleep for young people is more than for adults. For adults aged 18 to 60 years, seven hours or more is required a night; while adults aged over 60 years need at least eight hours of sleep.
Beyond sleep quantity, the quality of sleep is also important. Signs of poor-quality sleep include waking up multiple times during the night, or waking up tired or sleepy even after the recommended number of hours of sleep.
What are the benefits of sleep?
5 tips for improving sleep
Going to sleep at the same time each night – even on weekends – helps the body recognise rest times. Being consistent reinforces the body's sleep-wake cycle.
Dietitian tip: If you don’t fall asleep within 20 minutes of going to bed, leave the bedroom and do something relaxing such as reading a book. Do not scroll your phone or watch TV.
Although drinking lots of liquids right before bed is probably not a great idea as it could result in frequent trips to the bathroom during the night, it’s important to get sufficient hydration in the evening in order to get a good night’s sleep.
Drinks that are free from caffeine and sugar are preferable. Chamomile tea, which is made from the chamomile flower and is naturally caffeine-free, is a great option as it has been used to promote sleep and relaxation for generations. Research has shown that chamomile may be used to successfully treat insomnia and induce sedation (calming effects).
Dietitian tip: Try the new Tetley Pure Chamomile as part of your evening wind down, it is naturally caffeine free and has all the benefits of Chamomile.
Keeping active during the day is important as it improves sleep quality. However, it’s best not to be active too close to bedtime as this can have the opposite effect.
Dietitian tip: Find physical activities that you actually enjoy, and make them part of your daily routine. Rather than exercising late at night, go to bed earlier and wake up in the morning for an early morning workout before the day’s routine starts.
Adults need to establish a good bedtime routine just like children. Research shows that those who follow bedtime routines are more likely to go to sleep earlier, take less time falling asleep, sleep longer, and wake up less during the night.
Dietitian tip: Identify your bedtime routine and try to stick with it. Have a shower or bath, have a cup of Chamomile tea while journaling or listening to music, or read.
A short nap in the mid-afternoon can boost memory, improve production and brain performance, lift one’s mood, improve alertness and ease stress. But if these naps go on too long or happen too often in the day, they can impact sleep at night.
Dietitian tip: Set an alarm during daytime naps to help you stick to the planned nap time.
Tetley tea, manufacturers of SA’s #1 Green tea and a range of other teas, are committed to developing products that help South Africans care for themselves from the inside out. Candice Sessions, Tetley Marketing Manager, noted: “Our focus is on developing products and tools that make it easier for people to live their best lives and take proper care of themselves. The role that sleep plays in overall wellbeing is often under-rated, and we are excited to launch Tetley Pure Chamomile tea to play a role in helping South Africans improve their sleep.”
Visit www.joekels.co.za and @TetleyTeaSA or @urbandietitian on social media for more health tips and advice from Mbali Mapholi, as well as healthy recipes and ideas for the whole family.
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As it turns out, drinking green tea before exercise can help burn more calories and fat. A meta-analysis published in the March 2019 issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine showed that drinking caffeine improves endurance, as well as strength, speed, power and jumping performance.
Even though green tea won't exactly make the pounds magically fall off, drinking green tea before a workout does have some benefits. In addition to the small caffeine kick that can help physical performance, a study in the November 2016 issue of the journal Phytomedicine showed that drinking green tea helped to decrease stress. No more stressing over your workout!
In addition to lower cholesterol and reduced appetite mentioned in the studies, green tea also has been shown to improved skin elasticity and tone, as well as give your immune system a boost. It also is chock full of antioxidants that help you stay healthy.
Source: https://www.livestrong.com/article/401200-will-green-tea-before-a-workout-burn-more-fat/
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]]>“It takes 21 days to form a new habit, but when the new habit you’re trying to form is completely unachievable, you’re setting yourself up for failure from the start,” explained Candice Sessions, Marketing Manager for Joekels, makers of the top-selling Tetley Green Tea. “We’d like to suggest something a little scandalous in 2021 – the end of New Year’s resolutions! No more punishments, no more body shaming, no more setting unattainable goals and feeling despondent when we can’t achieve them. We’d like to suggest something even more radical – self-care."
Where New Year’s resolutions are centred on punishing oneself with low-calorie diets and gyming during every free moment; self-care is about making small, purposeful daily changes that make you feel better and inspired to continue the routine from one day to the next.
Here are some simple self-care tips from the team at Tetley Green Tea:
Mini Apple Pie bites with a Tetley Green Tea twist
Care for yourself from the inside out, by adding a health twist to the dishes you love! Try these delicious mini apple pie bites with a healthy Tetley Green tea Twist. Recipe developed by ‘Pass The Salt Blog’.
Ingredients
For the crust:
1 cup Almond flour
1 ½ cups Instant oats
1 tsp Baking powder
1 Egg
3 TBSP Butter, melted
3 TBSP Honey
A pinch of salt
For the apple filling:
4 Apples, cored & chopped
2 teabags Tetley Apple Flavoured Green tea
½ tsp Ground cinnamon
1 cup Boiling water
2 TBSP Honey
Method
For the crust:
For the apple filling:
To serve:
Spoon apples into the baked crust cups, top with Greek yoghurt and drizzle with honey.
For the YouTube recipe video, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BCA8z4wdFY&feature=emb_logo
]]>This is the bit where most people would tell you about how to switch the above for healthier ones – drink water; at more protein; snack on some nuts! You’ve read it all before and while it’s all good advice, let’s be honest – sometimes we all eat that extra slice of chocolate cake even when we know we shouldn’t.
Just because you’ve veered off your diet or eaten something you know you shouldn’t have doesn’t mean you can’t still be healthy. But before we get to that, let’s talk about overeating.
Firstly, why does overeating happen? The top reason is, well, science. As it turns out, whether you’re drinking, eating, or just shopping more than you should, overdoing certain behaviours can release a rush of dopamine in the brain, which leads to feelings of happiness – and can become addictive. You weren’t imagining that high the last time you ate some chocolate!
Stress or anxiety is another big cause for overeating, which is why office environments are prime setups for mindless snacking.
So here’s the deal – we know and you know that eating unhealthily is unavoidable sometimes. And while we’re not encouraging you to finish that entire bag of chips every single day, we do believe that drinking a cup of green tea is a positive health change you can make along with this which can put you on a path to wellbeing.
Now, we’re not claiming that drinking green tea will reverse the effects of unhealthy habits – nothing can do that, but what it will do is help you balance the bad with the good. A cup of green tea has a whopping five times the amount of antioxidants in an apple – and considering antioxidants are damage-fighting elements that clean your system from the inside, we can’t think of a single good reason not to add green tea to your diet, whether it’s balanced or not. If it’s the former, you’ll only be adding a further boost of health – and if it’s the latter, you’ll be bringing an element of balance to your life that will help you feel a little better about that extra snacking.
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]]>Whether you’re a health nut or a couch potato the chances are you’ve heard of antioxidants. But what exactly are antioxidants, and why are they so important? We’ve put together a quick guide highlighting why these are so important and how to add them into your daily diet without too much fuss.
To understand antioxidants, you’ve got to first understand what they’re fighting - and that’s oxidation. Think of oxidation as cellular aging, something that’s exacerbated by a compound called free radicals. Free radicals are the bad guys – highly reactive compounds that attach to and ultimately damage healthy cells in your body. They can be formed due to external triggers like smoking, pollution or stress but the body also generates them internally.
When we eat or drink certain foods that contain antioxidants, they’re released in the body through digestion and then travel through the bloodstream and into the cells, where they then help to ward off cell damage by ‘cleaning up’ your cells and getting rid of free radicals.
So what are the best ways to make sure you’re getting plenty of antioxidants? Add them to your diet! Certain foods are good sources of antioxidants like apples, broccoli, spinach, asparagus, tea and sweet potatoes.
But we get it – sometimes it can be difficult to consume the required daily amount of fruits and vegetables. That’s where Tetley green tea comes in! A cup of Tetley green tea contains a whopping 5 times the amount of antioxidants you can find in an apple, making it a simple way to add antioxidants to your diet. So, the next time you reach out for your favourite green tea, remember – not only are you treating yourself to a refreshing beverage, you’re also doing some good to your body from inside!
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]]>So next time you’re enjoying a cup of Tetley, why not treat your skin to a cup too?
]]>Recent research has been done on the topic and the results suggest the exact opposite – caffeine can actually help to reduce hereditary alopecia!
What is hereditary alopecia? It is a natural condition caused by a combination of genetics, hormone levels and aging that leads to gradual balding.
When we drink products that contain caffeine, the chemical gets into our system, reaches our hair follicles and promotes hair growth. Hooray for all you tea lovers!
To find out more about the wonders of caffeine and hair loss, Hair Loss Revolution shares three ways to use caffeine to regrow hair!
]]>1. China is considered to be the birthplace of most tea types. It is said that in 2737 BC the second emperor of China, Shen Nung, had tea leaves blown into his pot of boiling water by accident and found the aroma flavourful and intoxicating.
2. Like regular Black tea - Green tea also comes from the Camellia Sinensis plant.
3. The difference between Green and Black teas results from the production process. Black tea undergoes fermentation which transforms its colour and flavour, whereas Green tea remains unprocessed and retains its colour.
4. Green tea leaves are processed a mere two hours after harvesting. This quick processing prevents fermentation and allows the leaves to retain their health benefits. This also creates the classic green appearance of Green tea.
5. Second only to water, Tea is the most consumed drink on a global scale with Green Tea making up 20% of total Tea Consumption.
6. Green tea is best when consumed between meals. Since Green tea has the potential to absorb iron, drinking it between meals instead of with them will ensure it's not sucking up any health benefits from other foods you are consuming.
7. Research shows that pre-bottled Green Tea contains only three milligrams of flavonoids, whereas home-brewed Green tea contains more than 150! Always brew at home to get the best health benefits possible.
8. Experts say that the perfect steeping time is between three and five minutes for Green tea. This creates a potent tea full of healthy antioxidants.
9. To retain the freshness and flavour in both loose and bagged tea, store your Green tea in a tightly constructed opaque container to protect it from light, moisture and food odours.
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/health-benefits-green-tea
http://www.well-beingsecrets.com/benefits-of-green-tea/
https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/green-tea.html
http://www.livestrong.com/article/280074-benefits-of-two-to-three-cups-of-green-tea/
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