4 Benefits of Drinking Tea with Milk

If you are a tea person you must be aware that Indians are known for their inclination towards “Doodh wali Chai” (Milk tea).  Taste can be considered as the core reason for the choice but surely it has converted into a habit for the majority of Indians.

 Adding milk to your cup of tea lessens the bitterness of tea leaves but are you sure it’s healthy too? If you see someone having black tea, the first thought usually is that they must be on some diet or must be following a healthy lifestyle which is true to some extent. While people who choose black tea over milk tea would enthusiastically try to convince you that the benefits of black tea are high, we would like to provide you with some insights into the benefits of having milk tea.

Source of Nutrients

Milk tea contains two of the highest nutritious beverages, tea, and milk. Some might say the combination decreases their nutritional value; there are abundant studies that prove that milk tea contains nine essential nutrients including calcium, vitamin D, protein, vitamin B12, and potassium. Having even a small amount of milk tea would be able to reap the benefits of nutritional intake.

Acts as an Energy drink

You can ask anyone that has milk tea on a regular basis whether they feel energized by intake of it or not and the answer would be it makes a difference in their energy levels.

It is not only because they are obsessed with it, but also because milk tea is a proven factor that reduces stress. The anti-oxidants that milk tea provides act as a shield that resists stress. Another reason milk tea is considered an energy drink is that it reduces anxiety. Milk is an established element that decreases tension, hence helping with the issue of anxiety and stress.

Strengthen your Bones

For people who like to have multiple cups of milk tea a day, there’s good news for you. We all know milk carries calcium which is essential for our bone strengthening. Milk tea isn’t different from milk in this matter. By including milk in your tea, you are actually making a beneficial move for your bones.

According to a research paper published in “The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition” in the year 2000, older women who drank tea on a daily basis had higher bone mineral density than those who didn’t drink any tea at all. We would also like to point out that it is especially beneficial for your hip bones, so you can dance your night away.

Beneficial for Memory

Drinking milk tea is proven to have a positive effect on your ability to memorize. According to a study published in Phytotherapy Research in the year 2004, enzymes found in both milk tea including black and green tea leaves slow down the breakdown of a neurotransmitter in the brain that makes people forgetful and, interestingly, is also seen in excess in Alzheimer’s patients.

Other than being delicious, the beverage also makes sure you don’t forget to have it.

Now that we have successfully established the benefits of milk tea, you can enjoy your milk tea without being guilty. Although it’s beneficial in many ways, excess of anything is dangerous. Keep your tea obsession in check and enjoy your “Chai-ki-Chuski”.