Benefits of Chai Tea

Do you love Chai Tea?  This tasty spiced tea treat is full of traditional ingredients that include black tea mixed with strong spices, like cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, ginger and black peppercorns, AND it's actually good for you !!


Check out the benefits below related to rheumatoid arthritis !


Chai Tea acts as an Anti-Inflammatory: Reduces Pain Associated with Arthritis

There are several ingredients in chai tea that may help eliminate pain associated with arthritis and other inflammatory-causing disease, specifically clove, ginger and cinnamon. Studies show that whole clove, crushed clove or clove oil can help reduce inflammation, as can cinnamon and ginger.
According to the Arthritis Foundation, ginger has properties much like the well-known go-to ibuprofen. Used in Asian medicine for centuries, ginger works by suppressing inflammatory molecules. A specialized ginger extract called Eurovita Extract 77 was found to reduce inflammatory reactions in rheumatoid arthritis as effectively as steroids, as noted by a 2012 in vitro study. (1)
Research published in Pharmaceutical Biology examined the anti-inflammatory effects of certain oils, including clove, coriander seed and black cumin oils. Albino rats fed with these cold-pressed oils, and the researchers found that these oils, especially the clove oil, “could minimize acute inflammation.” (2)
As far as cinnamon is concerned, a study published in Phytotherapy Research found that cinnamon bark essential oil shows promise as an anti-inflammatory when evaluating human skin cells. However, the researchers noted that “further research is required to clarify its clinical efficacy.” (3)

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Word of Wisdom: Just because it says CHAI, doesn't mean it's healthy !!! You need to know what you are getting if you buy it at a coffee shop. Most add all kinds of artificial sweeteners, sugar, and loads of unnecessary ingredients that can negatively affect your health.  Know what’s in it before you have it, or simply make it yourself and enjoy.

Chai Tea Recipe ~ no caffeine

Total Time: 5 minutes

Serves: 1

Ingredients:

• 1 cup full-fat canned coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• Dash of nutmeg, cinnamon & clove, ⅛ teaspoon or less

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until warm.

You can find more recipes here...
http://www.keeperofthehome.org/how-to-make-real-indian-masala-chai-tea-in-5-minutes-2
http://www.elizabethrider.com/deliciously-nutritious-homemade-chai-tea-vegan-low-glycemic/