The Craze Behind Diet and Detox Tea and How They Work - eVitamins Россия

You've probably seen detox, weight loss and cleansing tea all over social media promoting better digestion, cleansing toxins and making you feel altogether better. It's easy to wonder just what make these teas special or whether they're really worth a try. Let's explore, shall we?

First we should talk about what it is that make these teas for "detox" or weight loss. As pointed out in our Tea Guide, herbal tea can be made up of just about anything. In fact, in most countries, herbal tea isn't technically called "tea" but rather "tisane". If a tea doesn't contain tea leaves from the tea plant, then it's not actually considered "tea". This is where diet and detox teas fall. Most don't actually contain green or black tea leaves and are instead made up of herbal ingredients. The difference between diet teas and other herbal teas is that while most herbal tea still contains health benefits, they're blended more for taste. Diet and detox tea contain ingredients specially for their effect on the digestive and other systems at stimulate weight loss or detoxification. Call them a subcategory of herbal tea.

That doesn't mean diet teas aren't tasty. Most will be blended with other ingredients that keep them tasting great like cinnamon or peppermint. These aren't the ingredients you're looking for, though. We've listed what you should be looking for below.

There are different herbs diet and detox teas use to help stimulate physical reaction in the body. If the label contains any of these, this is what they're used for:

There are others, of course. Green tea has it's own weight loss effects by increasing metabolism and decreasing appetite and garcinia cambogia has recently seen it's debut in tea after gaining massive popularity in weight loss supplements. Peppermint and ginger, while I dismissed them earlier for taste, do have anti-bloating and gas benefits that you may be interested in. The list above is the biggest contenders that you usually won't find in regular herbal blends.

The title of weight loss and detox teas are slightly misleading because most studies don't find these ingredients scientifically effective. But there is a benefit to switching to tea in the new year.

The ingredients in many of the diet teas offered provide beneficial nutrients like antioxidants you may be lacking if your diet is poor. Many of the above ingredients are also great for digestion and you may feel better just by experiencing better regularity, even for a short time. By switching to tea instead of reaching for soft drinks or energy drinks, you cut back on sugar and artificial ingredients and can increase hydration.

What's important to take away from attempting a detox is if you feel better for a short time, it's not actually your body getting rid of anything bad -- it's you putting good things in your body instead. Our liver and kidneys are designed to naturally cleanse whatever we put in it. A temporary diet isn't going to do any long-term change but it can demonstrate how much better you could feel when eating and drinking better. 

If you're making a commitment this New Year to be healthier, starting with diet or detox tea is a first step. It's a great way to introduce yourself to something new, tasty and healthy and could be what leads you to better eating and weight management. 

If you're interested to learn more about tea, what kinds there are and how to drink it, check out our comprehensive Tea Guide. 

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