To your attention, tea is a flavourful way of getting more liquid into your body.
Statistics suggest that after water, tea (in the most general sense) is by far the most consumed liquid in the world.
At the very most, however... it can be the most aromatic, heavenly experience.
Nutritionists recommend a cup a day of any sort of tea can help improve
the digestive and immune systems.
And, some even go as far as to claim it can have a calming effect
on the body's parasympathetic nervous system. As well as it's medicinal benefits, there is evidence to suggest
it's positive impact on mental health; reducing anxiety and depression in those susceptible to it
and suffering from it; whereby holding a warm cup of tea triggers the same bodily response as receiving a loving hug.
Before we start exploring the world of tea varieties, we need to understand the main categories of tea: black, oolong, green, white, yellow, and fermented/pu'erh.