The Best Fat Burning Organic Teas

Tea - at least certain types of tea can rev up your body’s ability to melt fat as quickly and easily as turning a stove from low to high. New research reveals that tea can reset your internal thermometer to increase fat burn by up to 10 percent without exercising, or dieting, or sitting in a sauna.

Why not give your body every advantage it can get in the battle against fat? Here are the best brews to start sipping for a slimmer, sleeker, more efficient fat-burning you.

1. White Tea - Breaks down stored fat

Best White Teas: Prince of Peace, Numi

Think of white tea as a workout in a cup. It actually works with your body in four different ways to promote fat-burning: It blocks the formation of new fat cells while simultaneously boosting lipolysis, the body’s process of breaking down stored fat, according to a study published in the journal Nutrition and Metabolism. Another group of researchers found that the tea is also a rich source of catechins, a type of antioxidant that triggers the release of fat from the cells and helps speed the liver’s ability to turn fat into energy. Brew this and burn fat.

2. Barberry - Blocks fat cells from growing

Best Barberry Teas: TerraVita, TeaHaven

The stem, fruit and root bark of the barberry shrub contains berberine–a powerful, naturally occurring, fat-frying chemical. A study conducted by Chinese researchers revealed that berberine can prevent weight gain and the development of insulin resistance in rats consuming a high-fat diet. Previous studies have also found that consuming the plant can boost energy expenditure and help decrease the number of receptors on the surface of fat cells, making them less apt to absorb incoming sources of fat.

3. Pu-erh Tea- Reduces belly flab

Best Pu-erh Tea: Prince of Peace, Uncle Lee's

This fermented Chinese tea deflates your fat cells! This tea has true fat-blasting potential. Sip a cup in the morning.


4. Oolong Tea - Burns a pound a week

Best Oolong tea: Prince of Peace, Uncle Lee's

This antioxidant-rich traditional Chinese drink not only helps keep cholesterol levels in check and aids digestion, it can also help rev up your metabolism. Like green tea, oolong is also packed with catechins, which boost weight loss efforts by improving the body’s ability to metabolise fat. A six-week Chinese study found that participants who regularly sipped the brew lost a pound a week!


5. Rooibos - Cuts new fat cell growth

Best Rooibos Tea: Bigelow, Numi, Uncle Lee's

This red, naturally sweet tea made from the leaves of the Rooibos bush are powerful fat-melters. According to South African researchers, polyphenols and flavonoids found in the plant inhibits adipogenesis, the formation of new fat cells by as much as 22 percent. The chemicals also aid fat metabolism. Sip this brew to help burn that stubborn bit of flab clinging to your middle, no diet necessary.

6. Green Tea - Breaks down fat cells

Best Green Teas: Yogi, Numi, Uncle Lee's

The substances in green tea increase levels of hormones that tell fat cells to break down fat. This releases fat into the bloodstream and makes it available as energy.

A number of studies show that green tea extract can boost the burning of fat. The effect is even stronger when exercising. Adding natural lemon to green tea will not only help you in losing weight, but also can add great taste to your drink.

Research shows you can burn 35-to-43% more fat during the day when you drink 3-to-5 cups of Green Tea.

7. Matcha Green Tea Powder - Increases metabolism to help burn fat and is the best green tea you can buy

Best Matcha Green Tea Powders: Eden, Organic Ceremonial Matcha

A long standing tradition of Japanese culture, Matcha Green Tea is the highest quality powdered green tea available. Made from the nutrient-rich young leaves picked from the tips of shade-grown Camellia sinensis plants, Matcha Green Tea is steamed, stemmed, and de-veined before being stone-ground into very fine powder. Matcha Green Tea powder is then stored away from light and oxygen in order to preserve its brilliant green color and antioxidant properties. This miracle elixir has been consumed for over a millennium in the Far East, and is now considered to be one of the most powerful superfoods on the market today.

Drinking Matcha Green Tea has been shown to increase metabolism and help the body burn fat about four times faster than average. Unlike many diet aides currently on the market, Matcha causes no negative side-effects such as increased heart rate and high blood pressure.

One of the other nice things about Matcha is all you have to do is whisk the powder in hot water to make it.  The modern way to froth the Matcha is to place it in a blender for 30 second. 
Laurel ♥