When you think of tea, you may already associate this word with “lots of health benefits!!!” but you probably also think only of green tea, or white tea.

Many Chinese teas deliver the same numerous health benefits, and offer more of a variety for the taste buds. Rooibos tea is a slightly sweet red tea that is an excellent and tasty source for antioxidants. In the long term, these antioxidants work to prevent and protect your body from major diseases such as cancer or heart related diseases.

In the short term, the antioxidants of rooibos tea will help prevent common colds and the flu by strengthening your immune system and protecting against common germs and viruses. Drinking a cup of rooibos tea everyday will help boost metabolism and cleanse the body of harmful toxins.

Continuous consumption of rooibos tea promotes weight loss and anti-aging benefits as well as a nice radiant glow all over your skin. Because rooibos tea provides health benefits that you’ll notice on the inside as well as the outside, there are so many reasons to try it!

Rooibos tea has a slightly sweet taste so there is no need to add sweetener, and it is a nice tea for those who aren’t fond of the bitter flavor many teas have without sweeteners. One of the greatest benefits found in rooibos tea is naturally caffeine free. In fact, a cup of rooibos tea before bedtime can be soothing and help you relax if you are suffering insomnia or stress.