How Does Tea Affect Your Health?

Tea has long been renowned for its benefits on your health. The fact that it’s almost next to no calories (and some variants being zero calories) is a huge boon right from the start. Not having to worry about weight gain in the slightest when drinking such a healing and delicious drink is amazing.

But the true benefits of tea are the antioxidants. Having such things in a drink and consuming it on a daily basis helps to ward off cancerous cells down the road, something that coffee drinkers can’t claim as boldly. Both drinks contain caffeine, yet the overpowering effects of antioxidants in your body from day to day simply makes tea a clear winner of health, in my book.

Just as well, green tea goes another step further by being even lower in caloric value and sometimes having zero caffeine at all. While some people see this as a bad thing, I welcome no caffeine. Caffeine, just like nicotine, is an addictive chemical that will make you want to drink more. In my opinion, I don’t want to be addicted to anything but rather have control over my intake of that thing.

But how does tea affect your teeth?

Much in the same way that coffee and red wine have tannins that can stain your teeth if you’re someone who drinks multiple cups a day, black tea can do the same. Luckily, green tea doesn’t stain your teeth whatsoever, so again 1 point to green tea.

Tea is one of those things that far more consumed around the world than it is in the States, and I think we could learn something from other cultures that make tea a core part of their diet. The more you drink, the better off you are. This will also mean you’re consuming less coffee, no alcohol, and less soda simply because you’re busy drinking tea instead.

When you drink your tea, I’d suggest going easy on the sugar, honey, or milk simply because that’s where you’ll see calories start to build up and sugar levels start to take over. And we all know sugar’s effect on our teeth if we don’t brush our teeth or at least rinse with water after consuming something laden with sugar.

As always, be mindful of what you’re consuming. There’s no point in having something healthy if you have too much of it. Get into tea as something you’re really quite interested in and you’ll end up making a great life choice for yourself.

Ensuring Dental Hygiene for Kids

When we talk about dental hygiene in kids, it is never too early to start anything to ensure better oral health of those little fellows. The risk of tooth decays starts as soon as the teeth start erupting. According to American Academy of Pediatrics, tooth decay in children is the common illness in children across USA. Nevertheless, the good news is that tooth decay is not something which cannot be prevented. In fact, it can be prevented pretty easily. You just have to establish good dental hygiene in kids.

Eruption of primary teeth

It’s not just about the cleanliness of primary teeth. You should start taking care of your child’s oral health before the eruption of primary teeth. At the age of 6 – 9 months, the children should get the eruption of teeth started. By the age of 3, there should be at least 20 primary teeth in the mouth. If your child is not having the primary teeth erupting at the age of 6 – 9, you should consider consulting the dentist. Generally, it’s a good idea to take your child to the dentist at the age of 6 months but it should not be later than 1 year of age.

Cleaning primary teeth

Before the eruption of primary teeth, the gums of baby need to be cleaned with the help of a rag. After eruption of the tooth, the use of brush and water should be brought into the action. Baby teeth need to be cleaned after the breakfast and before bedtime every day.

During the age of 12 – 24 months, children should be taught the use of child toothbrush. Toothpaste of the size of a pea needs to be applied to the toothbrush. Unless your family dentist recommends the use of fluoride toothpaste, it should be avoided in the case of children because they cannot spit out the toothpaste. The reason is that most of the areas in US get the supply of fluoridated water. You don’t want your child to ingest too much of fluoride.

In the early few years, your child may not be able to learn and stick to the dental hygiene routine in ideal way but you need to be persistent. You will have to teach your kids about brushing and flossing. Flossing is specifically difficult for the children of younger ages but consistent learning can help them in getting their hands on flossing even before they get their adult teeth.

Make sure to take your child to every dental visit on time. These dental visits are going to give your child a nice foundation for maintaining better oral health in the rest of the life.