6 Different Types of Tea for 6 Different Moods

A cup of tea heals emotional wounds, alleviates sickness and makes cold weather more bearable, even enjoyable.

Tea humanizes complete strangers and dissolves cultural barriers. If I know that your kitchen cupboards are stuffed with different types of tea bags and tea leaves, I will probably like you.

And let’s remind ourselves of all those health benefits of tea that people keep raving about, for good reason. Tea contains beneficial antioxidants that help fight cancer. Tea also boosts the immune system, increases mental alertness, lowers stress hormone levels and can help you sleep.

Which tea best suits your emotional and physical needs right now? Here is a handy guide.

Need a Quick Pick-Me-Up? Drink Black Tea. Black tea is Coffee Lite for those of you wanting to cut back on your coffee but still needing that perky caffeine fix. The strong flavor will reinvigorate your senses and get your mental gears running for the rest of the day.

Want to Feel Healthy and Refreshed? Try White Tea. White tea has the least amount of caffeine and contains the most antioxidants. As it is the least processed tea compared to other tea types, it has a light flavor that will go down smoothly.

Need Some Stress-Relief? Try Green Tea. Green tea has a natural, grassy, neutral flavor that is perfect for stress relief. Plus, it is not loaded with as much caffeine as black tea.

Need Some Creative Inspiration? Try Indian Chai Tea. Indian chai tea is a multifaceted taste palette loaded with different spices and nuances. Whether you drink it straight or with some cream and honey, consider having this drink within arm’s reach for your creative brainstorming sessions.

Feeling Physically Under the Weather? Try Fruit-Flavored Tea. Orange tea, lemon tea, raspberry tea: the options are endless. Drink up for sore throats, body aches and general under-the-weather-ness. Too bad cough medicine doesn’t taste more like this.

Need to Quench Your Thirst? Try Cold Oolong or Barley Tea. Found in most Asian supermarkets, getting a cold bottle of these teas is the perfect way to satisfy your thirst on a hot day. With ice, please.

Got other tea suggestions? Just feel like singing the praises of tea? Share them in the comments below!

Read more: All recipes, Drinks, Health, chai tea, green tea, oolong tea, stress relief, tea

Disclaimer: The views expressed above are solely those of the author and may not reflect those of
Care2, Inc., its employees or advertisers.

Alyssa R.

8:51PM PST on Dec 1, 2011

Wooooooo! Go tea! I love my chai.

send a green star

Monika K.

5:19AM PDT on Aug 25, 2011

Cool.

Susan B.

1:40PM PDT on Aug 22, 2011

A lot of the herbal teas are caffeine free, especially the fruit teas. I grow peppermint in my garden which makes an excellent tea when dried and it's great for an upset stomach.

Abbe A.

10:50PM PDT on Jun 12, 2011

These are all caffeinated. What about the herbal ones that might serve the same function?

Abhilasha D.

3:31AM PDT on Jun 1, 2011

Thats an extremely interesting article and has gotten me really curious about 'white tea' :)
Btw, just off-record, I'm an Indian and pretty famous in my modest social-circles for the tea I make..Infact, we have tea-parties off and on where my parents' friends insist on me preparing their mugs of tea, with the varied permutation and combinations of spices I add to stir their taste buds.
Incidently, in a conversation with a German friend recently I heard about the whole gung-ho 'bt a 'chai tea' in Europe and it got me to chuckle, because 'chai' means 'tea' itself in India. So the concept of 'Chai Tea' which is such a Doppel von Moppel took me by pleasant surprise.. because its something so commonplace here that I never realised the immense nutritive value it actually with-held! :)

Helena K.

5:44AM PDT on May 26, 2011

good ides, useful! thanks!

Kip M.

2:08AM PDT on May 25, 2011

thankyou

Anthony A.

6:20PM PDT on May 8, 2011

This is reallly cool, thanks alot for this article..i will defnitley buy some indian chai tea, and black tea! THANK YOU

Mrs M.

5:33AM PDT on May 8, 2011

Not sure which one is for "kids throw junk all over their bedroom floors," but please tell me! :-)