What is your favorite kind of tea?

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I was reading one of my favorite yoga blogs Everything Yoga and I was thrilled to read about one of my favorite pass times, drinking tea. As I've come to yoga, I've fallen even more in love with tea and all its health benefits. It's a natural cure for a host of ailments. So I decided to take an in depth look at the medicinal qualities of many of the teas I love. You can find a tea to treat whatever ails you.

I use whole tea leave teas and I seep them in a French press instead of using tea bags. Tea bags have quite a bit of extra packaging that's just not necessary, and additionally, they're often a lower quality. Just like purchasing nutritional supplements, you'll want to get the good stuff so that it's processed minimally.

Keep reading to learn how to choose the right tea.