Weight Loss
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition announced in 2012 that tea drinkers, particularly women, are capable of losing weight more quickly than those who don't drink any tea. Tea drinkers are also more likely to have a lower body mass index and total body fat.
Relaxant
L-theanine is an amino acid that causes tea drinkers to experience a state of calm and ease, thanks to the increase in alpha brain wave activity. Along with improving your overall mood, L-theanine also contributes to reducing depression and anxiety.
Energizer
Caffeine is a naturally occurring compound in tea, and is available in a higher concentration in black teas, such as Earl Grey. This is nature's pick-me-up, and offers improved alertness and arousal to tea drinkers.
When working together, Caffeine and L-theanine are a dream team. You have the alertness and attention from caffeine, but also the calmness and relaxation of the L-theanine. In effect, this gives you a calm mental state, an increased speed of perception, improved concentration and attention, reduced fatigue, and an overall improvement in performance.
The combination of caffeine and L-theanine is unlike anything else found in nature.
Hydration
Because of a high potassium content, Earl Grey Tea promotes fluid balance and helps your body stay hydrated longer.
Oral Hygiene
One of the lesser known benefits of Earl Grey tea is its ability to prevent oral wear and tear. The antioxidant catechin is well documented in its ability to fight oral infections. Earl Grey takes the next step with providing you fluoride, a compound found to provide protection against cavities and other forms of tooth decay.
Tea stains aside, your teeth will thank you for drinking Earl Grey.
Digestive Aid
The caffeine found in tea can help relieve constipation and the bergamot oil of Earl Grey is especially useful for calming an upset stomach and relieving acid reflux and nausea. Together, they give your digestive system the boost it needs to get through difficult times.
Fever Relief
Bergamot oil is a tasty way to relieve yourself of a fever. By stimulating hormone secretion, bergamot oil causes your body to find hormonal balance at an elevated level, relieving you of a fever.
Cholesterol Regulation
The Journal of Functional Foods released a study in 2014 claiming that Earl Grey Tea's bergamot oil could help the body maintain cholesterol balance.
The researchers used concentrations of bergamot oil enzymes on the proteins infamous for disrupting healthy cholesterol balance and found the oil to be very effective in lowering "bad" LDL cholesterol levels while increasing "good" HDL cholesterol levels.'
Cholesterol imbalance is one of the leading pathways to deadly heart disease, giving you yet another reason to love Earl Grey tea.