Most of us would not have heard the word ‘Po Cha’ till now. This ‘Po Cha’ is also called as butter tea. Prepared from tea leaves, yak butter, water and salt, this butter tea is consumed by those people who are living in Himalayan places. This is a highly favourable drink of the people of Tibet. Many people also add butter to their tea or coffee in their paleo diet.
There are many health benefits of consuming this butter tea. They are
Helps in weight loss - It is revealed that when this butter tea is consumed by us it reduces the appetite plus it helps to burn more fat as energy. Our metabolism is boosted without causing us to feel hungry and this is possible due to caffeine in this butter tea that works as a stimulant. A feel of fullness for long periods of time is got when we consume butter tea.
Superb for brain health - Antioxidants in butter tea plays great role in reversing the damage due to free radicals and then it lowers the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s diseases etc. It is said that our focus plus attention would be improved by having this butter tea.
Digestion is improved - Drinking butter tea does superbly in improving the symptoms of poor digestion such as bloating, dyspepsia etc. The stomach acid levels get reduced by intake of butter tea.
Good for heart health - The presence of high content of healthy linolenic acid in butter tea reduces the bad cholesterol levels in us and our heart health is maintained well.