Perhaps you know this already, but drinking tea makes you smarter! A new study examines the connection between daily tea consumption and brain health. Ever wanted to improve your mental game? Drinking tea may be the place to start.

This study, published in Aging, says, “habitual tea drinking has positive effects on brain organization and leads to greater efficiency in functional and structural connectivity”.  Then the study goes on to say that tea helps with cognitive function, mood, and circulation. However, this doesn’t happen overnight. Many study participants drank tea for 25 years or more.

One of the authors compared the positive mental effects of drinking tea to traveling on a road. You can either take a straight route, or one that twists and turns. Tea helps the brain build clear, direct paths. The cranial cocktail of L-theanine, caffeine, and antioxidants work together to build a more efficient, happier, healthier, smarter you.

As if you needed another reason to drink more tea. Hats off to Camellia sinensis and all the tea we love to drink. From this formidable plant come so many tea choices: green tea, white tea, oolong tea, dark tea, yellow tea, and black tea! Drink daily, and drink high quality tea. You might find your step a little lighter, and arrive earlier than everyone else—with a smile on your face.

Read more about how drinking tea makes you smarter at:

Scientists have found a new benefit of drinking tea for the brain

And a lot more about it in Aging:

Habitual tea drinking modulates brain efficiency: evidence from brain connectivity evaluation