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GABA Oolong

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$10.39 $13.85 In stock

Category: Oolong

GABA Oolong tea offers a rich, roasted, nutty flavor, good for multiple steeps. This toasty oolong stands on its own. The flavor is complex, as multiple layers reveal themselves as you drink this tea.

GABA Oolong can increase the natural levels of Gamma Amino Butyric Acid (GABA) in the body. Under typical conditions, tea is oxidized with oxygen (aerobic), producing glutamic acid in the tea leaves. Processed anaerobically with nitrogen (instead of oxygen), nearly all glutamic acid is replaced with GABA.

A naturally occurring amino acid in your body, GABA aids the central nervous, immune, and endocrine systems. GABA reduces neural excitability throughout the nervous system, and is also directly responsible for the regulation of muscle tone.

Additional research links GABA Oolong to many health benefits, including:

  • lower blood pressure
  • reduce stress/anxiety
  • lower cholesterol
  • increase mental alertness/acuity
  • reduce Alzheimer plaque
  • fight schizophrenia /Parkinson's disease
  • stabilize blood pressure
  • better REM sleep

Finally, GABA Oolong is rich in antioxidants, which can help keep free radicals at bay in our bodies.

Additional information: 3 Amazing Benefits of GABA, Psychology Today

Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Adam W. ★★★★★

I was skeptical about the GABA thing, but the flavor won me over by steep three. It keeps giving this toasted, nutty depth without turning bitter, and I've been brewing the same leaves all afternoon.

Owen N. ★★★★★

The roasted, nutty flavor is exactly what I want in an oolong, and it holds up through at least four steeps without going flat. I've been drinking it plain in the afternoons and it doesn't need anything added.

William L. ★★★★★

Didn't expect the flavor to keep shifting like this, but each steep tastes a little different. Toasty and nutty without being heavy. Still going strong on my fourth pour, which is more than I get from most oolongs.