It turns out that many of us make mistakes in the tea party, which are harmful to our body.
Cup of tea in the morning for many of us, ritual is a part of Breakfast, and a charge of vivacity for the whole day. But, unfortunately, not everyone knows about the drinking culture of this Oriental drink. The wrong tea intake can even harm the body. So you should know what not to do with tea in any case.
Drinking tea on an empty stomach
In this case, tea can cause the suppression of secretion of gastric juice and to reduce the total content of acid and bile in the stomach. It is important to know. That tea can affect the body’s absorption of protein and other nutrients. If you drink tea on an empty stomach, gastric mucosa is stimulated, leading to loss of appetite.
Drinking too hot tea
Hot tea as well, and any other heated drink excessively, will irritate and burn the throat, esophagus and stomach lining. Systematic abuse of hot tea over time can lead to scarring. Experts recommend drinking tea a temperature not above 56 degrees.
To drink strong tea
Too strong tea contains caffeine, which over time will adversely affect health, causing headaches, insomnia, dehydration, problems. Therefore it is necessary to meet the recommended dosage of tea on the kettle and monitor the brewing process.
Too long to brew tea
When tea is brewed too long, it is too strong, sometimes even with a touch of bitterness. Experts this tea is strongly not recommended to drink it already destroyed all the vitamins, antioxidants and amino acids. This little drink that is tasteless, so also are harmful.
To brew the tea too many times
Not worth saving – good leaf teas can be brewed only 3 or 4 times. Otherwise, you will not get a flavored drink. Flavored teas should be brewed only 1 or 2 times. Exception – highly fermented PU-erh and “sustainable” Oolong tea can be brewed 5-6 times.
Drink large amounts of tea before a meal
Drinking a lot of tea before a meal blunts the ability to distinguish the flavors, making the food tasteless. Also, it will slow down the digestion of protein in the body. You should definitely do a break in for 20-30 minutes before eating, so that digestion was thank you.
Drinking tea immediately after a meal
Tannins tea quickly bind with protein and iron, contained in food, and prevent their absorption by the body. It is recommended to drink tea not earlier, than through 30 minutes after a meal.
To wash down medicine tea
All the same tannin can cause problems, absorbing any medication, and preventing their absorption by the body. Laminating, tannins tannins constitute which medications give a precipitate. Better drink all the medications with plain water.
To drink yesterday’s tea
Yesterday’s tea not only loses all its benefits, but for a while it becomes a breeding ground for bacteria and fungi, which can be very dangerous for our body. So, if you’ve forgotten the tea in the teapot in the evening, mercilessly pour it in the morning and drink only freshly brewed tea.
