People who drink tea infrequently are most susceptible to its influence. And for those who have any diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, it is not recommended to drink strong tea leaves, as it will irritate the walls of the stomach.
Those who most often consume teas served with strong fermentation, switching to less fermented varieties, may experience a state of intoxication. The former include such types of tea as red, oolong and pu-erh tea, the latter – green and white tea.
Any tea should not be drunk on an empty stomach.
Drunkenness can come after drinking too fresh tea, especially one that was harvested in early spring. This tea has a high content of caffeine and other active, aromatic substances. This further stimulates the central nervous system, hence the feeling of intoxication.
• How should tea be consumed to minimize its negative effects? Here are the basic rules:
• Drink tea at the right time, not on an empty stomach. Otherwise, dizziness and nervous tics may occur.
• Drink tea slowly and calmly.
• Do not drink tea in large quantities (the norm for tea is not more than 10 grams per day).
• Drink warm tea, not hot tea.
• Evenly distribute the amount of tea per day, do not drink the whole amount at once.
• Do not drink tea “wasted”, eat it.
• Drink only fresh tea leaves before they have cooled down. It should take no more than an hour from the moment of brewing.
• Do not brew tea leaves for too long. Otherwise, unwanted compounds may form there.
• Drink tea with the right foods. An ideal snack for tea is an iron-free meal. Since iron-containing products react with polyphenolic substances in tea.
• Do not drink tea right before meals, as studies have shown that only 40% of iron is absorbed in this case.
• Drink tea half an hour after or half an hour before meals.
• Do not take medicines with tea, as tea eliminates all their beneficial effects on the body. The tannin in tea reacts to the medicine and they may be poorly absorbed or not absorbed at all, precipitating.
Remember yesterday’s tea leaves are poison. If the tea has stood for at least a day, then vitamins and nutrients almost completely disappear in it. But pathogens are actively multiplying there.
If you notice that the tea, after standing for a long time, nevertheless, has not deteriorated, then it can be used as a medicine. But not inward, but outwardly.
Thanks to the fluoride and tannic acids in tea, it can counteract capillary bleeding. This problem usually occurs with various purulent lesions of the oral cavity, inflammation and eczema, as well as with periodontal disease.
Yesterday’s brew can help with reddening of the whites of the eyes. You can feel freshness in your mouth just by rinsing your mouth with tea.
By choosing the right time for taking and calculating the rate for tea, you can find a healthy drink and strengthen your health with it.