Many people know about the benefits of tea, but little is said about its dangers. Almost no one knows that tea can cause a state close to alcohol intoxication. This can happen if you drink too much strongly brewed tea. Signs that tea intoxication has come are manifested in dizziness and tinnitus. If you drink strong tea often, and especially on an empty stomach, you may begin to disturb the stomach.
Side effect
People who infrequently consume a tea drink are most susceptible to its influence. And for those who have any gastrointestinal diseases, it is not recommended to drink strong tea leaves, as it will irritate the walls of the stomach.
For those who tend to drink heavily fermented teas, switching to less fermented varieties can lead to intoxication. The first includes such types of tea as red, oolong and puer, the second – green and white tea.
Any tea should not be drunk on an empty stomach.
Intoxication can come from drinking tea that is too fresh, especially one that is picked 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.
Tips for drinking tea
• 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 without haste in a calm state.
• Do not drink tea in large quantities (the norm for tea is no more than 10 grams per day).
• Drink warm tea, not hot.
• Evenly distribute the amount of tea per day, do not drink the entire amount at once.
• Do not drink tea “waste”, seize it.
• Drink only fresh tea leaves while it has not had time to cool yet. It should take no more than an hour from the moment of brewing.
• Do not steep tea leaves for too long. Otherwise, undesirable compounds may form there.
• Consume tea with the right foods. The ideal snack for tea would be iron-free food. Since iron-containing products react with polyphenolic substances in tea.
• Do not drink tea right before meals, as studies have shown that in this case, the absorption of iron occurs only by 40%.
• Drink tea half an hour after or half an hour before meals.
• Do not drink medicines with tea, as tea eliminates all their beneficial effects on the body. The tannins found in tea react to the drug, and they may be poorly absorbed or not absorbed at all, precipitating.
Remember that 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 there are actively multiplying pathogens.
If you notice that tea, having stood for a long time, nevertheless, has not deteriorated, then it can be used as a medicine. But not inside, but outside.
Thanks to the fluorine and tannic acids contained 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 periodontal disease.
Yesterday’s tea leaves can help with reddening of the eye proteins. 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.