Tea & Season 1

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Tea for different season:

Something that I read online, different tea leaves and tea are produced at a different time of the year.
Tea is thought to be good for the body, for example, some may good for curing a cold, allergy or pain…etcetc.

The tea for Spring is:  Herbal Tea (Jasmine and lemongrass, peppermint)
It is believed that to remove the “cold symptom”and the feeling of tiredness inside the body; the person may feel refreshed again after taking the herbal tea.

* The “cold/yin” here is referring the body type,
People with cold symptom means not that their body temp. is low, but may have lower pulse rate, slow movement, lower metabolism.

10 things to avoid

Know how to drink and enjoy a cup of tea….

1. Don’t drink tea with empty stomach
    - it hurts the organs
2.  Don’t drink it when it is super duper hot
   - if you drink it for a long time, it damages the organs.  - Studies show that people who frequently drink the tea that has a temperature of 62 Celus have problems with stomach.
   Best temperature is 56 Celus or below
   - hurt your the throat, stomach and esophagus
3.  Don’t drink tea after having alcohol
   - Ethanol/Alcohol (From your alcohol drink) and theophylline (from the tea leaves) will be absorbed by the kidney constantly and make your kidney work harder or cause harm to the kidney
4.  Don’t drink strong tea
   - Too much Caffeine that could cause headache and insomnia
5.  Don’t steep the tea for a long time
   - It will become bitter and lose its flavour and leave it for too long, it may contaminated by the enviornment and cause bacteria to develop
6.  A tea bag or tea can only brew for 3-4 cups of tea
   - You can get 50% of flavor or tea from the 1st cup of tea you brew
   30% for the 2nd cup
   10% for the 3rd cup
   1-3% for the 4th cup of teaIf you continue to brew it for the next cup of tea, all you will get is the harmful substance.
7.  Don’t drink tea before meal/eating
   - It lower your appetite.
8.  Don’t drink tea straight away after having meal/eating
   - Best time to have a cup of tea – one hour after the meal because tea contain tannic acid and make it harder to digest the protein and iron we have from food.
9.  Don’t mix or dirnk with medicine
   - Affect the absorption and th effectiveness of medicine
10.  Don’t drink the tea that left over for a long time
    - If the tea left it for too long and not drinking it, the vitamins will be lost, and the protein and glucose inside the tea would develop as bacteria.