I love drinking Green tea and was wondering how many other people like it too and how much they drink a day. I like drinking loose leaf Japanese and Chinese Green Tea, matcha, and tea bags and drink between 3-5 cups a day.
yea its sucks i don't have a good source of income, i've been wanting to go to a Japanese Tea Ceremony. It has the koicha match made to thick syrup and taste perfect.As an agricultural product, I've found the taste to vary widely by variety and even season to season. You can become a serious tea afficianado if you have the inclination and the money. Most of the time I just have organic green or white tea that comes in bags from the supermarket but I do have some more rare teas. I like to go to the markets that serve asian immigrants and pick stuff at random just for fun.
what kind of chinese tea do you drink?I like Chinese green tea, the flavor is more bold/stronger.
Japanese green tea usually have a rice like taste to it. You can always have the option of buying with or without. Either way, it is too light for me.
Speaking of rare teas, I have seen the ones costing more than 50.00 a pound O_O
I try to get a minimum of 3 cups a day.
wow i remember learning that somewhereI read an article where some epidemiologists were trying to figure out why the British (who drink lots of tea) didn't have the same health benefits of asian populations who drink lots of tea.
It turns out that the British usually add a little milk to their tea and the casein from the milk binds to the polyphonols preventing them from exerting their beneficial effects. Something to think about when timing your tea around your protein drinks.
:lol:wow i remember learning that somewhere
goodpost
ps- who likes the english anyway?
I read an article where some epidemiologists were trying to figure out why the British (who drink lots of tea) didn't have the same health benefits of asian populations who drink lots of tea.
It turns out that the British usually add a little milk to their tea and the casein from the milk binds to the polyphonols preventing them from exerting their beneficial effects. Something to think about when timing your tea around your protein drinks.
:goodpost: never looked at it that wayId look to another explanation as well....the Japanese (and a good amount of chinese) take in a very high amount of iodine. Green tea has significant amounts of fluorine, which is not good for the CNS and especially for the thyroid and anywhere that iodine binds. So, the japanese take care of the fluorine by flushing it out with iodine...as we should. Ive since stopped drinking green tea due to the high fluorine content (i have in the past year suffered serious CNS issues and am now hypothyroid/hypoadrenal). But I will soon add it back in once I am not so damn iodine deficient.
Lesson to learn, if you drink green tea, take some iodine with it. Otherwise you might become iodine deficient and have thyroid and the 'bad estrogen metabolites' (2/16) issues. Pick up a bottle of Lugol's solution and add a a few drops to your water.
bump to this. anyone else confirm or deny this never heard about itId look to another explanation as well....the Japanese (and a good amount of chinese) take in a very high amount of iodine. Green tea has significant amounts of fluorine, which is not good for the CNS and especially for the thyroid and anywhere that iodine binds. So, the japanese take care of the fluorine by flushing it out with iodine...as we should. Ive since stopped drinking green tea due to the high fluorine content (i have in the past year suffered serious CNS issues and am now hypothyroid/hypoadrenal). But I will soon add it back in once I am not so damn iodine deficient.
Lesson to learn, if you drink green tea, take some iodine with it. Otherwise you might become iodine deficient and have thyroid and the 'bad estrogen metabolites' (2/16) issues. Pick up a bottle of Lugol's solution and add a a few drops to your water.
cant say i have, but he does give a good explanation to back his reasoningbump to this. anyone else confirm or deny this never heard about it
does red tea/roiboos help burn fat? think thats the only reason people drink it, tastes horrible anyway hahaAgree with Scottyo on the iodine thing. Took green tea extract for 1-2 years and ended up with high TSH probably because of the flouride. Caught it early, now take Lugol's and have high normal free t4 levels and waaaay better mood and energy levels.
I drink red tea/Roiboos every night as it relaxes me and is even higher than green tea in antioxidants...and no flouride issues that I know of. I'd take a kilo of L-Theanine a day if I could afford to. lol
It actually tastes pretty good with milk in it. I tried it when I was in England a few years ago because that's how the people I was staying with made it. It sounds weird until you try it, though.I read an article where some epidemiologists were trying to figure out why the British (who drink lots of tea) didn't have the same health benefits of asian populations who drink lots of tea.
It turns out that the British usually add a little milk to their tea and the casein from the milk binds to the polyphonols preventing them from exerting their beneficial effects. Something to think about when timing your tea around your protein drinks.
i'm not big on taking the green tea extract powders. since they have a higher concentration of green tea that is equal to ~ 10 cups (more or less) they are a lot easier to overdose on the caffeine and minerals whereas if you drink the tea you are able to control how much you put into your body.Agree with Scottyo on the iodine thing. Took green tea extract for 1-2 years and ended up with high TSH probably because of the flouride. Caught it early, now take Lugol's and have high normal free t4 levels and waaaay better mood and energy levels.
I drink red tea/Roiboos every night as it relaxes me and is even higher than green tea in antioxidants...and no flouride issues that I know of. I'd take a kilo of L-Theanine a day if I could afford to. lol
I'm curious how good that stuff actually is for you. There are a LOT of extra ingredients in the bottled, sweetened green tea. Sometimes I drink the Lipton Diet Green Tea, but for some reason, it just doesn't feel right. Way too many ingredients in that stuff.im a big green tea fan drink three 16oz bottles a day.
Possibly related to this:Agree with Scottyo on the iodine thing. Took green tea extract for 1-2 years and ended up with high TSH probably because of the flouride. Caught it early, now take Lugol's and have high normal free t4 levels and waaaay better mood and energy levels.
I drink red tea/Roiboos every night as it relaxes me and is even higher than green tea in antioxidants...and no flouride issues that I know of. I'd take a kilo of L-Theanine a day if I could afford to. lol
thats good, coffee sucks and it isn't good for you. I've even tried the Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee (supposedly the best tasting coffee in the world) and it just ok, thats it, nothing special. but i do love green tea.I take a 1 liter bottle, fill it with cold water, and toss in a bag of lipton (cheap) green tea, about an hour later it has filtered out into the water, and I found it didn't have that acidic film on top of the bottle you find when its added to hot water. Good topic, it seem like everything else taken in excess can be bad for you. I've been drinking way to much green tea over the last months, using it in place of coffee, I'll have to research the flouride, iodode issue.
if your saying coffee sucks there is something wrong with your logicthats good, coffee sucks and it isn't good for you. I've even tried the Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee (supposedly the best tasting coffee in the world) and it just ok, thats it, nothing special. but i do love green tea.
:lol: what did i say i hate it, what i meant to say was i kinda sorta like it a little sometimes. but i'll only drink the blue mountain or cappuccinos with honey and during winter.Insult the honor and integrity of coffee again and I will BAN you for life!!
Just kidding. I get a little crazy when someone talks smack about the bean.
:lol: is it drug. you need to go to the CA (Coffeeholics Anonymous) meetingsOnce you go hot, black and bitter you'll never be a quitter.
Been addicted to coffee since I was 9.
Hey, the bus stops in Chicago are freakin cold in the winter...well, they used to be anyway.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6975257/thats good, coffee sucks and it isn't good for you.
:goodpost: Thanks for posting that, YR. I wasn't aware of that one.
:thumbsup:Classic.As the saying around here goes..
"Don't be an alcoholic, son. Just be a drunk. Alcoholics have to attend meetings."
i stand corrected
LOL, no worries. Everything we ingest has good and bad qualities. Caffeine causes benign breast lumps which can be mistaken for breast cancer.....but it also lowers the chance of getting Parkinson's disease. On balance, I think a couple cups of coffee a day is a positive addition to the diet.i stand corrected
Sorry for chiming in late, but here's some more info on the green tea, fluorine, and thyroid connection:bump to this. anyone else confirm or deny this never heard about it
You in the Chi bio? Im ont the southside. Anywho...Once you go hot, black and bitter you'll never be a quitter.
Been addicted to coffee since I was 9.
Hey, the bus stops in Chicago are freakin cold in the winter...well, they used to be anyway.
YEA!!!! :head: :head: :head: :head: :head: :head:keep this thread going
waiting on more peeps to jump in and comment
ill drink green tea sometimes, but really like it without shuger
i have been taking 500mg pills 2-3 times daily but stopped everything presently
gotcha, yea the weather sucks. The food is pretty good.I grew up in Chi but moved to AZ, where I still am, when I was 13.
Miss the food and pizza..but that's about all.
Got some Lugol's coming in the mail. I'll just take a break from the green tea until it gets here. Thanks for the info, bioman.I'm wondering about the ECGC powders myself. I probably should get a batch tested as it's one of those things I did want to use for life.
I would maybe cut back but that's just me. I did actually show low thyroid numbers after being on a GT supp for many months so I tend to believe the flouride claims.
I do use iodine everyday and have felt markedly better since starting it. My last thyroid test had high normal range free T4. IMO, everyone should supplement with at least a few mg per day.
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