Drinking tea can promote health preservation, but it's important to remember that there are taboos. Developing bad tea drinking habits can lead to adverse effects. Below are some bad tea drinking habits related to traditional Chinese medicine. Correct them, and let your body say YES!
Bad Habit One: Drinking tea on an empty stomach. Traditional Chinese medicine says that you must never drink tea on an empty stomach. This is because doing so dilutes gastric juices, reduces digestive function, and causes undesirable components in the tea leaves to enter the bloodstream in large quantities, potentially triggering symptoms like dizziness, heart palpitations, and weakness in the limbs. Therefore, for the sake of health, it is recommended not to drink tea before meals.
Bad Habit Two: Drinking the first brew. We all know that generally, the first infusion of tea should not be drunk. This is because tea leaves inevitably get contaminated with pesticides and other harmful substances during cultivation and processing, leaving some residue on the surface. This also explains the reason for rinsing the cup with the first brew.
Bad Habit Three: Drinking tea immediately after meals. Many people like to have a cup of tea after a meal to aid digestion and achieve weight loss effects. But do you know the correct time to drink tea after a meal? The answer is: one hour after eating. This is because tea contains a large amount of tannic acid, which can react with the iron in food, forming substances that are difficult to dissolve. Long-term tea drinking after meals can lead to iron deficiency in the body and may even induce anemia.
Bad Habit Four: Drinking tea during menstruation. Drinking tea during menstruation can easily induce or worsen premenstrual syndrome. Studies have shown that habitual tea drinkers are 2.4 times more likely to experience menstrual tension syndrome than non-tea drinkers, and those who drink more than 4 cups a day have a risk 3 times higher. Therefore, it is not advisable to drink tea during menstruation. Women should remember to avoid tea during their periods.
Bad Habit Five: Drinking tea at night. Drinking tea at night can help digest food, which is true, but not all teas are suitable for nighttime consumption. It is suggested to drink black tea at night. Because black tea is fully fermented, it is less stimulating. For those with weak spleen and stomach, adding some milk to black tea can have a warming effect on the stomach, which works very well. Secondly, use fewer tea leaves when brewing tea at night, and don't make it too strong, to avoid affecting sleep. For those who often suffer from insomnia, it's better to avoid drinking tea at night altogether.
Bad Habit Six: Preferring new tea. New tea should not be consumed in large quantities, and tea stored for less than half a month should definitely not be drunk. This is because new tea has a short storage time and contains relatively high amounts of unoxidized polyphenols, aldehydes, alcohols, and other substances, which have a strong irritating effect on the gastrointestinal mucosa and can easily lead to stomach problems.
Bad Habit Seven: Drinking the same tea all year round. Different teas are suitable for different climates and seasons to achieve good health preservation effects. For example, flower tea is suitable for spring, green tea for summer, oolong tea for autumn, and black tea for winter.
Bad Habit Eight: Drinking tea with ulcer disease. People with ulcers should absolutely not drink tea because the caffeine in tea promotes gastric acid secretion, increases stomach acid concentration, and can induce ulcers or even perforation. The consequences can be very serious. Normally, drinking tea on an empty stomach is already bad for the stomach, and it's even more unsuitable for those with gastrointestinal ulcers. Drinking tea in this case does not preserve health but causes significant harm.
Get rid of these bad tea drinking habits, and let your body say YES, say fantastic!
Editor: Tea Bubble Network Xiong Er