How to drink tea healthily and beware of eight misunderstandings about drinking tea in spring

　　Drinking tea depends on your constitution. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that people’s constitutions are divided into hot and dry, and cold and deficient. Tea leaves are also divided into cool and warm through different production processes, so drinking tea with different constitutions also requires attention. People with a hot and dry constitution should drink herbal tea, while those with a weak and cold constitution should drink warm tea.

　　It's best to drink black tea in the evening. Because green tea is a non-fermented tea, it has a high polyphenol content and maintains its original properties, and is relatively irritating; black tea is a fully fermented tea, and although its polyphenol content is low, it has undergone a "maturation" process and has weak irritation, is relatively gentle and mild, and is suitable for drinking at night. Especially for people with weak spleen and stomach, adding some milk when drinking black tea can have a certain stomach-warming effect.

　　However, for people who are easily agitated or sensitive, have poor sleep conditions and are weak, it is better to drink less or no tea at night. In addition, when drinking tea at night, put less tea leaves and don't make the tea too strong. The best time to drink tea is after dinner, because drinking tea on an empty stomach will harm the body, especially for people who do not drink tea often. It will inhibit the secretion of gastric juice, hinder digestion, and in severe cases can cause "tea drunkenness" such as palpitations and headaches.

　　Eight Misunderstandings about Drinking Tea

　　1. Like to drink new tea

　　Because new tea has a short storage time, it contains more unoxidized polyphenols, aldehydes, alcohols and other substances, which have a strong stimulating effect on human gastrointestinal mucosa and can easily induce Stomach problems . Therefore, you should drink less new tea, and avoid drinking new tea that has been stored for less than half a month.

　　2. Drink tea for the first time

　　Since tea leaves are contaminated by pesticides and other harmful substances during cultivation and processing, there are always certain residues on the surface of the tea leaves. Therefore, if the tea has a cleansing effect, it should be discarded.

　　3. Drink tea on an empty stomach

　　Drinking tea on an empty stomach can dilute gastric juice, reduce digestive function, and increase the absorption rate with water, causing a large amount of undesirable components in the tea to enter the bloodstream, causing symptoms such as dizziness, palpitation, and weakness in hands and feet.

　　4. Drink tea after meals

　　Tea contains a large amount of tannic acid. Tannic acid can react with iron in food to form new substances that are difficult to dissolve. Over time, it can cause iron deficiency in the human body and even induce iron deficiency syndrome. anemia disease. The correct way is: drink tea one hour after a meal.

　　5、fever drink tea

　　Tea contains theophylline, which has the effect of raising body temperature. Drinking tea for patients with fever is tantamount to "adding fuel to the fire."

　　6. Ulcer patients drink tea

　　in tea coffee Because it can promote gastric acid secretion, increase gastric acid concentration, induce ulcers and even perforation.

　　7. Drink tea during menstruation

　　Drinking tea during menstruation, especially strong tea, can induce or aggravate menstrual syndrome. Medical experts have found that compared with those who do not drink tea, those who drink tea are 2.4 times more likely to suffer from menstrual stress, and those who drink more than 4 cups of tea a day are three times more likely to develop menstrual stress.

　　8. Unchanging

　　The climate varies throughout the year, so the types of tea you drink should be adjusted accordingly. It is advisable to drink scented tea in spring. Scented tea can dissipate the cold evil accumulated in the body during the winter and promote the growth of human yang. It is advisable to drink green tea in summer. Green tea has a bitter and cold nature and taste. It can clear away heat, cool down, detoxify, enhance gastrointestinal function, promote digestion, and prevent diarrhea、skin Sores, boils, infections, etc. It is advisable to drink green tea in autumn. Green tea is neither cold nor hot. It can completely eliminate residual heat in the body, restore sweetness and warmth, and make people feel refreshed. Black tea is advisable to drink in winter. Black tea is sweet and warm, rich in protein, and has a certain nourishing function.

　　The correct way to brew green tea

　　1. When brewing green tea, the water temperature should be controlled at around 80℃~90℃. If you are brewing green tea powder, just brew it with warm water at about 40°C to 60°C. The serving size is 2 grams of green tea powder with 450cc of boiled water.

　　2. Do not drink the first brew of tea. Shake it with hot water and then pour it away.

　　3. The brewed tea should be drank within 30 to 60 minutes, otherwise the nutrients in the tea will become unstable.

　　4. Green tea powder should not be brewed too thickly, otherwise it will affect the secretion of gastric juice. It is best not to drink it on an empty stomach.