Drinking Tea Really Helps
hl05
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Recently, I've been eating and drinking healthier to help maintain my weight. I've been drinking lots of green tea as they boost your metabolism and such, and I really can feel a difference. Or maybe it's just my obsession speaking lo. Also, I've recently been introduced to tartary buckwheat tea and love it. It has a bunch of health benefits, while helping to prevent accumulation of body fat (read that from multiple sources). I think that was pretty amazing and I do really feel that it's helped me maintain my weight. I don't know where you can buy it online, but the person I've been buying it from plans on distributing it online soon if anyone is interested in that.
There are tons of beneficial teas that are amazing for boosting your metabolism and helping with maintaining your weight. Not to mention, sipping on tea throughout the day really curbs your appetite so you end up consuming less. Just an idea for you all! Hope this helps some people! I just wanted to share my love of teas and the wonders it's done for my body and skin (suffered from acne).
There are tons of beneficial teas that are amazing for boosting your metabolism and helping with maintaining your weight. Not to mention, sipping on tea throughout the day really curbs your appetite so you end up consuming less. Just an idea for you all! Hope this helps some people! I just wanted to share my love of teas and the wonders it's done for my body and skin (suffered from acne).
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I love tea! Especially green tea. But I'm a big fan of all sorts of tea. Green tea with jasmine and some honey? yum!0
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I like green tea.. kind of pricey here.. ive been drinking sweet tea.. I need to switch to no sugar tea.. can u count that as a water? thanks.. good luck with your journey0
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Personally I dont give a thought to the health benefits of tea, but I do adore all sorts of tea. I cant stand plain still water, and dont really like to drink much pop or juice (too sweet) and too much coffee makes me anxious, SO, I drink a lot of tea! Especially at night0
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I have a terrible habit of snacking late in the evening, even if I'm not really hungry. Eating because I'm bored, more likely. I find that peppermint, ginger or liquorice tea work as a great substitute for eating.0
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I do enjoy the tastes of teas myself, green tea being one my fav. The only downside is that most teas I like have caffeine and I really cannot deal with caffeine. I also really enjoy drinking brown rice green tea for the roasted flavor, and spearmint tea in the winter is really refreshing. If anyone knows of any good caffeine-free teas that taste good, let me know! I'll be sure to take your recommendation.0
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Thanks for all the responses! I do love drinking tea, more so for the taste than the health benefits, although they are an added bonus!I like green tea.. kind of pricey here.. ive been drinking sweet tea.. I need to switch to no sugar tea.. can u count that as a water? thanks.. good luck with your journey
Sweet tea is essentially black tea with bags of sugar added. And black tea is a tea that contains caffeine. Caffeinated teas are diuretic meaning that you empty your bladder more often, which can be dehydrating even though water is hydrating. As such, you'll need to drink water separately to rehydrate yourself. I'm not too sure about the technicalities about counting water and such when drinking tea to balance it out however! Hope that helps.If anyone knows of any good caffeine-free teas that taste good, let me know! I'll be sure to take your recommendation.
The tartary buckwheat tea that I mentioned is caffeine free, and it also has a similar taste to brown rice green tea (nutty, roasted flavour). Herbal teas are usually caffeine free, although I'm not too sure about the tastes. There's always the option of purchasing decafed tea leaves as well. I have decafed green tea. However, I've heard that the health benefits of decafed teas are lessened, so if you're into that you may want to forgo that option.0 -
Started drinking hot green tea first thing in the morning followed by fresh squeezed lemon water throughout the day. I am just starting my weight loss journey today, so trying to get it right! 75 lbs to goal.0
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Good luck with your journey! Oh, if you ever find yourself craving something sweet to drink, just add a bit of lemon juice, some honey and hot water. Curbs that craving for sweets! It taste amazing once you figure out the right ratio of the lemon, honey, and water.0
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Recently, I've been eating and drinking healthier to help maintain my weight. I've been drinking lots of green tea as they boost your metabolism and such, and I really can feel a difference. Or maybe it's just my obsession speaking lo. Also, I've recently been introduced to tartary buckwheat tea and love it. It has a bunch of health benefits, while helping to prevent accumulation of body fat (read that from multiple sources). I think that was pretty amazing and I do really feel that it's helped me maintain my weight. I don't know where you can buy it online, but the person I've been buying it from plans on distributing it online soon if anyone is interested in that.
There are tons of beneficial teas that are amazing for boosting your metabolism and helping with maintaining your weight. Not to mention, sipping on tea throughout the day really curbs your appetite so you end up consuming less. Just an idea for you all! Hope this helps some people! I just wanted to share my love of teas and the wonders it's done for my body and skin (suffered from acne).
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yeah I am at 203 right now my goal weight is 160. seems soooooooooooooooo far away0
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Hey Ya'll
I'm brand spankin' new here, but I've drank tea all my life and it never caused me to go to the bathroom more. Now let me clarify a bit. There are times where I have drank soda and it made me go lots! When u switched back to tea I didn't go as often. Caffeine affects different people different ways. So don't get your cart before the horse! Just like one poster said coffee makes them jittery but doesn't make me that way. Just because tea makes some go more than others doesn't make it true for all. But isn't that true with everything? It is if you think about it.????0 -
someone told me saffron tea is suppose to be very good for you. and your skin0
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Tea is powerful stuff! I used it to quit smoking. I went out for a cup of tea when I wanted a smoke. It really helped. It was still hard but it was a nice substitute without the calories. I didn't sweeten it.0
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Please link to any of these multiple sources regarding these many benefits.
Good luck on your journey.
Saw it first up on here http://www.mappingwords.com/2012/05/22/staying-healthy-abroad-tea/ and followed that link under buckwheat tea. There's also this http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=11 (sorry not sure how to embed links). Tartary buckwheat tea is essentially buckwheat kernels, and buckwheat is a superfood with multiple benefits http://www.oprah.com/health/Buckwheat-Dr-Perricones-No-5-Superfood. There's lots of articles on it, but you made me realize that perhaps that I did believe the benefits too fast and jumped the gun. Sorry, I get that way when I obsess over something and I'm told I can be too believing sometimes!Caffeine affects different people different ways. So don't get your cart before the horse!
That is true, it does effect everyone differently. Sorry again for jumping the gun! Now I just feel silly with the advice I gave lol.
And yay AAForsyte for quitting, that's amazing! It must've been really hard, but you still did it!0 -
No idea if they do anything to my metabolism, but tea has no calories and tastes good hot and cold. Although darjeeling with sugar and lemon - worth all 15 calories.0
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Please link to any of these multiple sources regarding these many benefits.
Good luck on your journey.
Saw it first up on here http://www.mappingwords.com/2012/05/22/staying-healthy-abroad-tea/ and followed that link under buckwheat tea. There's also this http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=11 (sorry not sure how to embed links). Tartary buckwheat tea is essentially buckwheat kernels, and buckwheat is a superfood with multiple benefits http://www.oprah.com/health/Buckwheat-Dr-Perricones-No-5-Superfood. There's lots of articles on it, but you made me realize that perhaps that I did believe the benefits too fast and jumped the gun. Sorry, I get that way when I obsess over something and I'm told I can be too believing sometimes!Caffeine affects different people different ways. So don't get your cart before the horse!
That is true, it does effect everyone differently. Sorry again for jumping the gun! Now I just feel silly with the advice I gave lol.
And yay AAForsyte for quitting, that's amazing! It must've been really hard, but you still did it!
EDIT:And black tea is a tea that contains caffeine. Caffeinated teas are diuretic meaning that you empty your bladder more often, which can be dehydrating even though water is hydrating.
"Regular coffee and tea drinkers become accustomed to caffeine and lose little, if any, fluid. In a study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, researchers at the Center for Human Nutrition in Omaha measured how different combinations of water, coffee and caffeinated sodas affected the hydration status of 18 healthy adults who drink caffeinated beverages routinely.
"We found no significant differences at all," says nutritionist Ann Grandjean, the study's lead author. "The purpose of the study was to find out if caffeine is dehydrating in healthy people who are drinking normal amounts of it. It is not."0 -
I do enjoy the tastes of teas myself, green tea being one my fav. The only downside is that most teas I like have caffeine and I really cannot deal with caffeine. I also really enjoy drinking brown rice green tea for the roasted flavor, and spearmint tea in the winter is really refreshing. If anyone knows of any good caffeine-free teas that taste good, let me know! I'll be sure to take your recommendation.
I'm right there with you on the caffeine. I have caffeine sometimes to help get rid of headaches and I'll be shaking after a cup of regular tea or a couple of ounces of coke. On the bright side, it's really effective at battling headaches for me! I've always loved tea though and my favorite caffeine free ones are the Orange Spice tea from Bigelow or Stash's Lemon Ginger tea. I also like a lot of Celestial Seasonings fruit teas (Black Cherry Berry especially) but Orange Spice is definitely my favorite.0 -
I love all sorts of teas as well, but don't fool yourself into thinking they do something that they do not.0
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I LOVE TEA!!0
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I want to like tea so bad, but it's just so unflavorful for me. Like hot water. Ick.0
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I used to hate tea, but I've been loving all of the flavors of Republic of Tea brand. And I LOVE roasted buckwheat (cooked like rice). So I'll definitely have to try it as tea!0
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