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    Herbal Teas

    Posts: 195 Member
    edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    Can someone please give me a reason why herbal tea would be bad for you? Someone recently told me that it was, but had no founded reasons why. I love herbal tea and use it to help with my sweet tooth, so if its bad, I want to start weeding it out. BUT, years of health and nutrition reading tell me that its not bad for me at all!!! Anyone??

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    • Posts: 994 Member
      Looks left and right,,..

      Shrugs...

      I got nothing..
    • Posts: 195 Member
      Seeeeeee, I didn't think so! Ignorant people really irritate me. People hear something through a grapevine so it must be true? But Herbal Teas? Come on!!!! LOL
    • Posts: 23 Member
      The tannin found in some tea (green and black, that I know of) can upset some peoples GIT. Perhaps this is the angle that person was coming from?
      But if you find yourself with stomach pains (not from a killer ab workout!) maybe cut down on the herbal teas that contain tannin.
    • Posts: 5,516 Member
      The only thing I can think of could be for people who dump a whole lot of sweetener in their tea. That's why I drink my herbal teas unsweetened (and so I can taste the tea, not the sugar/honey).

      Herbal tea rarely has black or white teas in it, so usually no tannin. But I always read the ingredients label anyway. I like the just-herb ones, without the "real" teas. Mmmm, chamomile, apple spice, and raspberry zinger...
    • Posts: 1,959 Member
      I love tea, herbal, flavored, and all the above!
    • Posts: 49 Member
      i've never heard of herbal teas being bad for you either. some people just like to be negative about health in general.
    • Posts: 43 Member
      Thsnks OP! I was just thinking about this tonight. One more question, does herbal tea really count towards your water intake? I drink about 4 cups a day, with fresh leaves once or twice. Anyone have an experience with this?
    • Posts: 134
      The herbal tea i drink is supposedly rich in antioxidants. I bought it as an alternative to fizzy drinks and to stop the cravings after meals. I've read the label and it's just green tea with fruit! Cant be bad!!
    • Posts: 195 Member
      Thanks everyone for your input! And you're right... some people just like to be negative or contradictory about healthy things and their benefits!!
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