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Are you still “indulging” in such convenient and quick tea bags? – It’s very vain, because a self-respecting person will not throw anything into his body... Today we will try once and for all to discourage readers from buying “surrogate” tea and will reveal all the secrets of unscrupulous manufacturers.

What are tea bags made from?

Tea bags give scammers the opportunity to deceive us and place tea dust, that is, tea production waste, instead of crushed quality tea. In India and China, this waste is not used; it is bought by unscrupulous tea producers. The price of 10 kg of tea dust is only $10, that is, the cost of packaging such tea is measured in pennies. In some tea bags you can find not only dust, but also grass, sawdust and other nonsense (as we say, “broom”). It is not easy to analyze the contents of a tea bag with the naked eye, but it is still possible to determine the replacement of crushed tea with cheap dust.
It is enough to open the tea package and evaluate its cleanliness - if brown powder spills through the bags and stains the box, then you will have to “treat yourself” to tea dust.

Even if the box turns out to be clean, there is no guarantee that real crushed leaf tea has not outlived its expiration date (there are about 20% of such “products” in Russia, and most often it is packaged in bags). Expired tea not only loses all its beneficial features, but also contains aflatoxin, a waste product of microscopic fungi. This is a very dangerous substance that in high concentrations causes irreversible liver damage.

The shelf life of tea is 3 years.

At first glance, it seems that everything is simple: you can look at the production date on the packaging, add three years and compare it with today’s date. However, the packaging does not indicate the time of collection from the plantations, but the date of packaging - while the tea leaves themselves could have been stored for decades in some basement...

How to check whether the purchased tea can be drunk?

The price does not matter - after all, it is the expensive varieties of tea that are most often counterfeited. The Razuznay community advises looking at the tea immediately after brewing. If, after brewing tea, a small foam appears on the surface of the drink, the tea is fresh; if not, then it was harvested more than two years ago. Spoiled tea also leaves behind a dark residue on the walls of the teapot.

A few words about dyes and flavors

Why do tea bags brew so quickly? Because it is cheaper to buy low quality tea (old and coarse tea leaves, if there is dust), add dye to it and pass it off as the highest grade (the youngest and most tender leaves). True, dyes are not indicated in the description of the composition on the packaging. It is easy to detect dyes in tea - just put the tea bag in cold water. If it begins to color (the water may also become cloudy), then this is due to the paint. You can also add a slice of lemon - natural tea will quickly lighten. “Fruit” and “floral” tea bags (and leaf tea too) often contain a killer amount of flavorings - with them the manufacturer tries to hide the lack of natural taste and smell of tea. These chemical flavors (“identical to natural”) are tens of times cheaper and, moreover, stronger than natural ones. And pieces of dried fruit (waste from other food production) are added only so that they can be indicated in the composition. Manufacturers food products They rarely indicate which flavorings are included in the product. And it is no coincidence - after all, synthetic flavors contain toxic substances that promote the growth of cancer cells, cause liver dysfunction, and alter metabolism. These effects do not appear immediately, since all kinds of chemicals like to first accumulate in the body, undermine the body’s defenses, and only then strike all organ systems. These are the “tea ceremonies”!

Hello, fluoride?

A group of scientists led by Michael White from the College of Medicine at the University of Washington found that the fluoride content in bagged tea was significantly higher. They conducted an experiment in which they brewed tea instant cooking ten different varieties– for this purpose water was used that did not contain fluoride at all. Measuring its level in the resulting drink showed figures of up to 6.5 parts of fluoride compounds per million, with a norm of no more than 4 parts. Science has long known the ability of tea leaves to accumulate fluorides - and the lower the grade of tea, the more old leaves have time to “absorb” them. Doctors warn that excess fluoride concentration in the body causes compaction bone tissue and increases its fragility. Further, a disease such as skeletal fluorosis may develop, which is accompanied by the formation of bone spines and fusion of the vertebrae, pain in the osteoarticular tissue, darkening of tooth enamel, etc.

What about the paper?

Most tea bags are made from filter paper (less commonly nylon). It is made from cellulose and cotton, but there is one “but”... Try pouring tea into paper napkin and brew it in a mug: when you start stirring the brew, the paper will tear and turn into mush. Why does a thin and translucent bag remain surprisingly strong after a long stay in water? The fact is that in the vast majority of cases, filter paper is impregnated with special synthetic resins dissolved in alcohol or acetone. After impregnation, filter paper acquires additional resistance to mechanical, thermal and climatic influences: the paper fibers are firmly bound at the intersection, and they are not afraid of vigorous stirring with a spoon, lemon juice, or other aggressive influences. Therefore, if you want to be healthy, as well as maintain the image of a successful and thoughtful person, do not be tempted to save two or three minutes with a tea bag. Even if you are busy with work at the office, you fully deserve to drink a real invigorating drink from a ceramic cup - and not slop from a plastic cup.

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Around the world, tea is the most widely consumed beverage after water. Research shows that two cups of tea daily provides amazing health benefits.

1. Tea helps you lose weight

The compounds in black, green and white tea provide a gentle boost to metabolism, which causes the body to burn an additional 45-50 calories per day. This doesn’t sound very significant, but in a year you can easily lose five or more kilograms this way.

Moreover, in 2011, Japanese researchers determined that the compound theabromine leads to slow weight loss. Chinese researchers have identified another compound in tea - catechins - that also promotes weight loss. But drinking tea promotes weight loss if it is without additives such as milk or sugar, sweets and baked goods.

2. Tea makes you more calm and focused

A tea component called L-theanine is a unique neurologically active amino acid that may have a direct effect on the ability to focus by altering brain wave activity.

Green tea is a particularly good source of L-theanine. Three to four cups of tea a day have a calming effect while increasing alertness. Tea drinkers have also been found to have lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

3. Tea helps restore damaged and cancerous cells

Tea is one of the richest sources of flavonoids - plant antioxidant compounds that help fight cell damage. Flavonoids also help regulate the normal cell cycle and restore damaged cell cycles. Flavonoids help repair DNA damage that leads to malignant cell degeneration. They also cause the brain to send signals that encourage abnormal cells to destroy themselves before they begin to reproduce wildly.

Green tea has been linked in studies to a reduced risk of breast, skin, lung, colon, ovarian and bladder cancers. Black tea has shown similar benefits in various studies, although it contains lower concentrations of antioxidants.

Tea also has a higher concentration of polyphenols (a type of antioxidant that fights free radicals that cause cell damage) than most fruits and plants.

Scientists are not sure exactly how tea protects bone microarchitecture. But there is growing evidence that women aged 65 to 76 who drink black tea have stronger bones than those who don't. In men and women over 50, drinking black tea is associated with a reduced risk of hip fractures in some studies. Other studies have found that those who drink a lot of green tea have lower rates of osteoporosis.

Some health experts recommend drinking tea as a preventative measure for those who are premenopausal or at risk of osteoporosis.

5. Tea protects teeth and gums

The antioxidant catechin found in tea helps reduce inflammation and inhibits the growth of plaque, protecting teeth and gums. Tea also contains fluoride, an enamel-protecting substance.

A 2009 study published in the Journal of Periodontology examined 940 Japanese men aged 49 to 59 and found that those who drank green tea regularly had healthier gums than those who drank little green tea.

Other studies at the University of Illinois found similar benefits from black tea and oolong tea. These teas may interfere with the enzyme responsible for converting sugar into a sticky material that bacteria uses to stay on teeth. Black tea also breaks down or suppresses the rise of acidity.

Note: One potential downside to black tea is that it tends to stain your enamel.

The consumption of caffeinated drinks has become firmly established in our daily life. And it’s so strong that some people can’t imagine their life without another cup of caffeine. In addition to the physical dependence that caffeine causes, the procedure for taking caffeinated drinks has its own psychological implications: we associate 5 minutes spent with a mug of our favorite drink as a period of rest. This is especially true in the workplace, when you want to hide from the endless bustle and problems and give yourself a few extra minutes of rest, and the company of a hot cup of your favorite drink acts as an excuse for this.

It’s not for nothing that caffeine is considered a soft drug, and it’s hard to disagree with this after learning what properties it has:

Gives a surge of strength and energy;
Develops dependence;
Able to temporarily improve the condition of an individual with its tonic properties;
Relieves or alleviates pain;
Temporarily improves mental activity and brain function in general.

Moreover, when we talk about tea and coffee, we mean what is sold to us in stores under this name. And this, you see, is far from natural origin, because large enterprises are not inclined to think about the naturalness of their products and the health of the consumer - only financial gain is the driving incentive. Because when pouring boiling water over another tea bag, it’s strange to see how within a second the clear water becomes a rich dark color. Real tea doesn't behave like that. This means that unnatural ingredients are used.

However, if you try not to exceed reasonable consumption levels of tea, coffee and other caffeine-containing drinks, then your habit will not bring much harm. Let everyone determine their own standard, hand on heart (if this is, of course, necessary for the person).

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Since I have always been interested in the topic healthy image life (it just so happens that illnesses have not passed me by) I have always tried to make my life less destructive to my health. I rarely drank coffee anyway, although my family brewed it every day. It just so happened that my soul was more inclined to tea: both black and green - no matter what, I brewed it.

Having learned about the dangers of sugar, I, of course, tried to drink tea without it or replace it with honey. Gradually giving up sugar, you begin to feel the taste of tea differently. It was a long time ago, and I didn’t attach much importance to this transition - everything went naturally.

Time passed, I continued to “chifir”: I drank a day about 5-6 cups black tea - not a lot and not a little in general, although I didn’t deliberately count - there could be either more or less. It’s just that drinking tea was like a ritual of relaxation for me: when you come home, be sure to put the kettle on, when you watch a movie, make two mugs of tea and some sandwiches, if you’re tired or don’t want to work, make a cup of tea, justify your laziness, and when you’re done, drink tea with confidence. In general, a lot of tea was consumed: a box of tea with a hundred bags was “out” in 2-3 weeks.

Crucial moment

The turning point came when I started going to the gym. Naturally, I was also interested in how to make my body absorb more proteins. Sports nutrition if I didn’t use it, the dilemma with assimilation would disappear on its own. And then I accidentally heard a conversation about how a certain friend had not slept for a day, only because he tried some kind of tonic infusion (like ginseng tincture or something like that). As the narrator explained:

“His receptors are good; he doesn’t drink tea or coffee.” That's how he got hooked.

Thinking that “clean” receptors would not hurt me, I took note of this and gradually began to reduce the amount of tea. This was also facilitated by the fact that the taste of my tea at that time was not enviable: a paint that stains the water, and after which even a mug is difficult to wash. Plus, the yellowness of my teeth could be compared to that of a heavy smoker. I attributed all this to the tea paint, since I was fine with brushing my teeth, and I saw the results left on the mug in the form of tea deposits.

Freedom from tea addiction

So gradually, I freed myself from tea addiction and have already been “clean” from tea for about six months. I didn’t experience any special withdrawal or anything else. There is no desire at all to drink that color that I used to love to pour into myself. And I just feel complete loyalty to natural leaf tea - I can drink it or I can not drink it. At the same time, I began to notice that the craving for sweets was weakening - it no longer seemed so attractive, and its taste often became too sweet for me. For example, chocolates, which I loved to eat while drinking tea, and would not calm down until it was completely eaten, became too sweet for me. Such changes did not occur immediately, but only after several months. Apparently, this is due to the fact that taste buds have actually become more sensitive.

It seems, what is the connection between tea and chocolate? And the connection is such that tea and coffee actively flush potassium from the body, which tries to replenish it by consuming chocolate products. It turns out to be such a vicious circle - we drink tea with chocolate, the substances of which are actively washed out of our body, and our body, without replenishing this supply, requires more and more. Thus, we can conclude that Drinking caffeinated drinks triggers sugar cravings. Although some may find this statement rather controversial, at least there is logic in this (and I also confirm this with practice). In addition, chocolate, like tea and coffee, contains caffeine, which I no longer have an addiction to. This is another factor that speaks in favor of the close connection between cocoa-containing products and caffeinated drinks. This is the theory, brothers!

Substitutes for tea and coffee

Of course, it is difficult to completely eliminate hot drinks from your life. Especially when you want to warm up, or you feel an incomprehensible “internal cold” (apparently these are the consequences of the body accustomed to hot things). I have to look for an alternative, because the “internal cold” syndrome still bothers me. Perhaps it will go away with time, but I don’t really count on it. I found a simple recipe for myself: honey, lemon, ginger root. It turns out to be a kind of Teraflu. I read on the Internet, many people recommend brewing rose hips, chicory, various herbs and berries. I haven’t tried it myself, but I’m sure that this is a worthy alternative to caffeine, both in taste and in benefits.

What's the result?

Apart from the effects described above, I have not yet noticed any other supernatural changes in my health, but I am sure that there will be more. Why? Because I haven’t been drinking enough plain water all this time and only recently started to think about it. And I consider giving up tea justified, since I consider the main destructive factor of caffeine drinks to be dehydration of the body, i.e. When drinking a glass of tea or coffee, we lose more moisture than we gained. And this cannot but affect the functioning of the body, because we still consist of 70% water. Therefore, get into the habit of drinking simple purified water, and start your day with a glass of water (see). For those who want to know more about this, I recommend the book “Your body is asking for water”. I will repeat once again the idea that I want to convey.

Along with avoiding caffeine-containing products, try to increase your consumption of plain purified water. This way you will quickly overcome chronic dehydration, which affects most people on the planet, especially coffee and tea lovers. Try to bring your water intake to 1.5 liters per day - this is the minimum that will work for our health.

P.S. The teeth still became two or three shades lighter, which is not significant by dental standards. But I didn’t put any extra effort into it and didn’t use whitening pastes, so I think that I still have the potential to whiten my teeth and in another six months I can achieve noticeable improvement.

P.P.S. I am not an ardent opponent of tea and coffee, and if somewhere I am offered to drink one of these drinks, and I want it, then I will not refuse.

41 comments

Hello!
I read your entire article. Very often I began to think about giving up caffeine, and therefore your post brought me close to making the right decision.

From now on I make a choice to give up caffeine. There are several reasons for this:
1. Getting rid of addiction
2. Clean teeth
3. Clean taste buds
4. Reduce cravings for sweets
5. Increased water content in the body

That's enough for me. By the way, I thought that tea and water were the same thing. Those. when I drink tea, I increase the amount of water in my body. This was the main reason I drank it.

What will I get by getting rid of addiction:
1. Better health
2. Clean teeth
3. More free time
4. Cost savings

Thanks a lot! I will keep you updated on my progress on the topic.
With good thoughts about you, Rekun Dmitry
Expert in furniture matters

“the yellowness of my teeth could be compared to that of a heavy smoker” - how is that so? Have you compared the teeth to a person? I would compare the teeth with the teeth of another person))))

How is the author doing? Is giving up tea and coffee a good idea?
I myself periodically reduce the dose of tea, but coffee is already small. The tea alternative was chosen poorly in my opinion. Ginger is quite specific, lemon is a high acid, and honey is also not suitable for frequent use, in my opinion. It is difficult to replace tea; I have been accustomed to it since childhood and my body is not so much dependent on it, but has adapted to it. And tea became the most neutral drink for me. The body's adaptation to new drinks can be even more harmful. Therefore, “I wanted the best” often works the other way around.

Another stupidity: refusing tea. If you drink tea and not chefir, then this is only beneficial. Tea strengthens the walls of blood vessels. The conclusion is simple: drink tea without sugar and not very strong, like chefir, and you will benefit.

After giving up tea, abilities began to appear that were inexplicable from the standpoint of science. In just a month. I see clearly every night. Thought reading is triggered.
Now I’m beginning to understand why we are all being poisoned with tea. Tobacco addiction disappeared 2 weeks after quitting tea.

I’ve been drinking tea for 4 years (more than 10 cups a day until I feel bad or I don’t go to bed), and at the beginning I put 3 tablespoons of sugar - but after a year - I had up to 10 spoons of sugar in my cup - I drank tea every 30 minutes - cup after cup - I went for a smoke break and put the kettle on - (As a result, problems with the spine began - osteochondrosis (from the neck to the very lower back - pain in the wrist after exercise), fat loss on the stomach and legs) high blood pressure - it rises and falls - constantly dry tea - in the morning oral cavity dry out, mood swings - if I stop drinking tea or coffee, I become irritable - the world seems dull. And I noticed that tea causes a great craving for nicatine - I drink a cup of tea (coffee), I want to smoke - I smoked - I felt a loss of strength - I wanted tea or coffee - then I drink again and want to smoke. Now I’m trying not to drink tea or coffee at all - because all the muscles in my body crack with any movement - severe tremors - have been observed for 3 years - I think nervous system damaged - caffeine - or clogged blood vessels - and I drank cheap tea bags - and the cafes were all in a row - in short, everything that came across

When giving up coffee and tea, I got the following results:
1. The urge to urinate has become less frequent and the constant weakness in the bladder has disappeared
2. My difficulty falling asleep has disappeared. Now I sleep like a groundhog.
3. My anxiety and unjustified fear evaporated. And along with it, sweating of the palms and groin.
4. Teeth become whiter.
5. My normal heart rate became 10 beats slower.
5. Sports activities are easier. No palpitations or shortness of breath.

I only drank brewed coffee in the morning, with milk, I like a lot of milk, but all the same, over time I began to notice that as soon as I drink, I begin to feel my heart strongly, as if it were pounding in my throat, and not where it is, unpleasant feeling, and also cigarettes with coffee went well, in general, the third day without coffee, without tea, and I don’t feel any unpleasant heart palpitations, I want to smoke less, I drink only water from the morning until 11, I drink two liters, and I feel excellent) Water replenishes in the body what I washed away with caffeine for a long time, the body asked for water, and I asked for coffee, now that I’m being born again, I want to eat exactly on schedule - by 12, a lot of vegetables and fruits - great, try remember the simplest rule - if there are three dishes on the table, two of them must be of plant origin and you will always be fine, and more greens in everything - this is our strength and salvation from all bad diseases) Water, more vegetables , fruits and greens) Health to everyone) Be happy)

For a long time I searched on the Internet for the connection between tea and sweet cravings. And then I found it. Thank you. So I'm not the only one who noticed this. For two days now, instead of tea, I’ve been drinking just boiling water with something tasty. But there is no such dependence on sweets anymore. I recommend everyone to try giving up tea. Try cutting a piece of cake or making sandwiches and see for yourself that if you don’t throw a tea bag into boiling water, you’ll eat much less. It’s the first time I’ve written a review anywhere in my 32 years, because it’s really very actual topic. And there is very little talk about this.

Yana, it’s good that you are thinking about reducing your consumption of caffeine and sweets. It's definitely a small step on the road to health. But remember: everything that is written here is only the opinion of the author, which does not pretend to be the truth, but only expresses his opinion and vision of the situation.

Evgeniy, thank you for the truthful article! I am an avid coffee drinker myself. I have been drinking coffee for many years, I have a Turk at home and 2 coffee makers... The most important thing is that it all started with one cup in the morning... Now I take much larger doses. I am actively involved in sports. I never felt my heart knew and understood that it was fine! Now sometimes, but I feel unpleasant punctures. In the morning, take off, after lunch there is a loss of strength and other unpleasant symptoms described above are present. But I didn’t understand that all this was because of banal coffee.
Thanks again everyone for the truth about coffee. After reading carefully, weighing all the pros and cons of this habit, I made a clear decision to give up this drink forever.

While taking caffeine-containing products (coffee, teas: green, black, Chinese), the skin definitely dries out, the face becomes covered with a tea-caffeine crust, there is a rash on the forehead, acne on the chin (to put it mildly), there is a constant craving for nicotine, from green tea - the complexion acquires a greenish-unhealthy tint, from black - correspondingly black. All this obscurantism irritates the stomach and intestines, after which there is still a taste in the mouth that can be compared to fresh breath impossible even for an insane oligophrenic. Promoted metabolism from caffeine-containing stimulants provokes a feeling of constant hunger, nutrients are absorbed in a worse volume, in the presence of caffeine/tannin, etc. in blood. At the end of caffeine intoxication (a direct analogue of narcotic intoxication), apathy sets in; people also say “coming off”, with the demand for another dose of a stimulant.
By once giving up all this “healing” drug (the purpose of which is to make a profit by all means) - at least the fairer sex will save time, nerves and money on visits to specialists in peeling, cleansing, buying foundation, etc. to mask the symptom xD
Good health to everyone!

Good day to all. I've been addicted to caffeine my whole life and didn't realize it until recently. All those who write here that a couple of mugs of tea/coffee a day are not harmful, simply do not realize their dependence on caffeine. No matter what anyone says, caffeine is a powerful central nervous system stimulant, and with constant use it causes mental and physical dependence with all the ensuing consequences for the body.
Thanks to the caffeine in coffee, I developed chronic pancreatitis, palpitations, irritability, insomnia, psychosis and neuroses, while considering these symptoms and diseases to be strange or natural coincidences. In case of sudden refusal, all the symptoms of withdrawal, namely weakness, drowsiness, tearfulness, severe headaches, apathy, loss of motivation. Now only a week has passed of completely giving up caffeine, I drink fruit teas, sometimes allow myself bagged cocoa [there is no caffeine in it], I feel much better, my sleep is deep and of high quality, I fall asleep quickly and sleep well, my mood returns to normal, my appetite in general is even as before pancreatitis, the only thing missing is that sharp rise in mood and motivation, but I hope over time, I will become stronger and more confident in myself. I would advise drinking tea or coffee as rarely as possible, once a week/month, on holidays, no more often. Avoid drug traps and public opinion, as the majority is usually wrong. Peace for everyone!

All my life I drank a lot of coffee and tea. Now I am 62 years old, I suffer from back and knee problems. I noticed that my legs and knees hurt from black tea. I was a fashionista, my feet were ruined from wearing heels, but tea made everything start to hurt. Today I decided not to drink tea and took vitamins. And my leg stopped hurting by 50 percent. I have problems with my bones. I like it strong. I think I need to stop drinking, my joints hurt

I agree that coffee is a drug. I drank a lot, at work, often for company. Now I quit abruptly. I've had withdrawal symptoms for a week now. I can barely drag my legs, I’m sweating like hail, and I have terrible headaches. I hope I can handle it.

I also decided to give up tea and coffee, I’m holding on for the second day, the first day was very difficult, my head was only thinking about tea)), and by the evening my teeth were aching ((but I’m holding on!

I will add my review about my experience of drinking coffee.
I always thought that natural coffee is a healthy drink(
I am 30 years old, height 180 cm, weight 62-65 kg (not like this heavy weight This has always been the norm for me).
I train in the gym for 2-3 hours with jumping pull-ups, etc. full set cardio and physical activity.
I specifically describe my characteristics so that if anything is not written off side effects caffeine on exercise or your body.
About 4 years ago I started drinking natural coffee, 3-4 cups a day as some write)) before that I drank instant coffee + tea.
For the first two years I didn’t notice anything bad at all, my mood was normal, the feeling of euphoria, physics, etc. was at the level, but as I remember now, the symptoms were still there, namely, I often wanted to sleep,
I chalked it up to rather complicated emotional work.
The first serious signs began to appear after I added football to my training, if figuratively, before coffee I could play football all day long and everything was fine)
Signs: slight dizziness and shortness of breath when bending over, for example when tying shoelaces.
Then the dizziness became more and more intense, especially during physical activity (I felt like I was going to fall, but miraculously I stood on my feet and didn’t lose consciousness))
Signs gradually appeared, frequent tingling in the area of the heart, tachycardia - this was after checking with a doctor.
Diarrhea, belching, etc.
Severe shortness of breath because I began to breathe frequently through my mouth, my nose was, as it were, stuffed up, as I understand it, the blood vessels dilated and breathing through the nose was blocked.
Visually I noticed that the bone tissue in the arms (wrists) and legs in the area of the shins had decreased, a general loss of weight.
The complexion became dark and unnatural.
The teeth became darker.
Dry mouth began to appear, lips became dry, as did the skin on the face.
During the day I often wanted to sleep.
My stomach seemed to be constantly empty, but I didn’t really want to eat.
There was a feeling of constant anxiety and became irritable.
I list the signs that are visible, perhaps I didn’t pay attention to something, all the signs of deterioration did not appear immediately, within 2 recent years exhausting the body.
After visiting the doctors, I was sent for an MRI of the brain vessels, etc., not cheap by the way) the MRI showed everything was normal.
Also, blood tests, etc., were normal.
Doctors prescribed a rest/work regime)
At that time, I stopped exercising almost completely to give my body a rest; the symptoms persisted.
A month ago, I miraculously started reading forums about the negative effects of caffeine on the body because my head couldn’t think straight at all)
I tried to stop drinking coffee, gradually reducing the dose, 2 kr per day, after a week 1 mug per day, then stopped drinking it completely.
The after-effects and withdrawal symptoms were quite severe in the form of headaches, wow)
Already on the third day after I stopped drinking coffee completely, my nose began to breathe, I began to distinguish smells and breathe deeply, it was cool)
After another week, I began to notice that my general physical condition had improved.
The dizziness began to go away, but not immediately, and other symptoms, dark complexion, weight gain, etc., also did not immediately begin to go away.
I haven’t drunk coffee for a month, I’m in excellent condition!
My personal opinion from the experience of drinking coffee is that in order for a person to feel good and energetic in this world, no invigorating agents in the form of caffeine, nicotine, etc. are needed at all.
I apologize for the length of this review, everyone. wellness!

I decided to give up tea and coffee not for health reasons, but just in case. I drank a lot of tea with 2 tablespoons of sugar, rarely coffee. I turned 40 in January, so I thought of at least changing something in better side in nutrition after such a milestone. Weighed 110 kg at 177 cm. The refusal was easy and unnoticed, everyone asked me why I said tea and coffee so that I could eat less sugar. After seven months, the results are as follows: I began to tolerate any heat very easily, I don’t get dizzy, my mouth doesn’t get dry, my heart doesn’t pound in my throat at night, my weight is 98, and I can really feel the terrible stench from the breath of smokers and coffee drinkers. Tea lovers, relax, you don't smell like anything)))

Hello!
Thanks everyone for your feedback. I read it with great interest, because... For about 20 years I have been dreaming of quitting drinking... coffee)))) in fact, the desire was purely intuitive. And why deprive yourself of pleasure - there was no understanding, especially, being a severe hypotensive person, I always found an excuse: why.
I used to smoke. A lot and with great pleasure. True, there were a lot of real and tasty cigarettes back then))) I smoked for 7 years. I liked it passionately and no plans about harm to health worked. Well... sometimes))) I cut it, switched to “low-fat”, tried to fool myself. Then I quit completely. I spat for a long time (the lungs were cleared) - such a nauseating and lengthy process that I have no desire to repeat it. Then she became pregnant and gave birth to a child. During this period I didn’t even think about it!!! A couple of years later, the company offered a cigarette. It was interesting to test myself, and I agreed. No way. No attraction, no aversion, no interest.
I hope it will be the same with coffee.
Thanks again! I don’t like making empty promises, I’ll say that I’ll try tomorrow))
Best wishes!

I also want to talk about the dangers of the tea that ordinary people drink, although you’ve already said everything about it. It is harmful because... This is tea waste. But in Russia it is located, that is, it grows and produces real tea that is absorbed by the body without harm. It grows in the mountains of Sochi and I am its producer and I also use it, but wisely. Green, yellow, red, black all from one bush, but we collect different technologies only tea flushes, i.e. two leaves and a bud. I brew it several times, with water I do not bring to a boil. I drink all types of tea without sugar and without sweets, except black. With black tea I can allow a piece of bread with honey. Bread is usually, but not always, made from wheat and rye sprouts. I am an Orthodox Christian, so there are six months of fasting days and therefore I rarely eat sweets. I go to the gym and I don’t feel any harm from the tea I drink. I also drink water infused with silicon stones, but I practically don’t drink coffee. I wish you strength of spirit and body.

The stage has already been passed. In the end, most likely you will all come to the same point as me. First you will drink boiling water. Then you start reading and come across Ivan Chai. Which grows everywhere and is completely free. You collect it and drink it. All the sensations from Ivan tea are exactly the opposite of Chinese/Hindu. Ivan treats tea = Chinese heals! Harvesting and fermenting it is super easy!

good evening everyone, I read all the comments and understood one thing, apparently it’s all about the nerves and characteristics of each person, I’ve been on the road all my life fishing hunting colds cold I never raised the question of drinking tea or not drinking coffee I always drank one or the other in the morning, especially after overwork, it helps well and so for almost half a century sleep, God forbid, everyone fell and fell asleep, pain in the joints from improper equipment, especially in youth when you sneeze at everything, just last year I got up in the spring and didn’t want coffee and for a month it was as if he had never been. I talked to the doctor, he says that sometimes you have to drink coffee suppresses cancer formation I didn’t stop drinking tea then, as usual, in the morning I started drinking coffee of any kind, a year passed and again at one point I forgot that there was coffee and now I haven’t drunk tea for three weeks, I don’t see any changes, I don’t see how I slept and I always sleep, I have a sweet tooth, but one peculiarity is that I haven’t eaten sugar in its pure form for thirty years, I don’t like the taste, I drank everything without it or boiled marshmallows, marmalade, I don’t like chocolate, only bitter chocolate, once twice a year, all my life in the woods, that’s why I don’t recognize green tea as a name and don’t drink it herbal mixture and infusion is a different matter; everything that is not black is different in the classical sense, just like no white chocolate is an illusion of self-deception, and in our time in many areas, even pure water is bad if you don’t know the measures.

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Instead of an introduction. Surely, you, like me, constantly have collections of tips flashing in your social media news feed about how you can easily and simply change your life in just one minute/one week/one month. Usually I scroll through such advice without reading, but some time ago my eye caught the following phrase: “ Try not to drink coffee and tea for two weeks, and you will see that everything makes you happy, that you fall asleep calmly and sleep deeply, that tense or frowning wrinkles on your face have smoothed out and all mild (or severe) nervousness has gone away (or at least decreased doubled)" For some reason, this particular phrase stuck in my head, and so, on June 1, I decided to conduct an experiment on myself.

Target: check whether giving up tea and coffee really helps you calm down and increase your cheerfulness. The goals of the experiment are NOT to lose weight, switch to other drinks, or give up coffee for medical reasons.

Initial data: I have no health problems. Work according to a standardized schedule from 9 to 18, there is no need to stay awake for several days. I go to bed around midnight and wake up around 7:30-7:50. If desired/necessary, I can shift my wake schedule. I don’t observe increased nervousness in myself, perhaps because in my life in Lately everything is relatively calm (pah-pah-pah, so as not to jinx it!).

Progress of the experiment. As expected, " new life“It was decided to start on Monday. To make it easier, I even created a special file on my computer to keep a mini-diary. I decided to replace my morning dose of coffee with juice (by the way, they say an apple invigorates better coffee, let's see if this applies to apple juice), I will drink juice or water during the day, and kefir in the evening.

So, let's go!

As luck would have it, the night before the experiment I went to bed later than usual, so Monday was a really hard day! To say that I spent the entire day dreaming of a cup of aromatic hot coffee is an understatement. But, given the conditions of the experiment, in order to wake up, this very hot coffee I would have to pour it on myself...

On the second day it became easier: I slept well, and the smell of coffee from my colleagues’ mugs no longer evoked feelings of envy. That evening I decided to reward myself with a fragrant bath with lavender oil. That was my fault! For those who don’t know, lavender oil has a calming effect and is recommended for sleep problems. So, it was almost impossible to tear your head off the pillow on Wednesday (the third day)! I had to make a promise to myself that I would have to forget about relaxing and soothing baths during the experiment...

Starting from the fourth day, I gave up on the experiment diary. Well, there was simply nothing special to write – I didn’t feel any significant changes or discomfort. Except for one thing – terrible headaches! I don’t know if this has something to do with giving up tea and coffee or not, but throughout the first week my head was just pounding like hell! I even tried to find information on the Internet about what caffeine is, how it affects our body and the consequences of giving it up. I won’t retell everything that I found on this topic; I think you can handle it yourself if you wish. The only thing I’ll clarify is that caffeine is also contained in chocolate, and there was not a word about it in that very “wise advice” that prompted me to experiment, so I wasn’t going to give up chocolates and sweets - that would be beyond my strength !

The beginning of the second week was marked by two events at once: firstly, the headaches went away, and secondly, the weather changed. And if the first fact could not but rejoice, the second put the fulfillment of the task into question. The fact is that in the first days of the experiment it was thirty degrees Celsius and I didn’t really want to drink hot coffee or tea. In fact, I began to drink much less tea a few weeks before the start of the experiment with the arrival of the May heat. But after the cold snap, I immediately wanted something hot and aromatic to warm my chilled fingers and stick my frozen nose into a cup... I found a solution for myself - hot milk or water with honey: both healthy and tasty. In general, I also had a good second week! I didn’t even get sick, despite the sharp deterioration in the weather.

The result of the experiment. So, two weeks are over. I can’t say that it was a difficult two weeks. I realized that I can easily wake up without coffee - my productivity does not suffer from this. It’s harder to say about nervousness, irritability and tension, which were discussed in the “wise advice”. Because During these two weeks, there were no constant irritants in my life; in general, I managed to remain calm and peaceful throughout the entire experiment. It’s also difficult to say about any external changes (wrinkles, complexion, puffiness, etc.) - I’m in fairly good shape, and accordingly, I look great (yes, modesty is my main advantage!). Perhaps if this experiment had been carried out on a person registered with a neurologist, or an experienced coffee drinker, the results would have been somehow more outstanding. Although, if you believe the Internet, a storehouse of truth, a sudden refusal of caffeine can lead to serious consequences comparable to the withdrawal of a drug addict...

Instead of a conclusion. Based on the results of the experiment, I made two conclusions for myself. First: I can wake up perfectly well in the morning WITHOUT coffee. It's nice! My body is able to wake itself up, adjust to the working wave and maintain performance for the time I need without additional energy drinks (by the way, Cola and energetic drinks I don't drink either). Second: two weeks is clearly not enough for final conclusions, and therefore I decided to continue the experiment at least until the end of summer. Well, perhaps not in such a harsh form. Perhaps, herbal teas I’ll still add it back to my diet at least for the period of cold weather...

Are you still “indulging” in such convenient and quick tea bags? - It’s very vain, because a self-respecting person will not throw anything into his body... Today we will try once and for all to discourage readers from buying “surrogate” tea and will reveal all the secrets of unscrupulous manufacturers.

What are tea bags made from?

Even if the box turns out to be clean, there is no guarantee that real crushed leaf tea has not outlived its expiration date (there are about 20% of such “products” in Russia, and most often it is packaged in bags). Expired tea not only loses all its beneficial properties, but also contains aflatoxin, a waste product of microscopic fungi. This is a very dangerous substance that in high concentrations causes irreversible liver damage.

The shelf life of tea is 3 years.

How to check whether the purchased tea can be drunk?

The price does not matter - after all, it is the expensive varieties of tea that are most often counterfeited. The Razuznay community advises looking at the tea immediately after brewing. If, after brewing tea, a small foam appears on the surface of the drink, the tea is fresh; if not, then it was picked more than two years ago. Spoiled tea also leaves behind a dark residue on the walls of the teapot.

A few words about dyes and flavors

Why do tea bags brew so quickly? Because it is cheaper to buy low quality tea (old and coarse tea leaves, if there is dust), add dye to it and pass it off as the highest grade (the youngest and most tender leaves). True, dyes are not indicated in the description of the composition on the packaging. It is easy to detect dyes in tea - just dip the tea bag in cold water. If it begins to color (the water may also become cloudy), then this is due to the paint. You can also add a slice of lemon - natural tea will quickly lighten. “Fruit” and “floral” tea bags (and leaf tea too) often contain a killer amount of flavorings - with them the manufacturer tries to hide the lack of natural taste and smell of tea. These chemical flavors (“identical to natural”) are tens of times cheaper and, moreover, stronger than natural ones. And pieces of dried fruit (waste from other food production) are added only so that they can be indicated in the composition. Food manufacturers rarely indicate which flavorings are included in the product. And it is no coincidence - after all, synthetic flavors contain toxic substances that promote the growth of cancer cells, cause liver dysfunction, and alter metabolism. These effects do not appear immediately, since all kinds of chemicals like to first accumulate in the body, undermine the body’s defenses, and only then strike all organ systems. These are the “tea ceremonies”!

Hello, fluoride?

A group of scientists led by Michael White from the College of Medicine at the University of Washington found that the fluoride content in bagged tea was significantly higher. They conducted an experiment in which they brewed ten different varieties of instant tea using water that did not contain fluoride at all. Measuring its level in the resulting drink showed figures of up to 6.5 parts of fluoride compounds per million, with a norm of no more than 4 parts. Science has long known the ability of tea leaves to accumulate fluorides - and the lower the grade of tea, the more old leaves have time to “absorb” them. Doctors warn that exceeding the concentration of fluoride in the body causes compaction of bone tissue and increases its fragility. Further, a disease such as skeletal fluorosis may develop, which is accompanied by the formation of bone spines and fusion of the vertebrae, pain in the osteoarticular tissue, darkening of tooth enamel, etc.

What about the paper?

Most tea bags are made from filter paper (less commonly nylon). It is made from cellulose and cotton, but there is one “but”... Try pouring tea into a paper napkin and brewing it in a mug: when you start stirring the tea, the paper will tear and turn into mush. Why does a thin and translucent bag remain surprisingly strong after a long stay in water? The fact is that in the vast majority of cases, filter paper is impregnated with special synthetic resins dissolved in alcohol or acetone. After impregnation, filter paper acquires additional resistance to mechanical, thermal and climatic influences: the paper fibers are firmly bound at the intersection, and they are not afraid of vigorous stirring with a spoon, lemon juice, or other aggressive influences. Therefore, if you want to be healthy, as well as maintain the image of a successful and thoughtful person, do not be tempted to save two or three minutes with a tea bag. Even if you are busy with work at the office, you fully deserve to drink a real invigorating drink from a ceramic cup - and not slop from a plastic cup.