What Kind Of Tea Is Suitable For Your Body

Tea is a national drink, and maintaining health with tea requires scientific and correct drinking of tea. Generally, you should choose according to age, gender, physical fitness, nature of work, living environment, and season, and enjoy various teas with more types and varieties.

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From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the tea properties of the six major teas can be divided into cool, neutral and warm; There are 9 types of damp-heat constitution, qi-stagnation constitution, and special constitution. So what kind of tea should people with different constitutions drink?

According to different constitutions, drink tea scientifically.

For example, those with qi deficiency, qi depression, and special constitution should drink light tea, while those with blood stasis, phlegm dampness, and damp heat can drink strong tea; those with yang deficiency should drink more black tea and black tea. , Heavily fermented oolong tea isothermal, and those with yin deficiency should drink more green tea, yellow tea, white tea, and other herbal teas. Traditional Chinese medicine has a principle in medicine, that is, "the cold is hot, and the hot is cold", that is to say when the body's syndrome belongs to the cold disease, it should be treated with heat medicine; Treat with cold medicine.

This principle can also be referred to for tea drinking and health preservation, that is, people with a yang deficiency constitution can drink tea with herbal medicines that nourish yang;

For people with a yin deficiency constitution, some herbal medicines with nourishing yin effect can be mixed with tea;

For people with a qi deficiency constitution, they can drink tea with materials that have the effect of invigorating qi;

If you have a blood stasis constitution, you can mix some medicinal materials with the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis when drinking tea;

If it is a phlegm-damp constitution, it can be properly mixed with medicinal materials that invigorate the spleen and relieve dampness;

People with a damp-heat constitution need to be accompanied by traditional Chinese medicine with the effect of clearing away heat and promoting dampness;

People with stagnant qi constitution, they can be properly mixed with some medicinal materials that are effective in soothing the liver and regulating qi.

Therefore, if a person with a relatively strong internal fire gets angry badly in summer and still insists on drinking black tea, it will undoubtedly add to the fire! People with cold physiques usually feel uncomfortable after eating something raw and cold and insist on drinking green tea in winter, which will undoubtedly make things worse.

To judge whether the tea is suitable for you, you may wish to see whether your body has symptoms of discomfort after trying it. This is mainly manifested in two aspects: one is gastrointestinal intolerance, which is prone to abdominal (stomach) pain and loose stools after drinking tea; Excessive excitement, insomnia or dizziness, weakness in hands and feet, light mouth, etc. If you feel beneficial to your body after trying a certain tea, you can continue to drink it, otherwise, you should stop.

Choose tea according to the time

In addition, climate and solar terms are also the basis for us to choose tea. Generally speaking, drinking tea in four seasons is different. Drink scented tea in spring, green tea in summer, green tea (oolong tea) in autumn, and black tea in winter. The reason is that in spring, drinking scented tea can dissipate the cold evil that has accumulated in the human body throughout the winter, and the strong aroma can promote the generation of yang energy in the human body.

In the hot and dry summer, people have a high demand for coolness, so it is advisable to drink green tea or white tea because green tea and white tea are cool, which can dispel the heat on the body, relieve summer heat and quench thirst; Detoxification, quench thirst, strengthen the heart.

In autumn, it is better to drink green tea, which is neither cold nor hot and can eliminate residual heat in the body and restore body fluid. In regions with a cold climate in winter, you should choose black tea, scented tea, and Pu'er tea, and drink them hot as much as possible. These warm teas, together with hot drinks, can dispel cold and warm the body, ventilate the lungs and relieve depression, and help to dispel cold and damp air in the body.

A reasonable amount of tea

Drinking tea is not "the more the better", but the right amount. Excessive drinking of tea, especially strong tea, is very harmful to health. Because the alkaloids in the tea will over-excite the central nervous system, speed up the heartbeat, increase the burden on the heart and kidneys, and affect sleep at night. High concentrations of caffeine and polyphenols can irritate the stomach, inhibit the secretion of gastric juice, and affect digestion. Too strong tea will also affect the body's absorption of iron and other inorganic salts in food.

According to the human body's reasonable demand for medicinal and nutritional components in tea, and considering the human body's demand for water, adults should drink no more than 15g-20g of dry tea per day. The total amount of water used to make these teas can be controlled at 400-1500ML. This is just a general suggestion for the total amount of tea consumed by ordinary people every day. Specifically, people's age, tea drinking habits, living environment, climate conditions, and personal health status must also be considered.

For example, people who exercise a lot, consume a lot, eat a lot, or eat meat as a staple food can increase their daily tea consumption. People who live in islands, high mountains, frontiers, and other areas that lack vegetables and melons for a long time can also drink more tea, which can make up for the lack of vitamins and other intakes. Those who are weak or suffering from neurasthenia, iron deficiency anemia, tachycardia, and other diseases, should generally drink less tea.

Reasonable temperature for drinking tea

In general, hot or warm drinks are recommended for tea drinking, and hot and cold drinks should be avoided. The tea soup brewed with boiling water usually reaches about 90°C. Even if it is left for a while, it can reach 70°C-80°C. At this time, it will feel hot in the mouth. Experiments by medical scientists have proved that hot drinks can irritate the throat and esophagus. If things go on like this, it may cause damage to the throat and esophagus, and even cause throat and esophagus cancer.

Therefore, do not drink tea soup that is too hot. Usually, it is advisable to drink the tea soup when it is slightly cooled to about 40°C. Tea soup above 60°C will burn the mouth, and tea soup at around 40°C will not feel hot, so the tea soup for drinking tea should be at a suitable temperature that does not burn the mouth. Therefore, too high a tea temperature is extremely harmful. For cold drinks, it depends on the specific situation.

For the elderly and those with spleen and stomach deficiency, cold tea should be avoided. Because tea itself is cold, and the coldness of cold drinks can be strengthened, it will have adverse effects such as gathering phlegm and hurting the spleen and stomach for people with spleen and stomach deficiency, and it will also have side effects on the mouth, throat, and intestinal tract. The elderly and those with spleen and stomach deficiency can drink warm teas, such as black tea, cooked Pu-erh tea, black tea, and oolong tea with heavy fermentation and traditional crafts.

Tea is a traditional drink in China, but improper drinking of tea is often harmful to the body. Therefore, the following points should be paid attention to when drinking tea.

Special populations should drink tea with caution

Neurasthenia drinks tea with caution. Caffeine excites the nerves and neurasthenia. Drinking strong tea, especially in the afternoon and evening, will cause insomnia and aggravate the condition. You can drink tea in the morning and afternoon. It is recommended to drink flower tea in the morning, drink green tea in the afternoon, and not drink tea in the evening.

Pregnant women can drink tea, but not strong tea. Tea contains a lot of tea polyphenols, caffeine, etc., which are not good for the fetus. To make the fetus develop normally and avoid caffeine from overstimulating the fetus, pregnant women should drink less or not drink tea. Women who are breastfeeding should not drink strong tea. If you drink strong tea during breastfeeding, too much caffeine will enter the breast milk, which will indirectly produce excitement after breastfeeding, which will easily cause less sleep and more crying.

Ulcer patients should drink tea with caution. Tea is a gastric acid secretion stimulant, which increases the irritation to the ulcer surface. Drinking strong tea regularly will make the condition worse. However, for mild patients, you can drink some light tea 2 hours after taking the medicine, which also has a certain effect on ulcers. Drinking tea can also block the synthesis of nitroso compounds and prevent precancerous mutations.

Drink strong tea carefully when drunk. Tea stimulates the nerve center, and drinking strong tea after drinking will increase the burden on the heart. Drinking tea accelerates the diuretic effect, causing the toxic aldehydes in alcohol to be excreted from the kidneys before they are decomposed, which is more irritating to the kidneys.

The elderly should not drink raw tea. Raw tea refers to green tea that is dried directly without rolling after finishing. Raw tea is naturally emerald green in appearance, and its ingredients are the same as those in fresh leaves. Low-boiling aldol compounds have little conversion and volatilization, and their fragrance is very green. Old people drink this kind of green tea, which is highly irritating to the stomach, and they are prone to stomach pain after drinking; young people will also feel stomach discomfort after drinking it, that is, "scratching the stomach".

Several taboos about drinking tea

Avoid drinking tea on an empty stomach. Drinking tea on an empty stomach will dilute gastric acid and inhibit gastric juice secretion, hindering digestion. It can even cause palpitations, headaches, stomach discomfort, vertigo, upset, and other "tea drunk" phenomena, affect the absorption of protein, and can also cause gastric mucositis. If "tea drunk" occurs, you can eat sweets or drink some sugar water to relieve it.

Avoid drinking a lot of tea before and after meals. It is not advisable to drink tea about 20 minutes before and after meals. Drinking tea will dilute gastric juice and affect food digestion and absorption. Avoid drinking too strong of tea. Tea is a drink that is beneficial to health, but the concentration of tea soup should be appropriate when drinking tea, otherwise, it will be harmful to health. Some people like to drink strong tea and feel that weak tea is not enough. But from a health point of view, it is recommended to drink weak tea.

The so-called "weak tea" refers to brewing tea in a tall glass cup. The tea dregs account for about one-third of the capacity of the cup. If the tea dregs account for more than three-quarters of the cup, it is a strong tea. Too strong tea, the concentration of tea polyphenols is too high, which is irritating to the gastric mucosa; too strong tea, the concentration of caffeine is too high, which is irritating to the nerves. Therefore, ordinary consumers, it is recommended to drink weak tea.

Do not use a thermos cup to make tea: it is advisable to use ceramic pots and cups for tea, not a thermos cup. Because the tea leaves are brewed in a thermos cup, the tea water is kept at a high temperature for a long time, and a part of the aromatic oil in the tea leaves escapes, which reduces the fragrance; too much tannic acid and theophylline are extracted, which has a bitter taste, and part of the nutrients are also lost.

Avoid drinking a cup of tea from morning to night: Many people make a cup (pot) of tea every day at work and drink it until they get off work. This habit is not very good. Because there are nutritional and health-care substances in tea, such as tea polyphenols, amino acids, vitamins, etc., most of them are brewed in the first few teas. The more brewing times, the tea soup will become weaker and weaker, and finally, it is equivalent to drinking plain water. In addition, some insoluble substances in tea, such as some heavy metals and residual pesticides, are slowly dissolved later.

Therefore, obtain more nutritional and healthy ingredients in tea and avoid drinking harmful substances, do not drink a cup (pot) of tea from morning to night. Avoid drinking tea for a long time in a row: Some people are very happy when they have guests. I didn't have any refreshments, I didn't eat anything, I just drank tea and chatted desperately.

As a result of drinking like this, not only increases the burden on the kidneys but is also detrimental to stomach function and nerve function. In the end, it often leads to general discomfort, inability to sleep at night, and even trance. Therefore, drinking tea should be done in moderation. Do not take medicine with tea: when you are sick, you need to take medicine for treatment. It is usually better to take medicine with warm boiled water instead of taking medicine with tea for convenience. Because tea may react chemically with certain medicines, reduce the efficacy of the medicine, and even produce some substances that are not conducive to health, so do not take medicine with tea.

In addition, "do not wash new tea, do not throw away leftover tea, and tea stains are not clear" are also common mistakes people make when drinking tea. Generally, green tea, no matter whether young tea or precious old tea, may have pesticide residues and dust mite pollution on the surface. Oolong tea and black tea are best "washed", and the first tea is poured out before drinking, while green tea, yellow tea, and Black tea with high tenderness do not need to be washed. Some people don't want to wash off the tea stains on their teacups. Tea stains are not only bad for health but also affect the taste of tea.

Two Misconceptions about Drinking Tea

One is that the more expensive the tea, the better.

Nowadays, more and more high-priced teas are not only satisfying people's demand for taste, but also a status symbol. The price of tea should be determined by the quality and grade. The quality mainly refers to the place of origin and tree species of tea. For example, in Longjing in West Lake, the grade is mainly related to the picking time and location. The price of young buds, one bud and one leaf, and one bud and two leaves are quite different. It is also Longjing, which is picked before Qingming. Mingqian tea is the most expensive. You don't have to buy high-grade tea, you can choose according to your financial ability and different tastes. When buying, pay attention to quality and light grade. Some high-grade teas are picked too early and too tender, and part of the nutrition of the tea is in the stems, and some cheap teas have better health effects.

The second is to only drink tea and not taste tea.

There are two kinds of tea, "firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar tea", and the other "qinqi, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine tea". The first type of tea can meet people's needs for "health", such as quenching thirst, refreshing, dispelling fire, digestion, etc.; The greatest value of tea to people is to nourish the mind and supplement the body. Especially middle-aged people, who are busy with work and under great pressure, should give themselves some time to make and taste a pot of tea patiently. It is easy to make wrong decisions when people are irritable. At this time, you might as well sip a pot of tea slowly before making a decision.

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