Today you can find many varieties of tea brought from different countries and able to satisfy even the most refined taste. Tea is good for health and contains a huge amount of antioxidants. But not all people know how to properly prepare tea and what absolutely should not be done when brewing it.
If tea is brewed longer than required, then during this time, the oxidation of essential oils and polyphenols that make up the drink will occur. In this case, the tea will lose its taste and aroma and become very cloudy. Also, with prolonged brewing of tea, bacteria begin to multiply in it, it loses its healing properties.
Remember not to brew the tea again. A tea leaf can very quickly lose its beneficial substances and after the second brewing is able to begin to release harmful components, toxins.
You should not drink the tea too hot. Experts believe that with the constant use of a burning drink, it begins to adversely affect the walls of the stomach, the esophagus and throat. As a result, this can lead to various diseases. The temperature of the drink should be no higher than 50-55 degrees.
Iced tea will not benefit the body either. A hot drink invigorates, but a cold drink can lead to weakening of mental activity. In addition, improperly brewed iced tea provokes stagnation of phlegm in the bronchi.
Too strong tea contains a high concentration of caffeine and tannin. These substances can cause sleep problems and headaches. Therefore, when brewing a drink, you should not try to achieve a dark brown or even black color. In addition, such a drink becomes simply unpleasant to the taste.
You should not drink tea before meals. The substances that make up this drink thin saliva and change the taste of the food you eat. A cup of tea should be drunk one hour before a meal. If you enjoy a tea drink immediately after eating, it can slow down digestion and disrupt the entire gastrointestinal tract. It is important to remember that after a meal - even a small snack - you can drink tea no earlier than an hour later.
Yesterday's tea should not be consumed. You will definitely not get any benefit from it. But you don't need to pour it out either. Yesterday's tea can be successfully used to treat gums, rinse, rinse the eyes. Tampons moistened with cold, settled drink can be applied to inflamed skin.
Never take medications with tea. It reduces their action and impairs digestibility.
