Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Green tea give you an upset stomach?

Feeling nausea after drinking green tea? Tips for dealing with an upset stomach and green tea:

  • We recommend black tea for breakfast and green tea from brunch throughout the day.
  • Avoid drinking green tea on an empty stomach.
  • If you drink loose tea, brew it half-strength. Add not more than 2 to 3 grams of leaves per cup. Full-strength tea causes the stomach to secret more acid.
  • Drink tea in between meals. Avoid drinking tea with a meal or half an hour afterwards.
  • Avoid drinking tea with an empty stomach.
  • Drink tea with some ginger. Some people have found it soothes the stomach.
  • Add milk and sugar. A 1984 study found that milk and sugar reduce gastric acid production.
  • If you add milk, try using soya milk. A recent study about tea with milk found that animal milk contains casein that binds to catechins (the stuff that contains most of the tea antioxidants), reducing their effectiveness.

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