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Sanity Claws

(21,839 posts)
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 09:37 PM Apr 2013

Any coffee and tea drinkers here?

Did you know that coffee and tea deplete our bodies of certain B vitamins? I thought you had to drink pots of the stuff for you to suffer that kind of problem. I was wrong. My three cups of black tea and one cup of coffee a day was enough to do it for me. (I don't drink soda, diet or regular.)

I felt sick for a couple of days and couldn't look at tea or coffee. That broke my habit and even when I felt well again, I decided not to start drinking black tea or coffee again.

I found that I lost weight and had greater energy. My skin is also nicer.

Apparently the tea and coffee was depleting my body of vitamins and minerals.

I just wanted to share that with you in case it helps someone.

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Any coffee and tea drinkers here? (Original Post) Sanity Claws Apr 2013 OP
I drink copious amounts of green teas and herbal teas. I don't care for black tea though auntAgonist Apr 2013 #1
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #2
My idea. Helas Jun 2013 #3
I try to drink my green tea at different times than I eat. I had heard that tea can keep your body liberal_at_heart May 2014 #4
Hm, I have the opposite problem - I retain too much iron Telcontar Jul 2015 #6
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What kinds of food it is, it's unhealthy to eat or drink too much, proper is the best. estate Nov 2015 #7
suggestion! Rose-anna Nov 2015 #8
Great info. Survey_2017 Oct 2016 #9

auntAgonist

(17,252 posts)
1. I drink copious amounts of green teas and herbal teas. I don't care for black tea though
Tue Apr 16, 2013, 12:48 AM
Apr 2013

I do enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning though, sometimes more than one.

I am deficient in every vitamin and mineral and so I take boat loads of them daily in supplements.

I inject my B 12.


thanks

aA
kesha

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Helas

(7 posts)
3. My idea.
Sat Jun 8, 2013, 11:54 AM
Jun 2013

Last edited Wed Dec 18, 2013, 06:05 AM - Edit history (1)

Yeah, Coffee and tea both are healthy drinks. It's help to you that you burn your extra calories. But the access use of it dangerous for health also. Coffee is make your blood thin and also burn red blood cells in your blood. So, be careful, don't drink more than two or three cups in a day.
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liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)
4. I try to drink my green tea at different times than I eat. I had heard that tea can keep your body
Thu May 8, 2014, 01:31 PM
May 2014

from absorbing iron so I make sure not to drink my tea with meals. I love green tea. I have fatigue problems and a gene mutation that puts me at risk for breast and ovarian cancer so green tea has lots of good benefits for me. Green tea gives me the energy boost I need and it gives my body lots of cancer fighting antioxidants.

 

Telcontar

(660 posts)
6. Hm, I have the opposite problem - I retain too much iron
Fri Jul 24, 2015, 05:59 AM
Jul 2015

I drink 1-2 cups green tea with each meal, didn't know it helped reduce iron absorption. I need to limit my iron, so I'll be sure to up my intake.

Thanks for the tip

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Rose-anna

(15 posts)
8. suggestion!
Mon Nov 30, 2015, 12:05 PM
Nov 2015

It is suggested that it's good to drink black tea and red tea in winter, and green tea in summer.

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