Sarika Rana | Updated: August 19, 2019 16:03 IST
Never start your day with caffeine- be it coffee or tea.
Drinking bed tea, first thing in the morning, is a common practice in most Indian households. Many of us are compulsive tea drinkers and love to start our day with a piping hot cup. Not only does tea make a wonderful beverage to enjoy with a group of friends, serve as a welcome drink to guests or accompany us when we want to be left with our thoughts, but it also offers several health benefits like the antioxidants in black tea or the catechins that can boost your immunity and your metabolism. However, is it really a good idea to kick start your morning with tea? Take notes!
Starting you day with tea may not be as good as you may have thought. The 'bed tea' culture can affect your health in more ways than one. Celebrity Nutritionist & Food Guru Pooja Makhija clears the air, "Never start your day with caffeine - be it coffee or tea. Caffeine should not be the first thing that you give your body on an empty stomach. You need to line your stomach with some solids before you take caffeine else it may trigger the stomach acids and wreck havoc with your digestion through the day. Pick up that glass of fresh juice or even better a bowl of fruits or simply sip some warm water to kick-start your system." Keeping her advice in mind, we've rounded up five reasons why it is best to avoid tea as the first thing you have in the morning.
Drinking tea right in the morning may disrupt your metabolic system due to imbalance of acidic and alkaline substances in the stomach which can interfere with the regular metabolic activity of the body and keep you troubled through the day.
According to Lokendra Tomar, Weight Loss and Wellness Coach, "Tea is diuretic i n nature which means that it removes the water from our body. Our body is already dehydrated due to eight hours of sleep and intake of water or food, tea only adds to that state of dehydration. Excessive dehydration will eventually cause an imbalance in minerals leading to muscle cramps."
When you consume tea early morning, the bacteria in your mouth will breakdown the sugar which leads to increased acid levels in the mouth and this can cause erosion of the enamel in your teeth. It may even cause gingivitis due to excessive bacteria build up.
Caffeine intake on an empty stomach is harmful.
Milk in the tea may cause bloating.
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