Anyway, I love tea, coffee, infusions: nature's pharmacy!
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Hello
I was looking up what goes well in white tea. It brought me here and I had to join. I always laugh when people say they want tea and ask what I have because I have an entire cabinet full of various teas/infusions for a variety of needs and tastes.
Anyway, I love tea, coffee, infusions: nature's pharmacy!
Geeking with Desguardia
Anyway, I love tea, coffee, infusions: nature's pharmacy!
Geeking with Desguardia
Re: Hello
Hello,
I'm relatively new to this. I've been drinking Red Rose or Lipton tea since I was 10. Several years later, I've recently tried Tea from Teavana. I fell in love with Rev Up which is part of their Wellness brand. It is a blend of Oolong and Green tea. I am in love! I feel like my head is clearer with drinking this tea, than I've ever felt with drinking a few cups of coffee. I'm posting here because I just don't understand it. It seems like the caffeine level of coffee is higher but still not making me feel the same as the tea. I was hoping someone on this board could help me understand the clarity I feel in my mind and the mental awareness after having one cup of tea vs 2-3 cups of coffee ( and never coming anywhere near how I feel with tea)
I'm relatively new to this. I've been drinking Red Rose or Lipton tea since I was 10. Several years later, I've recently tried Tea from Teavana. I fell in love with Rev Up which is part of their Wellness brand. It is a blend of Oolong and Green tea. I am in love! I feel like my head is clearer with drinking this tea, than I've ever felt with drinking a few cups of coffee. I'm posting here because I just don't understand it. It seems like the caffeine level of coffee is higher but still not making me feel the same as the tea. I was hoping someone on this board could help me understand the clarity I feel in my mind and the mental awareness after having one cup of tea vs 2-3 cups of coffee ( and never coming anywhere near how I feel with tea)
Re: Hello
Look up the compound L-theanine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theaninedjamperry wrote: I feel like my head is clearer with drinking this tea, than I've ever felt with drinking a few cups of coffee. I'm posting here because I just don't understand it. It seems like the caffeine level of coffee is higher but still not making me feel the same as the tea. I was hoping someone on this board could help me understand the clarity I feel in my mind and the mental awareness after having one cup of tea vs 2-3 cups of coffee ( and never coming anywhere near how I feel with tea)
Theanine and Caffeine have something to do with the (relatively mild but significant) psychoactive properties of tea, and how it differs from that of coffee or other caffiene-containing beverages, but there are hundreds of compounds and phytonutrients in tea, and innumerable varietals, strains, terroirs, and processing methods that yield thousands of types of C sinensis tea, so the reality is probably complex.
The following are good general guides for relative newbs as well, but do take some of the pronouncements with a grain of salt.
http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/01/tea- ... ryone.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/tea/wiki/faq