We all know green tea is healthy. But it also has some potential side effects. And there are possible green tea interactions with medications you need to worry about, too. Generally, you won’t have any issues if you just drink a cup or two per day. Nevertheless, it pays to know about possible issues with […]| Let's Drink Tea
I was very wrong in my thinking about green tea and kidney stones. Ever since I witnessed my roommate in college suffer miserably from kidney stones, I’ve been scared of getting them myself. And I remember reading an article many years ago that claimed tea can cause kidney stones. I drink a lot of tea, […]| Let's Drink Tea
I remember the first time I tried to buy tea in Japan. I couldn’t read any of the packaging and had no idea what to get. I could tell it was all green tea (mostly bancha and sencha I later learned), so I figured it was basically the same. Now I know that there are […]| Let's Drink Tea
Aren’t the sencha tea benefits the same as the benefits of green tea? Well, sencha is a Japanese green tea, so yes, they are. For the most part anyway. Different types of green tea undergo different processing. They also grow in different regions and under variable environmental conditions. All that just means that sencha basically […]| Let's Drink Tea
We all know matcha has a ton of health benefits. But there are also some matcha side effects you need to know about. They can hit some people pretty hard. People with certain health conditions need to be especially careful. Of course, I don’t want to scare you. Matcha is perfectly fine for most people […]| Let's Drink Tea
Readers often expect me to know everything about tea. I don’t. I know a lot and started this site to teach people about tea. But sometimes my readers end up teaching me something new. When someone recently asked me to compare matcha vs moringa, I had to admit I had never heard of moringa. So […]| Let's Drink Tea
Green tea is great, but it’s not for everyone. Some simply don’t like the taste. Others might feel nauseous after drinking it. Or even suffer an allergic reaction. Luckily, there are plenty of great green tea alternatives available. Some are also made from the tea plant, but simply offer a different flavor profile. Others are […]| Let's Drink Tea
I do not have diabetes myself. But I have many friends and family members who do. And I see how they struggle to know what they can and can’t eat or drink. Even things that are healthy overall can be off limits to diabetics. Is green tea good for diabetics or is it another healthy […]| Let's Drink Tea
Do you think you may have a green tea allergy? It is possible, but exceedingly rare. And usually, it’s not even the tea itself that is at fault. But if you get an allergic reaction shortly after drinking (or even touching) green tea, there is a chance you are allergic to it. Or at least […]| Let's Drink Tea
Drinking green tea during pregnancy is safe for most, as long as you do so in moderation. Learn how much you can drink and when to avoid it altogether. Some...| Let's Drink Tea