Is Black Tea Good Or Bad?

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Is black tea good or bad?

According to legend, an ambassador from one of the eastern countries once came to the Russian tsar. The king received him favorably and presented him with rich gifts. The ambassador, in turn, presented the tsar with a carriage that was worth a fortune by the standards of that time, but was still unknown in Russia. When the king found out about this, he was terribly offended, as he considered the gift a mockery - they repaid his generosity with hay! However, the gift was soon appreciated. At first, black tea was used as a remedy, but after a short time it becomes a traditional Russian drink, replacing meads, sbitni and even kvass. What is more in black tea - good or bad? Let's try to figure it out.

A significant drawback is the ability of black tea to remove magnesium from the body - an element responsible for the state of the nervous system. Lack of magnesium leads to insomnia, general weakness, cramps in the calf muscles, and even chronic fatigue syndrome. Usually, such phenomena are also characteristic of those who abuse tea, while eating unbalanced, and in order for the negative effect to disappear, it is enough just to reduce the number of cups drunk to 2-3 cups per day and add foods containing magnesium to your diet (cocoa, wheat bran, almonds).

Another disadvantage of the benefits of black tea is its ability to stain tooth enamel in an ugly dark color in people who regularly drink many cups of strong tea per day.

On this reasoned arguments about the dangers of black tea are exhausted, but still, if you have a diet with cholecystitis and pancreatitis, you should drink weak tea. Everything else concerns its abuse or individual intolerance. It should be borne in mind that abuse of the most useful product will cause unwanted effects on the body, and black tea is no exception.

Now the case for black tea.

Black tea contains catechins, which have a beneficial effect on the heart and blood vessels, so drinking black tea prevents the development of cardiovascular diseases. Also, black tea contains antioxidants that interfere with the formation of malignant tumors in the body and slow down the aging process.

Speaking about the benefits of black tea, one cannot but mention its astringent and tanning properties. Due to the tannin content that gives black tea these properties, it has been successfully used as a remedy for intestinal disorders. By the way, in the old days tea was sold in pharmacies precisely as a remedy for diarrhea and headaches.

Now, having compared the arguments about the benefits of black tea and its dangers, you can decide for yourself whether to give up this drink, or still allow yourself a cup or two.

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