Avoid Tea on Empty Stomach: In India, the beginning of the morning is considered incomplete without tea. There are many people who start looking for tea as soon as they wake up. But do you know that this habit can gradually cause serious damage to your health? According to doctors, drinking tea on an empty stomach can become a dangerous habit, especially if it is included in the daily routine.
Why does tea on an empty stomach cause harm?
Dr. Deepti Khatuja, Head Clinical Nutritionist, FMRI Gurugram, explains that problems like acidity, heartburn, and gas become common in the stomach by drinking tea on an empty stomach early in the morning. Elements like caffeine and tannin present in tea damage the stomach lining, which weakens digestion and can also slow down metabolism. Apart from this, tea is a dehydrating drink that draws water from the body, causing fatigue and lethargy.
What is the right time and way to drink tea?
Dr. Deepti advises that lukewarm water or lemonade should be drunk first thing in the morning. After this, eating something light like dry toast, a banana, or soaked almonds and then drinking tea is more beneficial. This prevents the direct effect of tea on the stomach and reduces the risk of acidity.
What not to eat and what to eat with tea?
Many people take nuts, eggs, or fruits with tea, but according to experts, this habit is also wrong. The caffeine present in tea does not allow the body to fully absorb these nutrients. It is better to take light options like puffed rice, namkeen, khakhra or dry toast with tea.
Change the habit of drinking tea
If you are thinking about fitness, then taking lemon and honey in hot water before tea can be beneficial. It is better to adopt herbal tea like tulsi, ginger or fennel tea instead of milk tea. Apart from this, do not take tea more than twice a day and keep a tea break of one or two days every 15 days so that the body does not become dependent on tea.