Black Tea?

Nutrition
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I’m usually skeptical of stuff I read in fitness magazines, but I was reading about black tea and it’s affects on reducing cortisol levels. Anyone hear of this? I’d be interested in trying some.

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Just did a google search on it, seems like it’s known for stress hormone supression(ie cortisol reduction)

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Haha, I drink around 4-5 cups per day, but then I do live in jolly ole england!

I have a very stressful job and usually get around 5hrs sleep per night - but lifting etc is progressing well so maybe it does something… who knows!

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Cool…I’ll have to try some.

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I’m fond of black tea, both hot and iced and I am certain that it lowers stress. But whether it is some “magic” ingredient in the tea or the act of sitting down for 10-15 minutes and relaxing while I drink a cup, I don’t know. I don’t think it really matters.

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I drink it and Green tea. I also read that 12 oz of black tea lowers the GI of a meal by 40%.

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White tea is the best.

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I love irish black tea, but oral grey-I think this is black- is by far favorite. Its definitely relaxing reading and drinking some tea but I don’t notice anything else.

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[quote]shizen wrote:
oral grey[/quote]

Do you mean Earl Grey? Earl Grey is indeed black tea.

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I like mixing chai black tea, any fruit flavor teas, and any of the Celestial Seasons teas with a packet of stevia. Good stuff.

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I’ll bet you like Oral Grey Tea. :wink: I like Earl Grey Green Tea. I don’t think it has the benefits of black tea though.

I read somewhere that it is good to drink both because they have different chemicals. That’s probably one of the reasons why.

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http://www.T-Nation.com/readArticle.do?id=778056

Just found this. This article says that cortisol is a necessary hormone response for muscle building and being anabolic.

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[quote]tw0scoops2 wrote:
http://www.T-Nation.com/readArticle.do?id=778056

Just found this. This article says that cortisol is a necessary hormone response for muscle building and being anabolic.[/quote]

I’m sure it is. But these days most people probably have too much, rather than too little.

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I read just the other day (sorry, dont remember where) that adding milk to tea reduces the health benefits. From what I remember, it had something to do with the caesin in milk binding to receptors that have something to do with EGCG.

Anyways, moral of the story, skip having milk in your tea.

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