Tea consumption and effects

These notes combine advice from 6 reviewed passages across 4 workouts.

Overview

Coach’s claim

Tea is a pleasant drink and is worth recommending to anyone. [1]

Coach’s claim

Tea is said to widen the blood vessels and allow more blood to flow. [1] [5]

Effects on the body

Coach’s claim

Drinking tea after a meal is recommended because of the belief that it cleans what is in the esophagus better while eating. [2]

Coach’s claim

People sometimes think that drinking hot tea ends their feeling of heat, but that feeling is psychological. [4]

Taste and tea blends

Coach’s claim

Adding a certain herb to tea creates a different effect and improves the taste. [3]

Coach’s claim

Avoid teas that combine several herbs, such as the special sachets that blend five herbs; those blends are unnecessary. [6]

Sources

1. 2024-01-22, 4941.5-4949.5s

Workout: workout:2024-01-22

Passage: passage:2024-01-22:001653-001656

2. 2024-01-22, 4949.6-4957.3s

Workout: workout:2024-01-22

Passage: passage:2024-01-22:001657-001658

3. 2024-02-28, 5391.7-5399.3s

Workout: workout:2024-02-28

Passage: passage:2024-02-28:001853-001856

4. 2024-07-09, 4261.3-4267.1s

Workout: workout:2024-07-09

Passage: passage:2024-07-09:001659-001662

5. 2024-11-04, 4329.6-4336.8s

Workout: workout:2024-11-04

Passage: passage:2024-11-04:001806-001808

6. 2024-11-04, 4348.8-4353.5s

Workout: workout:2024-11-04

Passage: passage:2024-11-04:001813-001814